Lead Certified Nurse Midwife - Community of HOPE

• Manages the care of women and their newborns and gives direct client services including: antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, newborn, family planning, and gynecological care, according to the standards of the American College of Nurse-Midwives, the American Association of Birth Centers, and the policies, procedures and clinical guidelines of Community of Hope at Family Health and Birth Center and Washington Hospital Center.
• Serves as a member of on-site management team to ensure smooth flow of patients and optimize the delivery of care to patients at the Family Health & Birth Center.
• Meets with supervisees regularly and provides real-time feedback, training, support, and coaching as needed.  Creates meeting agendas, sends meeting agendas in advance when possible, and documents concerns promptly as needed.  
• Consults with the physician, according to the established risk criteria, regarding any client who develops symptoms of medical or obstetric complications.
•  Plans and provides continuing health supervision and education to all clients under his/her care.
• Adheres to the established risk criteria, regarding the physician consultation, co-management, or referral of any client who develops symptoms of medical or obstetric complications.
• Supports the health leadership team in the implementation and monitoring of Community of Hope policies, protocols, and guidelines.
• Maintains the required productivity numbers expected by Community of Hope, as set by the board.  
• Delegates tasks appropriately to team members?to ensure that team goals and responsibilities are achieved. Prioritizes tasks and directs work to ensure deadlines are met. 
• Establishes common goals with their team through communication, inspiring and leading team members, and holding team members accountable. Links team goals and metrics to the overall strategic plan. 
• Documents all patient encounters, including face to face, telephone, and electronic communications, in the medical record in a timely fashion.
• Secures patient information and maintains patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records and keeping patient information confidential.
• Shares on-call responsibilities with other providers and is a flexible team player, helping other providers and staff as needed.

• Current license as a Nurse-Midwife in in the District of Columbia required. 
• National Certification as Certified Nurse Midwife required. 
• Supervisory experience required.
• Experience with both hospital and out-of-hospital births; experience with 40 or more births preferred; No new grads at this time.
• Current adult CPR certification (ACLS or BLS for the Healthcare Provider or equivalent) required.
• Current neonatal resuscitation certification (NALS or NRP or equivalent) required.
• Participation in appropriate continuous medical education;
• Bilingual in Spanish and/or Amharic preferred.
• Commitment to working with the underserved.
• Ability to work in a non-profit environment.

• 8-hour workdays, which include a paid lunch 
• 11.5 paid company holidays, 1 personal floating holiday, 15 days of paid vacation (increases to 20 after 3 years of service), and 12 days of paid sick leave on an annual basis 
• Annual performance-based raises, up to 5% of your annual pay 
• National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and DC Health Professional Loan Repayment Program (DCHPLRP) participants 
• Tuition reimbursement, loan repayment for clinicians, licensing reimbursement, and continuing education unit funds for licensed staff 
• Many opportunities for internal promotions and transfers across the agency as we continue to grow; we average 30+ promotions each year 
• Ongoing internal leadership training for supervisors 
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion training and initiatives for all staff 
• Ongoing well-being activities, culture compact activities, and trauma-informed care initiatives 
• Medical/Dental/Vision Plans through CareFirst BlueCross Blue Shield 
• Life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance 
• 403(b) Retirement Plan 
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care reimbursable expenses 
• And much more! 

Community of Hope is a mission-driven, innovative, and rapidly growing nonprofit. For nearly 40 years, we have provided healthcare, housing, and supportive services for low-income, underserved, and homeless people in Washington DC. As a Federally Qualified Health Center, we provide medical, dental, behavioral health, and care coordination services for the whole family at three locations in DC. Community of Hope also has a strong emphasis on maternal and child health, with a midwifery practice and the only free-standing birth center in DC. In 2020, Community of Hope provided about 28,400 medical visits, 7,000 dental visits, and 10,000 behavioral health visits for about 11,000 patients. Community of Hope is also providing community walk-in COVID testing and COVID vaccines. Community of Hope is also one of the largest providers in DC of housing and support services for families experiencing homelessness.  Through providing these programs, we live out our mission to improve health and end family homelessness to make Washington, DC more equitable.