Lead Certified Nurse Midwife - Atlantic Medical Group

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Clinical Care:
• Provide full-scope midwifery care, including prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, and gynecologic services, consistent with scope of practice and regulatory standards. 
• Deliver care that reflects evidence-based guidelines, patient-centered principles, and a commitment to health equity. 
• Collaborate closely with obstetricians and subspecialists to ensure safe, timely consultation and escalation of care when indicated. 
• Participate in call schedules and hospital coverage as defined by the practice.
• Review and charting of normal and abnormal laboratory results
• Telephone triage as needed
• Care coordination with nursing, social work, other referrals and consultants

CNM Leadership and supervision:
• Serve as the primary clinical leader for the CNM team within the AMG practice.
• Provide mentorship, onboarding, coaching, and professional development for CNMs.
• Promote consistency in midwifery clinical standards, documentation, and practice patterns.
• Partner directly with the Lead OB Collaborator to ensure alignment of MD–CNM workflows and shared clinical expectations.

Quality, Safety & Performance Improvement:
• Participate in peer review, quality assurance, and performance improvement activities.
• Support maternal and neonatal outcome monitoring and improvement initiatives.
• Ensure adherence to clinical guidelines, regulatory requirements, and hospital policies.

Administrative Responsibilities:
• Contribute to the development and expansion of midwifery services within AMG.
• Participate in workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, and retention of CNMs.
• Collaborate on scheduling models, access improvement, and practice efficiency initiatives.
• Assist in policy and protocol development relevant to midwifery care and collaborative practice.

1. Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) with current certification by the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB) 
2. Licensed in the State of New Jersey 
3. Eligible for credentialing within Atlantic Health System 
4. Minimum of 3–5 years of clinical midwifery experience preferred 
5. Demonstrated experience in leadership, mentorship, or program development strongly preferred
 

Atlantic Medical Group is a physician-led and physician-governed organization that delivers the highest quality health care, at the right place, the right price, and the right time. We are a multispecialty physician group with more than 1,000 doctors, nurse practitioners and physician assistants at over 300 locations throughout northern and central New Jersey and northeast Pennsylvania. Our mission is to deliver exceptional care recognizing the unique needs of all those we serve. Our vision is to achieve the best outcomes with our patients at the center of the physician-led team, driven by service, innovation and continuous learning.

Our integrated network offers seamless access to Atlantic Health's entire health care continuum and our nationally and regionally ranked hospitals. In collaboration with Atlantic Health, several of our practices offer urgent care and walk-in services.

In addition to primary care physicians, the team includes specialists that care for patients in all aspects of their health from pediatrics to geriatrics and everything in between. We make health decisions easier for patients with enhanced access to referrals.

EEO STATEMENT

Atlantic Health, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.