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Dar a Luz Birth & Health Center is looking for an experienced Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) to join our birth center team! We are adding a Full-time CNM to our team to make our 7th FTE in a center accepting 20-25 due dates per month.
Duties: Dar a Luz is quiet and relaxing with multiple suites for prenatal care and labor. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit grassroots organization dedicated to holding space for the miracle of natural birth by providing empowering, compassionate, and holistic care. Because pregnancy and birth are normal events in a pregnant person's life, birth center midwives support normal birth whenever possible. Dar a Luz midwives are independent providers who enjoy a truly collegial consulting relationship with local physicians.
The right CNM for our practice will join our team as an integral part of the woman/pregnant person-centered care we provide. Our midwives are at the very heart of Dar a Luz's service to clients. They provide the majority of clinic care and labor support. Each midwife has additional ongoing responsibilities such as chart reviews, contributing to projects, public outreach, and staff trainings. Each staff member wears many hats so you'll have lots of opportunities to grow and use your special talents.
Schedule: CNMs get to know all of our clients in the clinic and then they get to support some of them in labor and birth. You'll work about 26 shifts per six-week rotation, and the shifts vary from 8-24 hours between clinic and call time. This works out to 3-4 days per week. Your clinic time will be spent providing pregnancy, postpartum, newborn, and well-woman care, and doing detailed charting on each visit. You'll cover several weekday call shifts (24 hours) and two call weekends (Friday-Sunday) per six-week period. When you are on call, you will share first and second call duties with another midwife to ensure everyone stays rested. Call time is also spent supporting the clinic and anything else that comes up.
The lifestyle of a birth center CNM in a small practice is more flexible in some ways, but the call time can be demanding, and it works best if you have family and partner support. Midwives who are happiest at Dar a Luz tend to be optimistic and open-minded, eliminate drama through proactive communication, strive for a balanced life for themselves and their coworkers, and enjoy the give-and-take of a close and supportive team.
Compensation: We pay a base salary plus additional stipends for births. Employee health, dental, vision, life, malpractice insurance (no tail), and license renewals are paid, and we offer retirement investment plans. Altogether, it's a robust compensation package, comparable to other birth centers and other non-profit organizations. You can make more money in a hospital, but our midwives say they prefer this job because of our clients, coworkers, and culture.
About us: Dar a Luz is a unique midwife-operated practice in a non-profit freestanding birth center. Reminiscent of a bed and breakfast or day spa in the heart of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, we provide full-scope services for the management of low- and moderate-risk pregnancy and birth. Together we have found our passion supporting hundreds of expecting pregnant people each year, most of whom birth at the center and return for postpartum and newborn care, lactation, birth control, support groups, annuals, and subsequent pregnancies. We have good relationships with local providers and hospitals with the ability to consult and transfer care smoothly if needed. We also collaborate with many other professionals in the community.
Dar a Luz opened in March 2011 with two midwives and a nurse. We have since grown to a staff of 20 and have caught over 1400 babies at the center. We helped to research and draft legislation for NM birth center licensure and were the first to obtain it. We are nationally accredited with the CABC, and support the AABC, NM Midwives Alliance, Breastfeeding Task Force, and many others. We created first-of-their-kind collaborations with doulas, counselors, human milk banks, and many other community partners. The fulfilling work we do, the wonderful clients we attract, and the fun and positive work environment we've fostered make it an amazing environment to work in. We are deeply grateful to our staff, clients, and community, and proud to serve NM families! To learn more about Dar a Luz, visitwww.daraluzbirthcenter.org.
To apply: No phone calls, please! Introduce yourself by writing a short email and pasting or attaching your CV or resume to alisa@daraluzbirthcenter.org
Applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religious belief, sexual orientation, gender, marital status, national origin, age, disability, military status, or other factors protected by applicable law. We encourage LGBTQIA and BIPOC candidates to apply.
Qualifications: Certified Nurse-Midwife. The most attractive applicant ideally has birth center experience but those with hospital backgrounds with an exceptional desire to protect physiologic birth will be considered. New graduates with similar experience in school will be considered. Appropriate midwifery licenses are required, including NRP and BLS; water birth and other certifications are highly recommended but not required. Must be detail-oriented and able to provide timely, high-quality documentation in electronic health records. The best fit is a problem-solver, team player, and multi-tasker with strong organizational skills.
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