The Maternal Child Health Program with the Department of Family and Community Medicine seeks a full-time faculty member, Nurse Midwife, Physician Assistant, or Nurse Practitioner, to work with our Maternal and Child Health Services on the Mother Baby Unit. Responsibilities and duties include providing post-partum care to mothers and babies, evaluations of infants less than two weeks of age in a newborn clinic, caring for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome and providing lactation support. This clinician will also organize and provide orientation for new interns and students on the service and will lead educational activities. This clinician will also retrieve and collect data on Maternal Child Health (MCH) activities as a part of our continuity quality improvement and patient safety efforts.

Our Vision and Mission: Innovation, Partnership, Education, Research
Our vision is that the well-being and healthcare of individuals, families and communities in New Mexico will be enhanced through our integration of and advocacy for the principles of Public Health and Family and Community Medicine. It is our mission to be leaders in partnering with communities to enhance the health and well-being of the people of New Mexico through innovative education, research, and service.

What We Are Known For

• Passionate about supporting and defining diversity, equity and inclusion towards improving the health of all human beings
• Providing care to underserved and vulnerable populations
• Ranked #1 for US medical schools having the highest percentage of students entering family medicine (30.3% in 2016-2017)
• Consistently ranked within the top 10 in NIH research funding among Family Medicine departments nationally and currently ranks 6th
• #11 US News and World Report national ranking of top family medicine program (2023-2024)
• #2 US News and World Report for Most Graduates Practicing in Medically Underserved Areas (2023-2024)
• Approximately half of the Health Sciences Center leadership are family Physicians (most of whom are graduates of the UNM Family Medicine Residency Program)

Patient Centered Care
In the clinical area, the candidate will be engaged in family-centered post-partum and newborn care on our Maternal Child Health service.

Innovative Education
We are nationally and internationally known for educational innovation, currently in the area of the integration of medicine and public health.  Our faculty are major contributors to the education of medical students at UNM and our residency program creates opportunities for rotations in both rural and underserved settings as well as UNM rotations.

• We have several Fellowships including Maternal Child Health, Sports Medicine and Addiction Medicine.
• We boast a large number of residents practicing in New Mexico including those not native to New Mexico
• We are home of the UNM Physician Assistant Program
  

About Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM is a beautiful city with mountains to the east and a mesa to the west.  It is ideal for outdoor activities and sports all year-round including running, hiking, biking and skiing. Albuquerque is 1 hour from Santa Fe, NM and 2.5 hours from Taos, NM, both world famous for their art and culture. The State of New Mexico is multicultural and diverse with 19 indigenous native pueblos, Navajo reservation and three Apache tribal lands. We have excellent local cuisine, breathtaking sunsets, multiple cultural and historic sites, lakes, rivers, deserts and mountains.

Benefits:  UNM offers a comprehensive benefit package including paid professional liability insurance, medical/dental/vision plan, retirement, annual and professional leave, continuing education tuition and dependent tuition program, and a competitive salary with incentive.

Salary:  Salary and lecturer rank commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Certification/Licensure for New Mexico as a Nurse Practitioner, Physician's Assistant OR Certified Nurse Midwife
• Master’s Degree
• Must be eligible to work in the U.S.
  

Preferred Qualifications - Clinical Experience In:

• Post-partum rounds and care of mothers and babies
• Evaluating infants less than two weeks of age in a Newborn clinic
• Caring for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome
• Providing lactation support
• Experience in conducting orientations, presentations and teaching new interns and medical students
• Experience collecting data for MCH activities
• A demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and student success, as well as working with broadly diverse communities

Only applications submitted through the official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this job advertisement on a 3rd party site, please visit UNMJobs to submit an application.

Please attach a Cover Letter and CV. For assistance with the application process, contact FCM-HR@salud.unm.edu.

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.