Job description

Immediate Job Opportunity

Certified Nurse Midwife: Staff (Full Time (strong preference))

Lebanon Valley Midwifery and Women’s Wellness and the Lebanon Valley Birth Center, an 18-year-old growing autonomous midwifery practice and accredited birth center, is seeking a full-time Certified Nurse-Midwife.

We provide full-scope midwifery (including newborn) care to our population, about 75% of whom are from the Plain community (Amish, Mennonite, others) and a diverse group of additional families. Nearly all are committed to physiologic out-of-hospital birth and to a model of self-determination and shared decision making in their health care. Nearly 100% breastfeed. We have a low cesarean rate. You will also have the opportunity to care for some unique health conditions.

We attended about 160 births in 2023. About 10% were homebirths with the rest in our licensed CABC (Commission on Accreditation of Birth Centers) accredited birth center or our collaborative hospital (where we have privileges providing continuity of care), which is part of WellSpan Health. We offer water birth, nitrous, and a have a special service to those who wish to have a VBAC.

We collaborate with many providers in our region beginning with our Medical Director and OB/CNM practice. We are included in various WellSpan meetings. A local MFM service performs ultrasounds at our office. The world-renowned Clinic for Special Children provides consultation and comprehensive care to our children and adults with genetic and other complex medical conditions.

About the Opportunity

• We are seeking a knowledgeable, energetic, warm, self-motivated CNM who is committed to physiologic birth and will work well with our families and the team, function autonomously, and who has excellent verbal and written communication skills and attention to detail.
• Full-time position (two 24-hour shifts or a mix of 12 or 24 hour shifts per 7-day week). Each shift includes office visits and call coverage.
• You will join four other (full and part-time) CNMs, as well as our nurses, lactation consultant, and administration team. There is also the possibility of being part of our management team.
• We will consider both new graduates and those who prefer part-time, but a strong preference will be given to a full-time CNM with experience.
• Competitive salary benefits package including health benefits plan, professional liability, worker’s compensation, retirement matching, continuing education, personal time off, mileage reimbursement, and relocation assistance.

Lifestyle/Community

• Life-work balance may be best obtained if you live within about 20-30 minutes of the birth center, thereby taking call from your home. However, a call room is available.
• This area includes affordable housing options in rural, town, or city settings with many school choices.
• We serve Lebanon, western Berks, northern Lancaster, and southern Schuylkill counties.
• We are close to Lancaster, Harrisburg, Lebanon, and Reading (and two-three hours from Philadelphia, New York City, Baltimore, Washington, D.C.).

www.lebanonvalleymidwifery.com

https://www.facebook.com/lvmidwives

• Current C.N.M. license in PA or eligible
• BLS, NRP
• Must attain hospital privileges
• Prefer experience in full scope midwifery care, familiarity and comfort with out of hospital birth and experience/knowledge of holistic health
• Computers: Microsoft Office (Macintosh), hospital uses Epic

About Lebanon Valley Birth Center

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