b y SIS New Grad Members Tonights Presentation Certification and licensing Negotiating your contract and benefits Expanding scope of practice Certification AMCB httpwwwamcbmidwifeorg ID: 342354
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Transition to Practice
b
y SIS New Grad MembersSlide2
Tonight’s Presentation
Certification and licensing
Negotiating your
contract and benefits
Expanding scope of practiceSlide3
Certification
AMCB
http://www.amcbmidwife.org/
home
Recertification every 5 years
Retake the AMCB exam year 4, pay exam fee (instead of annual fees)
Certificate Maintenance Module Method
Complete 3 AMCB certification maintenance modules, AND
C
omplete 20 contact hours (2.0 CEUs) of AMCB or ACME approved units, AND
P
ay annual fees ($55/
yr
)Slide4
Licensure
National
AMCB certification
National Provider
Identifier
(NPI)
DEA License
State
RN license
APRN, APN, CNM/CM state license
Controlled substances registrationSlide5
State Licensure
ACNM’s State Guidance documents
Regulation of midwifery practice
Scope of practice
Prescriptive authority
Application process, accreditation, certification
Other statutory provisions
Relevant policy resources
http://www.midwife.org/index.asp?bid=59&cat=10&button=
Search
Slide6
https://www.ncsbn.org/
nlc.htm
Slide7
Ongoing Requirements
Requirements vary practice to practice.
BLS, CPR
Neonatal Resuscitation
EFM Certification
CredentialingSlide8
Certification/Licensure
ACNM state fact sheets
http://
midwife.org
/Certification-Licensure-and-Maintenance---Oh-MySlide9
Contracts and Benefits
Schedule
Call schedule – 12h? 24h? 48h shifts? From home? In clinic while on call? Clinic post-call? Triage? Cross-coverage?
Clinic schedule - # of days in clinic, # of patients, appointment lengths, %
gyn
vs
OB
Practice data– demographics, types of insurance, # of births, primary c/s rate, epidural rate – VBAC? Water birth?
Vacation/PTOSlide10
Contracts and Benefits
Malpractice insurance
Claims made – tail offered? What if separation is due to change in practice structure?
Occurrence
Non-compete agreement – length, geographic area, cause of separation
Retirement, health, dental, disability, life
Salary, loan repayment eligibility, ancillary (cell phone, subscriptions), relocation, signing bonus
Continuing Ed funds/PTOSlide11
Salary
ACNM blog The Latent Phase: Show me the money!
http://midwife.org/index.asp?bid=325&BlogEntryID=2131&FormID=300
Online salary info, i.e.,
monster.salary.com
Cost of living comparisonsSlide12
Expanding Scope of Practice
STANDARD VIII: “MIDWIFERY
PRACTICE MAY BE EXPANDED BEYOND THE ACNM CORE COMPETENCIES TO
INCORPORATE
NEW PROCEDURES THAT IMPROVE CARE FOR WOMEN AND THEIR
FAMILIES”
http://www.midwife.org/ACNM/files/ACNMLibraryData/UPLOADFILENAME/000000000051/Standards_for_Practice_of_Midwifery_Sept_2011.
pdf
Slide13
Expanding Scope of Practice
First Assist, colposcopy, MVA abortion, circumcision, vacuum delivery
Dependent on state law, practice’s guidelines, need
Competency-based
ACNM Position Statement: EXPANSION
OF MIDWIFERY PRACTICE AND SKILLS
BEYOND
BASIC CORE COMPETENCIES
http
://www.midwife.org/ACNM/files/ACNMLibraryData/UPLOADFILENAME/000000000066/Expansion%20of%20Mid%20Prac%2005.
pdf
Slide14
First Assist
First assist – ACNM outlines skill set in Position
Statement
http
://www.midwife.org/ACNM/files/ACNMLibraryData/UPLOADFILENAME/000000000270/First%20Assist%20April%202012.pdf
“Midwife as Surgical First Assist” ACNM, $40 (
members)
https://member.midwife.org/members_online/members/viewitem.asp?item=928&catalog=PUB&pn=1&af=
ACNM
Tharpe
–
online course, ~$700,
http://www.philau.edu/scps/CPE/CEMidwives/
FirstAssist.html