Certified Nurse Midwife

We are a nonprofit, CABC accredited, free-standing birth center located in downtown Atlanta. Our mission is to be a sanctuary that nurtures the lives of women and their families by providing a continuum of family-centered holistic care surrounding the childbearing experience.

We have a vision of a community where birth is embraced as the most fundamental part of a conscious and connected human experience, where individual voices are heard and medical intervention is a necessary exception- not the norm.

We opened July of 2016 and are thriving with 6 full-time midwives who attend approximately 40-65 births per month combined at the birth center and at the hospital. We are committed to excellent outcomes and are well integrated in the medical system. We are launching a hospital based midwifery service for those who desire or need a planned hospital birth who are overall low-risk and appropriate for primary midwifery care.  

Atlanta Birth Center is grateful to have been born into a rich and vibrant birth community of doulas, childbirth educators, lactation consultants, and so much more.   

Atlanta Birth Center believes in collaborative care, offering person-centered wellness through integrated care and shared space. Offerings such as nutrition & lactation, Arvigo Maya abdominal massage, naturopathic/functional medicine, thermography, and mental health support all in one location.

We are seeking a full-time midwife who shares our vision and is passionate about providing equitable, comprehensive, holistic, personalized and evidence-based care in an out-of-hospital and in hospital settings. 

Our ideal candidate will be committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion as a foundation of practice. They must be aligned with the Midwifery Model of Care, be familiar with nutritional, physical, and emotional needs for pregnancy, be an effective communicator, be able to work and thrive in a team environment, and be compassionate and comfortable with shared decision making. They must love and trust birth as a normal event, yet possess the skills and knowledge to recognize and act appropriately on any variation from normal.

Our midwives offer comprehensive prenatal, labor, birth, postpartum, and well person care to a diverse clientele, as well as precept midwifery students. We work closely with our OB colleagues to co-manage as needed, with our transfer hospital, Grady Memorial Hospital 1.7 miles from our facility.

Our ideal candidate is one who has previous experience and a strong knowledge base of community birth (birth center or homebirth) and hospital experience and interested in hybrid birth center and hospital midwifery care. Additional training and/or interest in natural medicine and functional medicine an additional plus! 

Competitive salary with benefits offered. Eligibility for the NHSC Loan Repayment Program - awards up to $50,000 in exchange for a two-year commitment to provide care at our approved HRSA site. We are looking for a start date of Spring 2024.

We look forward to hearing from you!

 Please fill out our application and send a CV and cover letter to info@atlantabirthcenter.org.

Birth Assistant (experienced)

Qualifications: 

  • Graduate of accredited birth assistant program

  • Current BLS 

  • Current NRP 

  • Experienced with labor, birth, and postpartum (50+ births)

  • Breastfeeding experience preferred

Responsibilities: During a birth, the birth assistant acts as the second call assist to the birth center nurse and certified nurse midwife. The midwife or primary nurse calls the on-call birth assistant as needed. The birth assistant is required to arrive at the birth center within 30 minutes of being called and reports to the primary nurse. 

Assisting at a birth may include the following: 

  • Providing labor support and comfort measures for the client and their family 

  • Preparing equipment 

  • Assisting client’s position changes during labor and after birth 

  • Administering medication according to provider orders 

  • Supporting normal newborn transition and breastfeeding

  • Obtaining and documenting maternal vital signs and fetal heart tones during labor

  • Assisting with collection of cord blood, labeling and sending to the lab 

  • Resuscitative measures when necessary 

  • Assisting the nurse and midwife in monitoring involution and bleeding during the initial postpartum period and performing interventions according to protocol as needed. 

  • Maintaining newborn body temperature 

  • Performing other duties as assigned

The birth assistant then provides postpartum care until discharge at 4-16 hours after birth, which may include: 

  • Maternal and newborn vitals and documentation 

  • Breastfeeding support 

  • Comfort measures 

  • Supporting an integrative approach to healing in the postpartum period 

  • Maternal nourishment and hydration 

  • Bathroom and self-care assistance 

  • Assisting midwife with newborn exam 

  • Collecting cord blood, glucose, and/or bilirubin as clinically indicated

  • Following up with the lab and appropriate documentation

  • Assist the primary nurse with creating a plan for breastfeeding problems to include nurse visit at 24 hours and/or lactation support from an internal or external provider 

  • Documenting newborn results for CCHD prior to discharge 

  • Notifying the primary nurse or midwife of any concerns 

  • Scheduling the 24-48 hour Nurse Visit as soon as possible after birth to initiate scheduling of backup postpartum nurse coverage

  • Providing discharge education packets for the primary nurse

  • Laundry, restocking and room turnover according to Nurse Policies and Procedures

  • Providing referral for newborn hearing screen to local pediatric ENT practice 

  • Emailing/faxing birth summary to pediatrician

  • Uploading birth summary and any paper charting to ClientCare

  • Reading the most current version of ABC Clinical Policies and Procedures and Nurse Policies and Procedures, and consulting this document for accurate information related to all nurse and birth assistant responsibilities 

  • Being familiar with clinical guidelines and consulting this document for accurate information related to clinical care at Atlanta Birth Center

  • Performing other duties as assigned

Registered Nurse (R.N.)

*We accept R.N. resumes on a revolving basis and will reach out when opportunities arise.

During labor and birth, a nurse acts as the birth assistant to the certified nurse midwife. Roles include direct clinical care, client education, and birth center facility operations. The nurse is required to arrive at the birth center within 30 minutes of being called. The birth center nurse is also responsible for postpartum care and discharge teaching for postpartum clients 4-12 hours later. Atlanta Birth Center also utilizes postpartum visit nurses who provide in-office and in-home postpartum assessments and support at 24-48 hours after birth.  Positions available may include part-time, full-time, and PRN.

Qualifications: Current Georgia RN license, Current BLS, Current NRP, Preferably experienced with labor, birth, postpartum and/or breastfeeding

Please send your resume and cover letter to nursemanager@atlantabirthcenter.org.

Available Opportunities