Certified Nurse Midwife |Detroit | Contingent | Nights
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- 2515923 Requisition #
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- Jan 20, 2026 Post Date
Location: Henry Ford Detroit – Main, Henry Ford Medical Center - Ford Rd and New Center One
Inpatient/Outpatient: 90% Inpatient, 10% outpatient
Position Overview:
This contingent, night-shift Certified Nurse Midwife position at Henry Ford Health offers the opportunity to join a collaborative, hospital-based midwifery practice providing full-scope care across antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and well-woman/gynecologic services. The CNM will manage low- and moderate-risk pregnancies while demonstrating strong clinical judgment in triage, labor management, fetal surveillance, postpartum assessment, and newborn transition, with the ability to recognize and appropriately escalate high-risk conditions. This role requires a minimum of two years of experience as a Certified Nurse Midwife and proficiency in evidence-based practice and clinical guideline implementation, including management of hypertensive disorders, obstetric hemorrhage, sepsis, and breastfeeding support. The ideal candidate will be skilled in patient education, counseling, and shared decision-making, and comfortable working in fast-paced inpatient and outpatient environments within a high-acuity or high-volume setting. This position emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration with OB/GYNs, maternal-fetal medicine, anesthesia, nursing, NICU, and allied health teams, offering strong clinical support while serving a diverse and medically complex patient population during overnight coverage.
Schedule – Contingent, Nights. 7p-7:30a
Weekend requirement – Yes. Twice a month
Call requirement – Yes. 4 call shifts in a month
OR Time – No.
Qualifications:
· Certified Nurse Midwife
Graduate of an accredited nurse-midwifery program (ACME)
Current national certification as a CNM through American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB)
Active, unrestricted RN license
Active, unrestricted Advanced Practice RN (APRN) license
Licensure and Certification
· Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification required.
· Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
· DEA/CSL, required through credentialing.
o DEA - NPs do not have controlled substance licenses, only PAs. When NPs apply, they will enter MI license number instead of controlled substance license since they won't have a CSL.
Department would work with provider to get certified after hiring as well.
Experience
· 2+ years experience in a Certified Nurse Midwife role preferred.
Skills
· Strong clinical assessment and diagnostic skills
· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
· Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment.
· Commitment to patient-centered are and continuous professional development.
Conditions of Employment
· Employee Health requires all employed providers to complete a health screen per HFHS policy. Henry Ford Health is committed to fostering the good health and welfare of all people, and to improve the health and productive lives of its employees and their families. To accomplish this goal, Henry Ford Health maintains a smoke-free environment for its employees, members, patients, and visitors in accordance with appliable state law.
· Successful credentialing process / all offers are contingent on credentialing/privileging.
Overview
HAP is a Michigan-based, nonprofit health plan that provides health coverage to individuals, companies and organizations. A subsidiary of Henry Ford Health System, we partner with doctors, employers and community groups to enhance the overall health and well-being of the lives we touch. With more than 1,100 dedicated and passionate employees, our goal is to make health care easy for our members.
Under the leadership of President and CEO Robert G. Riney, Henry Ford Health is a
$6 billion integrated health system comprised of six hospitals, a health plan, and 250+ sites
including medical centers, walk-in and urgent care clinics, pharmacy, eye care facilities and
other healthcare retail. Established in 1915 by auto industry pioneer Henry Ford, the health system
now has 32,000 employees and remains home to the 1,900-member Henry Ford Medical Group, one
of the nation’s oldest physician groups. An additional 2,200 physicians are also affiliated with the
health system through the Henry Ford Physician Network. Henry Ford is also one of the region’s
major academic medical centers, receiving between $90-$100 million in annual research funding and
remaining Michigan’s fourth largest NIH-funded institution. Also an active participant in medical
education and training, the health system has trained nearly 40% of physicians currently practicing
in the state and also provides education and training for other health professionals including nurses,
pharmacists, radiology and respiratory technicians. visit HenryFord.com.
Benefits
Whether it's offering a new medical option, helping you make healthier lifestyle choices or
making the employee enrollment selection experience easier, it's all about choice. Henry
Ford Health System has a new approach for its employee benefits program - My Choice
Rewards. My Choice Rewards is a program as diverse as the people it serves. There are
dozens of options for all of our employees including compensation, benefits, work/life balance
and learning - options that enhance your career and add value to your personal life. As an
employee you are provided access to Retirement Programs, an Employee Assistance Program
(Henry Ford Enhanced), Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Time Off, Employee Health and Wellness
and access to day care services at Bright Horizons Midtown Detroit, and a whole host of other
benefits and services. Employee's classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health System is
committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to
race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height,
weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information,
or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.