APP Perinatal Operations/Lead Certified Nurse Midwife

Title:  Medical Director APP Perinatal Operations/Lead Certified Nurse Midwife

Department:  OB/Gyn Hospitalists

Reports To: Chair Women’s and Children’s Service Line - Luminis Health

FLSA Status:  Exempt 

The purpose of this position is to provide perinatal clinical and administrative APP leadership for women’s health services and programs.  In addition, this APP leader will serve as a liaison between the CNM delivering providers/OB triage APP’s and service line as well as hospital operational leaders. 

The APP Perinatal Operations Medical Director/Lead Certified Nurse Midwife is responsible for leading and improving the clinical activities of the APP’s engaged in clinical care across our perinatal units as well as guide uniformity in care within all practices that leverage APP’s to deliver perinatal care.  In this capacity, the APP Perinatal Operations Medical Director/Lead Certified Nurse Midwife oversees and enforces evidence–based care process’ for inpatient and ambulatory obstetrical patients as outlined by professional society guidelines (ACOG, AWHONN, ACNM) MIEMMS standards, LHAAMC Women’s and Children’s protocols and policies.  Ensures clinical access to ambulatory offices for patients desiring midwifery care and ensures appropriate personnel and process’ to advance efficient perinatal throughput across our units.

Responsibilities – Administrative:

·         Attends and participates in OB Hospitalists meetings, Women’s and Children’s Executive Leader’s monthly meetings, Monthly 1:1 with the chair, leads monthly APP/CNM practice meetings, Wednesday noon meetings per service rules, Medical Staff meetings per LHOB/Gyn policy, Women’s and Children’s Yearly leadership retreat and meetings associated with strategic planning and initiatives of the service line

·         Orientates, onboards and educates new APP’s to inpatient environment and ensures onboarding of ambulatory APP providers across LHOB/Gyn practices. 

·         Review and educate fellow APP’s including CNM’s about practice financials – including billing, coding, collecting and documentation changes

·         In partnership with Ob/Gyn hospitalists for LHAAMC, serves as a safety officer for all perinatal units, primarily OB triage and may serve as a clinical consultant for the ED and medicine service across Luminis Health. 

·         Participates in APP, resident and medical student education as defined by the residency program director

·         Develops and resolves conflicts with the CNM and APP OB Triage clinical and call schedules

·         First in chain of communication for APP’s that are perinatal services providers

·         Executes on and enforces quality protocols developed by the Women’s and Children’s Leadership

·         In conjunction with the Perinatal Operations medical director and the OB/GYN Hospitalists, promotes throughput on ALL Perinatal units

• Executes on quality improvement projects with guidance from PI team and VP of Women’s and Children’s

·         Enforces Weekly service line meeting, TEAM STEPPS, Electronic Fetal Monitoring certification and Simulation attendance

·         Participates with Women’s and Children’s System Chair in Succession planning for APP leaders and practice members

• Participate with OB/Gyn Chief of the Service and Associate Chair for Quality and Safety in Focused Professional Practice Evaluations and Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluations

·         Participate in leadership evaluation and program feedback twice yearly

·         CNM’s and APP’s work across several ambulatory settings including general OB/Gyn office practice and Centering Pregnancy in accordance withthe Centering Health Initiative guidelines and inpatient environments including our perinatal units and OB Triage. 

·         The APP Perinatal Operations Medical Director/Lead Certified Nurse Midwife models quality care in the above environments, and participates in process improvement initiatives that advance enhanced patient experience, uniformity in care, timely and appropriate documentation to reflect quality care.

·         The APP Perinatal Operations Medical Director/Lead Certified Nurse Midwife Ensure that care is in scope for all APP providers and up-to-date professional practice agreements are in place

Required Minimum Education. Board Certified

Required Minimum Experience: Minimum of 5 years Obstetrics and Gynecology practice experience and demonstrated leadership comptetencies

Per professional society guidelines

Please choose one:

Medium work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

There is reasonable expectation that employees in this position will be exposed to blood-borne pathogens.