Certified Nurse Midwife

Waco Family Medicine is seeking a full-time Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) to provide comprehensive care to pregnant populations and women across their lifespan. This role involves team-based clinical care, resident education, and a commitment to health equity for underserved communities. The CNM will work closely with family medicine physicians, residents, and obstetricians/gynecologists in a supportive environment.

Practice Info

• Focus on special needs of pregnant populations in combination with team-based clinical care and education
• Provide full scope well woman/gynecological care from adolescence to post-menopause
• Provide comprehensive primary health care to a select population of essentially healthy women
• Work closely with family medicine physicians, residents, and obstetricians/gynecologists
• Serve underserved and vulnerable residents of the Heart of Texas
• Care for patients at every stage of life from fifteen sites across two counties

Responsibilities

• See ambulatory patients of WFM as scheduled and assigned
• Maintain full privileges for practice of midwifery at Waco Family Medicine
• Abide by the ethics of the medical profession and all federal, state and local laws and ordinances applicable to practice
• Assist with family medicine resident education
• Participate in committees/work groups as assigned
• Participate in ongoing quality improvement projects
• Participate in the education of medical, midwifery, nursing students, clinical staff, residents, fellows, peers and others
• Practice within the team-based health care system and perform consultation, collaborative management, or referral, as indicated by the health status of the client and in accord with the Standards for the Practice of Midwifery

Compensation

• Salary commensurate with experience
• Ability to speak Spanish is valued and reflected in compensation

Shift & Schedule

• A typical weekly schedule for the CNM would be comprised of 36 hours of patient care
• 3.5 days of direct patient care in an outpatient clinic
• One day of hospital intrapartum care
• One half-day administrative time for the purposes of planning and implementing resident education and community outreach activities
• No call required for this position
• Shift length - 8 hours

Requirements

• Commitment to evidence-based education of our family medicine residents with solid command of current ACOG Practice Bulletins and Committee Opinions
• History of teamwork
• Excellent communication skills with patients and staff
• Strong work ethic and an appreciation of the excellent work-life balance and predictable schedule offered by this position
• Mission to care for the underserved patients in our community
• Genuine desire to continuously learn and provide high quality patient care
• Experience serving diverse or underrepresented populations (preferred)
• Prior demonstration of knowledge or contributions to equity efforts (minimum qualification)
• Master's degree in nursing or higher and at least 3 years' experience related to the duties and responsibilities
• Certification/Licensure in both nursing and midwifery in Texas