Director/CNM - Nurse Midwife Service (0.8 FTE; great benefits!)
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Hennepin Healthcare
Minneapolis, MN, US
Summary
The Director serves as the clinical, operational, and administrative leader of the Nurse Midwife Service, ensuring high-quality patient-centered care. The role balances administrative duties with clinical practice, focusing on staff recruitment, retention, and strategic organizational priorities.
Job Description
We are seeking a Nurse Midwife Service Director to serve as the clinical, operational, and administrative leader of the Nurse Midwife Service. This role is responsible for ensuring high-quality, patient-centered care across all care locations, including ambulatory and hospital-based settings. Reporting to the Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Director provides leadership for the recruitment, retention, professional development, and engagement of nurse-midwife staff while advancing the organization’s mission, strategic priorities, and standards of clinical excellence. This role will be a split of administrative and clinical time.
About Midwifery at Hennepin Healthcare
Our Nurse-Midwife Service was the first hospital-based midwife service in Minnesota and has been welcoming babies and providing comprehensive midwifery care for more than 55 years! Nurse-Midwives attend births and care for inpatients in the HCMC Birth Center which includes the Nurse-Midwife, Labor and Delivery and Postpartum Units. We practice full-scope midwifery in a supportive, collaborative environment. We support people throughout their pregnancies and births, offering a contracted doula service, waterbirth, and the option of co-management of twin gestations in collaboration with our physician colleagues. In addition to maternity care, we provide well-person care including comprehensive contraceptive management and routine gynecologic care.
Click here to learn more about our Nurse Midwife Service.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master's degree in nursing from an accredited Nurse Midwife program
- Certification in Nurse Midwifery from the American College of Nurse Midwives – AMCB (American Midwifery Certification Board)
- Possession of a valid license as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse issued by the State of Minnesota
- Minimum of five years of clinical experience as a Certified Nurse Midwife
Preferred Qualifications
- Minimum of three years of leadership, supervisory, administrative, or program management experience preferred
Knowledge/ Skills/Abilities
- Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams and manage change effectively
- Ability to develop and implement strategic, operational, and quality initiatives
- Experience with clinical operations, workforce planning, budgeting, and performance management
- Ability to balance clinical and administrative responsibilities in a complex healthcare environment
Hennepin Healthcare is an integrated system of care that includes HCMC, a nationally recognized Level I Adult Trauma Center and Level I Pediatric Trauma Center and acute care hospital, as well as a clinic system with primary care clinics located in Minneapolis and across Hennepin County. The comprehensive healthcare system includes a 484-bed academic medical center, a large outpatient Clinic & Specialty Center, and a network of clinics downtown and in the North Loop, Whittier, and East Lake Street neighborhoods of Minneapolis, and in the suburban communities of Brooklyn Park, Golden Valley, Richfield, and St. Anthony Village. Hennepin Healthcare has a large psychiatric program, home care and hospice, and operates a research institute, innovation center and philanthropic foundation. The system is operated by Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc., a subsidiary corporation of Hennepin County.
Careers:
Hennepin Healthcare offers employment opportunities in a variety of settings, including our main campus in downtown Minneapolis and neighborhood clinics. We are proud of our 7,300 employees and physicians, who work together to provide safe, high quality care in a patient- and family-centered environment.
For more information on careers at Hennepin Healthcare: hennepinhealthcare.org/careers
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Founded
1887
Company size
5,001-10,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hennepin Healthcare is an integrated system of care that includes HCMC, a nationally recognized Level I Adult Trauma Center and Level I Pediatric Trauma Center and acute care hospital, as well as a clinic system with primary care clinics located in Minneapolis and across Hennepin County. The comprehensive healthcare system includes a 484-bed academic medical center, a large outpatient Clinic & Specialty Center, and a network of clinics downtown and in the North Loop, Whittier, and East Lake Street neighborhoods of Minneapolis, and in the suburban communities of Brooklyn Park, Golden Valley, Richfield, and St. Anthony Village. Hennepin Healthcare has a large psychiatric program, home care and hospice, and operates a research institute, innovation center and philanthropic foundation. The system is operated by Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc., a subsidiary corporation of Hennepin County.
Careers:
Hennepin Healthcare offers employment opportunities in a variety of settings, including our main campus in downtown Minneapolis and neighborhood clinics. We are proud of our 7,300 employees and physicians, who work together to provide safe, high quality care in a patient- and family-centered environment.
For more information on careers at Hennepin Healthcare: hennepinhealthcare.org/careers
See our Social Media Conduct Policy in Linktree.
Founded
1887
Company size
5,001-10,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Minneapolis, Minnesota