CALLING ALL CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIFE SUPERHEROES!
Are you a skilled, compassionate midwife looking to empower women and families during one of life’s most precious moments? At Dar a Luz, we’re seeking midwives who don’t just catch babies, but also catch opportunities - to lead, inspire, and provide holistic, patient-centered care that goes beyond the delivery room.

SUPERHEROES APPLY FOR YOUR DREAM JOB TODAY! Introduce yourself by submitting a short email and attaching your cover letter and resume to yelena@daraluzbirthcenter.org. To learn more about Dar a Luz, visit www.daraluzbirthcenter.org.

JOB DESCRIPTION
Dar a Luz Birth & Health Center is looking for an experienced, full-time Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) to join our birth center team! The ideal applicant has birth center experience; those with hospital backgrounds with an exceptional desire to nurture and protect physiologic birth will be considered. New graduates with similar experience in school will also be considered. The right CNM for our practice will join eight experienced midwives as an integral part of the woman/pregnant person-centered care we provide. We have a big, bright vision for serving New Mexico families and if you share our passion for family-centered, empowering, individualized care, we are looking for you. Our goal is to expand our clinical team in the next 6-12 months to improve work-life balance, midwife sustainability, and compensation.

Overview
- Longest operating free-standing birth center and the only accredited and licensed birth center in New Mexico
- A unique midwife-operated 501(c)(3) non-profit grassroots organization where CNMs are independent practitioners in full-scope midwifery for low-risk clients
- Work closely with a truly supportive 20+ woman team including 8 other nurse midwives, 7 registered nurses, 3 IBCLCs, 2 educators, 3 administrative staff
- Currently accepting 20-25 EDD’s monthly with ~140 births at the center annually
- Facilitated 1600 births at the birth center and cared for over 4,000 clients over 13 years
- We take all insurance - 36% of current clients are on Medicaid, and we do not cap the number of Medicaid clients we take
- Clinic visits are 30-60 minutes providing pregnancy, postpartum, newborn (first 28 days of life), and well-woman/person care - we proudly provide some of the best couplet care in the state!
- Collaborative relationships with physicians and hospital-based practices in the area for efficient and safe transfer of care when indicated
- Birth assistants are all registered nurses
- Proudly serving clients from a range of socioeconomic, racial, age, geographical, religious/philosophical, lifestyle, and family backgrounds
- Dar a Luz played a key role in developing birth center regulations now adopted by the Department of Health
- Albuquerque, New Mexico

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Current applicable state license as a Registered Nurse and Certified Nurse Midwife
- AMCB certification
- DEA License
- Valid CPR and NRP certifications

Comprehensive Benefits:
- Employee premiums for medical/dental/vision/life insurance paid by employer
- Domestic partner and family benefits (employee paid)
- Short-term disability/long-term disability available
- Retirement plan, 403B
- Relocation bonus may be negotiated
- 8 sick days, 3 weeks of paid vacation, and 11 paid holidays (on rotation) annually
- Maternity/Parental leave
- Paid time off to attend continuing education and professional development opportunities
- Public service loan forgiveness eligible as a 501(c)(3)
- CME reimbursement and paid time off for completion
- Licensure, certification, and membership fees
- Malpractice insurance (no tail coverage)

Salary
- Salary Range: $80,000 - $85,000 annual base salary commensurate with experience
- Additional Income: Birth Bonus per each birth that the midwives attend, which is a unique feature of our birth center. For the average number of births that the midwives have per year, this $5,000 - 10,000 on top of the base salary annually

High desert climate with warmer summers and mild winters – 310 days of sunshine
- One of the most culturally diverse cities in the country
- The area offers an abundance of outdoor activities which include hiking, camping, soaking, climbing, cycling
- Affordable housing, public and private schools, community college, and state universities with opportunities for in-state tuition assistance
- Easy access to an international airport
- New Mexico has a rich history of midwifery, being home to the nation's first birth center
- Supportive and expansive local midwifery network with backing from local hospitals
- Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

Dar a Luz provides equal work opportunities to all employees and applicants and does not discriminate on any basis, which is prohibited by law, including race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual preference, political views, age, religion, national origin, disability, pregnancy, marital status, or veteran status. We encourage LGBTQIA and BIPOC candidates to apply.

SUPERHEROES APPLY FOR YOUR DREAM JOB TODAY! Introduce yourself by submitting a short email and attaching your cover letter and resume to yelena@daraluzbirthcenter.org. To learn more about Dar a Luz, visit www.daraluzbirthcenter.org.