Certified Nurse Midwife/Cnm - Alice
Company: Christus Health
Location: Alice
Posted on: July 10, 2025
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Job Description:
Description Summary: CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic is looking for a
Certified Nurse Midwife to join the Alice clinic. The Nurse Midwife
manages women's health care, focusing particularly on pregnancy,
childbirth, the post partum period, care of the newborn, and the
family planning and gynecologic needs of women. Provides direct
prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum and/or well women patient
services and primary care to low-to-moderate risk obstetrical and
gynecological patients. Follows established departmental policies,
procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement
objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control
standards. Responsibilities: Assesses critical elements of the
patient’s history, interprets test results, and institutes practice
protocols with a high degree of independence Partners with
physician colleagues to diagnose and manage patients using
guidelines and approved standards of care Leads the health care
team with expert advice to case managers, nurses, physicians,
social workers, and other health care members as appropriate
Communicates findings and plan of care to physician and other
members of the healthcare team through progress notes and verbal
communication Interprets and follows up on test results and
response to treatments and medications Evaluates patients’ response
to the plan of care, and revises the plan as needed, collaborating
with a physician as required Identifies patient/family educational
needs and in collaboration with appropriate staff, provides
patient/family education Acts as an advocate for the
patient/family, encouraging participation in decision-making and
care Tracks clinical performance outcome data Performs advanced
procedures for which competency has been verified Assess learning
capabilities and readiness of population or individuals, and
tailors education to meet age, developmental, and educational needs
Prioritizes learning needs and documents them accordingly Ensures
that time frame and subject matter is appropriate for target
audience/individual Utilizes appropriate teaching materials
(handouts, audiovisuals, demonstration, etc.) and documents use and
patient outcome Initiates, designs, and completes educational
programs for patients, families, and target audiences Communicates
advanced knowledge and skills related to patients, families, and
staff at the organizational, community, and national level Adheres
to agree upon format/protocol for documentation of records
Maintains appropriate level of documentation to promote/support
level of complexity when compared against/to service fee charges
Documents telephone calls with patients and specialists Documents
in concise, clear, logical, and legible manner Identifies the
knowledge and skills needed through self-assessment, peer review,
and supervisory review Participates in a variety of educational
activities in order to maintain and increase competency Maintains
licensure/certification Requirements: Education/Skills Master of
Science in Nursing Experience 2 -3 years of experience Licenses,
Registrations, or Certifications NRP APRN License in state of
employment BLS CNM Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8A-5P Work Type:
Full Time Recruiter: Dee Dee Fowler deedee. fowler@christushealth.
org Call/Text: 903-237-9418
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