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Midwife jobs are open across hospitals, birth centers, community health clinics, and private practices, at every level from new-grad certified nurse-midwife to lead and director, with specializations in labor and delivery, antepartum care, and reproductive health. Find a role that fits from the openings below and apply directly.
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The Staff Midwife provides comprehensive prenatal, labor, birth, postpartum, and newborn care within our freestanding birth center. Working collaboratively with the Clinical Director and care team, this role manages an assigned client caseload, shares call responsibilities, maintains accurate clinical documentation, supports emergency readiness, and consistently delivers safe, respectful, evidence-based, relationship-centered midwifery care.
Our Ideal Midwife has a passion for rural maternal health. Is warm and kind towards clients, takes the time to educate and get to know the women in care. Is skilled with collaborating with physicians and hospitals while advocating for physiologic birth when possible. You’re the kind of midwife who celebrates your colleagues’ successes, mentors students generously, communicates with kindness, and treats every family with dignity and respect.Most importantly, you’re looking for more than just a job. You want to help build a sustainable model for community birth in rural America.While Roswell, NM is rural, we are a central hub in southeastern NM, providing key access to maternal health within our region of the state. Practicing in Roswell provides the opportunity to practice meaningful care while enjoying a calm, simple quality of life.Life here is affordable, with housing costs well below the national average and short commutes that leave more time for family and hobbies.Families appreciate youth sports, arts programs, community events, a thriving farmers market, and a welcoming small-town atmosphere. Roswell is also home to two hospitals, and Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell. You’ll build lasting relationships with your clients, as many are repeat clients and become like family. You’ll collaborate closely with local healthcare providers, and have the opportunity to make a genuine difference in maternal health where you’re needed most.Three Suns began as a single-midwife practice and has grown into a full-scale freestanding birth center through community support, strategic leadership, state-backed funding awarded to increase access to maternal healthcare in rural New Mexico.We’re building a team, come be a part of that!
Duties
- Provide comprehensive prenatal education and support to expectant mothers throughout their pregnancy journey
- Monitor fetal development and maternal health through regular assessments and screenings
- Assist with labor and delivery, ensuring safety, comfort, and adherence to clinical protocols
- Offer postpartum care, including breastfeeding support, newborn assessments, and family education
- Collaborate closely with obstetricians, pediatricians, and other healthcare professionals to coordinate patient care
- Educate families on pregnancy health, childbirth options, and newborn care practices
- Maintain accurate and detailed medical records in compliance with healthcare regulations
Experience
- Current CPM / LM or CNM
- Proven experience in birthing centers or homebirth
- Exceptional communication skills to provide empathetic patient education and support
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Familiarity with electronic health record systems and documentation standards
- Commitment to ongoing professional development in maternal health practices
- Experience in rural maternal health preferred, but not required
Pay: $75,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Relocation assistance
- Retirement plan
Work Location: In person
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in midwife jobs.
- Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) credential from the AMCB or equivalent national certification
- Current state licensure as an advanced practice registered nurse or certified midwife
- Current BLS and NRP certification with ACLS preferred for hospital settings
- Minimum one to two years of clinical midwifery or labor and delivery experience
- Proficiency with electronic health record systems such as Epic or Cerner
- Experience managing low- to high-risk antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum care
Tips for Your Midwife Job Search
List every credential you hold
Your resume should explicitly name your CNM, CM, or CPM certification, the certifying body, and your state licensure status. Hiring managers screen for these before reading anything else, so burying them at the bottom costs you interviews.
Tailor your resume to care setting
A birth center and a Level III hospital NICU want different things from a midwife. Reframe your experience to match: highlight out-of-hospital deliveries for freestanding centers and high-risk obstetric support for acute-care roles.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists midwife openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Filter for collaborative practice agreements
Some states require midwives to have a collaborative agreement with a physician. When targeting openings in restricted-practice states, confirm the employer has that agreement in place before investing time in an application.
Prepare clinical scenario answers in advance
Midwife interviews almost always include a case-based question on managing a complication like shoulder dystocia or postpartum hemorrhage. Walk through your SBAR-style reasoning out loud so your clinical decision-making is audible to the panel.
Negotiate call coverage before you accept
On-call frequency, backup obligations, and holiday rotation directly affect your quality of life and are often negotiable at offer stage. Ask for the call schedule in writing and clarify pay differentials before you sign.
Midwife Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most midwifes?
The companies hiring the most midwifes right now include Unified Women’s Healthcare, Kaiser Permanente, and MarinHealth, with the largest share of openings in California, New York, and Florida, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Demand is strongest at large health systems, federally qualified health centers, and integrated birth center networks.
How many midwife jobs are remote?
About 9% of midwife openings are fully remote or hybrid as of August 2026, reflecting the hands-on nature of most clinical roles. The sub-areas most compatible with remote work are telehealth prenatal consultations, postpartum lactation support, and administrative or clinical education positions within larger health systems.
How do you become a midwife?
You first complete a nursing degree and earn your RN license, then finish a graduate-level nurse-midwifery program accredited by ACME. After graduation, you sit for the AMCB certification exam to earn your CNM credential. You then apply for advanced practice licensure in the state where you plan to work, which may require a collaborative practice agreement with a physician depending on state law.
How do you get hired as a midwife with little experience?
New graduates have the best entry point through nurse-midwifery residency or fellowship programs, which several large health systems and federally qualified health centers run specifically for CNMs without independent practice hours. Alternatively, starting in a labor and delivery RN role at your target employer builds relationships and familiarity with the unit before you transition into a midwife position. Highlighting clinical hours from your graduate preceptorship on your resume helps bridge the experience gap.
What does the midwife interview process look like?
Most employers start with a phone or video screen focused on licensure, certification, and availability. A panel interview with physicians, nursing leadership, and sometimes a patient advocate typically follows, where you can expect clinical scenario questions alongside behavioral prompts. Some hospital systems add a skills assessment or a shadowing shift on the labor unit before extending an offer.
Where can I find and apply to midwife jobs?
You can find and apply to midwife jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Search the listings to find roles that match your credentials, care setting preference, and location, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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