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Sutter Medical Group (SMG) seeks to hire a Supplemental Certified Nurse-Midwife to join our dynamic team in Davis, CA.

• This position is supplemental - non-benefited.

Sutter Women's Health in Davis is seeking a certified nurse midwife to join us in an award-winning and nationally recognized collaborative practice working in the office and community hospital setting. Sutter Davis Hospital has a Level 1 nursery and offers a full spectrum of labor and delivery options, including low-intervention birth, TOLAC/VBAC, hydrotherapy/water birth, nitrous oxide, anesthesia, and a volunteer doula service. The hospital is expanding, and we are excited to grow our practice to meet our community's needs. This full-scope position includes obstetrics, family planning, simple gynecology, and group prenatal care. Additional highly desirable skills: maternal mental health, first and third-trimester limited OB ultrasound, cesarean first assist, leadership, support of physiologic labor and birth, and experience with LARC family planning methods.

• Nationally recognized by the American College of Nurse-Midwives for Best Practice for our low epidural rate
• Maternity Care Honor Roll recognition for excellent outcomes
• Cesarean section rate among the lowest in the state
• Full range of birthing options, including everything from water birth to epidural

Position Overview:

• Supplemental role to support the need in birthing centers.
• No clinic
• 12- or 24-hour hospital shifts or shorter 6 hour rounding shifts
• Post-partum rounds, triage, managing laboring patients, telephone calls, possibility to be pulled into hospital birth.

Rounding shifts will be to cover the following: 

• Postpartum rounds of patients who had a vaginal birth by a CNM, but with opportunity to cover physician VAVD and VBAC as able, and to negotiate coverage of rounds for higher acuity physician PP patients (cesarean sections, etc.) with appropriate training in advance (more discussion between the CNM and physician call group is needed on this before we move forward, per our last Collaborative Practice Meeting)
• Phone triage and in-house triage if needed.
• C/S first assist

• Two years of experience as a certified nurse-midwife is required.

• Competitive compensation
• A positive work-life balance and Northern California's natural beauty and lifestyle

Sutter Medical Group is a successful, 1,200+ member multi-specialty group offering physicians the opportunity to build their practices within a progressive, financially sound, and collaborative organization. SMG is recognized as a Top Performing Physician Group by the Integrated Healthcare Association. Our members provide the highest quality and most complete health care possible to the people in the communities we serve in the greater Sacramento Valley Area of Amador, Placer, Sacramento, Solano, and Yolo Counties.

Davis is a vibrant city renowned for its high quality of life, exceptional educational opportunities, and welcoming community atmosphere. Home to the prestigious University of California, Davis, the city is an intellectual hub with a strong emphasis on sustainability, innovation, and cultural diversity. Residents enjoy a plethora of recreational activities, including numerous parks, bike trails, and a lively downtown area filled with unique shops, restaurants, and cultural events. Davis is also recognized for its excellent public schools and safe neighborhoods, making it an ideal place for families and professionals alike. Geographically, Davis is perfectly situated for easy access to some of California's most beloved destinations. It is only about a 1.5-hour drive to San Francisco, allowing residents to enjoy the city's world-class dining, arts, and entertainment. Napa Valley, famous for its stunning vineyards and wineries, is just an hour away, providing an ideal spot for weekend getaways. For those who love outdoor adventures, Lake Tahoe is a two-hour drive, offering year-round activities from skiing and snowboarding in the winter to hiking and boating in the summer. Davis' prime location ensures that residents can easily balance the tranquility of small-town living with the excitement of nearby urban and natural attractions.

It is the policy of Sutter Health and its partners to provide equal employment for all qualified individuals; to prohibit discrimination in employment because of basis of race, color, creed, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, registered domestic partner status, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national origin (including possession of a driver's license issued to individuals who did not present proof of authorized presence in the U.S.), age, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military or protected veteran status, political affiliation, pregnancy or perceived pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical condition, genetic information or any other characteristic made unlawful by local, state or federal law, ordinance or regulation. We promote the full realization of equal employment opportunities through a positive continuing program within each medical group, company, hospital, department, and service area. Equal employment opportunities apply to every aspect of Sutter's employment policies and practices.