Valley Baptist Health System in Brownsville, Texas is recruiting a Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) to deliver full-scope midwifery care across the antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and newborn continuum. This is a clinically rich, patient-facing role embedded within a physician-led team at one of the Rio Grande Valley's leading health systems. The position offers the breadth of autonomous midwifery practice — history-taking, comprehensive physical assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, lab interpretation, medication ordering, and patient education — supported by robust physician collaboration and a well-established regional referral network.
Perks and Benefits
- Employment with a large, multi-facility health system offering a structured compensation and benefits platform
- Professional liability (malpractice) coverage in accordance with system policy
- Health, dental, and vision insurance available through the health system's benefits program
- Participation in system compliance, quality assurance, and utilization review programs that support ongoing professional development
- E-Verify participating employer — candidates requiring work authorization verification are supported through the federal program
- Equal opportunity employer with reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities
Practice Highlights
- Full-scope midwifery practice spanning antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and newborn patient care
- Performs comprehensive physical examinations incorporating biological, social, and psychological assessment components
- Independent authority to diagnose, treat, and develop individualized care plans within CNM scope; refers to physicians and outside agencies as clinically indicated
- Orders, performs, and interprets laboratory studies and other diagnostic procedures as part of ongoing health management
- Prescribes and orders medications within scope of practice and applicable state regulations
- Provides consultative direction to nursing staff, laboratory personnel, and clinic assistants
- Participates in patient review conferences, staffing discussions, utilization review, quality assurance, program evaluation, infection control, and safety committee activities
- Conducts health teaching and counseling during clinical encounters to support informed patient decision-making
- Augments attending physician capacity within a collaborative, team-based care model
- Documentation completed in accordance with system policy; all patient care activities recorded per established standards
Qualifications
- Graduate of an ACNM-accredited school of nurse-midwifery required
- Current ACNM certification required
- Active Texas CNM license or eligibility to obtain licensure in the state of Texas required
- Additional certifications as required by the governing board and in accordance with Valley Baptist Health System Medical Staff Bylaws
- Demonstrated ability to perform the full antepartum-to-postpartum scope of midwifery practice, including diagnostic procedures, lab interpretation, and medication management
About the Community
Brownsville sits at the southernmost tip of Texas along the Rio Grande, directly across from Matamoros, Mexico — a bicultural, bilingual community with a warm climate year-round and a cost of living well below the national average. The city offers access to South Padre Island beaches, the Laguna Madre, and the Lower Rio Grande Valley's rich birding and nature corridors, making it a compelling destination for clinicians who value outdoor recreation and a relaxed coastal lifestyle. Brownsville is home to a growing university presence, including the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, and sits within a medically underserved region where CNMs make a measurable impact on maternal and newborn health outcomes.