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Career: Nurse Midwives
Job Description
Provide advanced nursing care and education to obstetrical and gynecological patients.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Document findings of physical examinations. |
100
|
Provide prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, or newborn care to patients. |
100
|
Write information in medical records or provide narrative summaries to communicate patient information to other health care providers. |
100
|
Consult with or refer patients to appropriate specialists when conditions exceed the scope of practice or expertise. |
100
|
Order and interpret diagnostic or laboratory tests. |
100
|
Perform physical examinations by taking vital signs, checking neurological reflexes, examining breasts, or performing pelvic examinations. |
100
|
Document patients' health histories, symptoms, physical conditions, or other diagnostic information. |
100
|
Initiate emergency interventions to stabilize patients. |
100
|
Monitor fetal development by listening to fetal heartbeat, taking external uterine measurements, identifying fetal position, or estimating fetal size and weight. |
100
|
Provide primary health care, including pregnancy and childbirth, to women. |
100
|
Prescribe medications as permitted by state regulations. |
100
|
Educate patients and family members regarding prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, newborn, or interconceptional care. |
100
|
Provide patients with direct family planning services such as inserting intrauterine devices, dispensing oral contraceptives, and fitting cervical barriers including cervical caps or diaphragms. |
100
|
Explain procedures to patients, family members, staff members or others. |
100
|
Establish practice guidelines for specialty areas such as primary health care of women, care of the childbearing family, and newborn care. |
100
|
Read current literature, talk with colleagues, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in midwifery. |
97
|
Develop and implement individualized plans for health care management. |
87
|
Plan, provide, or evaluate educational programs for nursing staff, health care teams, or the community. |
77
|
Conduct clinical research on topics such as maternal or infant health care, contraceptive methods, breastfeeding, and gynecological care. |
55
|
Manage newborn care during the first weeks of life. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
92
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
84
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
84
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
79
|
Getting Information
|
79
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
79
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
77
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
75
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
73
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
73
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
71
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
71
|
Processing Information
|
70
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
68
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
68
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
66
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
62
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
62
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
60
|
Thinking Creatively
|
60
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
58
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
57
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
57
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
57
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
57
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
56
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
54
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
52
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
49
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
45
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
44
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
42
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
41
|
Interacting With Computers
|
40
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
40
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
38
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
28
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
10
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
9
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
5
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
3
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|