Certified Nurse Midwife, OB-GYN

Cooley Dickinson Medical Group
United States, Massachusetts, Northampton
22 Atwood Drive (Show on map)
Apr 27, 2026
The Mass General Brigham Medical Group is a system-led operating entity formed by Mass General Brigham to deliver high quality, low cost, innovative community-based ambulatory care. This work stems from Mass General Brigham's unified system strategy to bring health care closer to patients while lowering total health care costs. The Medical Group provides a wide range of offerings, including primary care, specialty care, behavioral and mental health, and urgent care, both digitally as well as at physical locations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. The group also offers outpatient surgery and endoscopy, imaging, cardiac testing, and infusion. We share the commitment to delivering a coordinated and comprehensive experience across all locations, ensuring the appropriate level of care is available to every patient across our care delivery sites. Certified Nurse Midwives at Cooley Dickinson OB-GYN & Midwifery provide expert care and support throughout a patient's reproductive life span from teen years through menopause. During pregnancy, Midwives partner with pregnant people and their families to promote optimal health in pregnancy and childbirth, with a focus on personalized care, education and informed choice. Our team of midwives provides prenatal care in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team of health care professionals. Under the general direction of the CDMG Practice Manager, and Practice Physician(s), the Midwife is responsible for: Assessing the health status of patients by obtaining health and medical histories, performing physical examinations, and diagnosing health and developmental problems. Managing the care of women (including LGBTQ+ patients) during labor, delivery and the initial post-partum period. We are seeking a per diem Certified Nurse Midwife to support our inpatient and outpatient clinic teams on an as-needed basis. All births are attended at the Childbirth Center at Cooley Dickinson Hospital. Our outpatient clinics are located at 22 Atwood Dr in Northampton MA and 170 University Dr in Amherst MA. Summary Responsible for safe and personalized care to patients in the antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and routine GYN settings. Essential Functions Provide prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, and/or newborn care to patients. Monitor fetal development by listening to fetal heartbeat, taking external uterine measurements, identifying fetal position, or estimating fetal size and weight. Document patients' health histories, symptoms, physical conditions, or other diagnostic information. Provide patients with direct family planning services, such as inserting intrauterine devices, dispensing oral contraceptives, and fitting cervical barriers, including cervical caps or diaphragms. Prescribe medications as permitted by state regulations. Develop and implement individualized plans for health care management. Explain procedures to patients, family members, staff members, or others. Order and interpret diagnostic or laboratory tests. Required for All Jobs Performs other duties as assigned Complies with all policies and standards Does this position require Patient Care (indirect/direct)? Yes Education Master's Degree Nursing required Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree? No Licenses and Credentials Midwife, Certified Nurse [State License] required Experience Minimum of two years of experience as a Nurse Midwife is required to be a Midwife II 2-3 years required Applicants must be familiar and/or experienced with the centering model of care and possess the desire to work as part of a collaborative, progressive team. 3+ years of midwifery experience preferred Mass General Brigham Medical Group Western Massachusetts, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.