Neighborhood Birth Center is searching for the special Nurse-Midwife who will be the clinical lead as the Center becomes operational and transforms from vision and planning to reality. The Clinical Director will work alongside the Executive Director and Board to develop the clinical practice of Boston's first Black-led, freestanding, full-spectrum birth center. They will join the Executive Director, staff of five, and Board of Directors to support the planning and design process until doors open in early 2025, and will help restructure this role as we move into clinical care. Neighborhood Birth Center is the answer to the longing of our community and midwives to have a safe, sacred space for care. After years of visioning and fundraising, we have bought property in Nubian Square, the heart of Boston, and are delighted to be expanding our team to include a loving, skilled, values-aligned, Certified Nurse Midwife.

As the clinical lead during this transformative time, the Clinical Director will serve as the expert in ensuring the birth center space meets community needs, American Association of Birth Center (AABC) guidelines and Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MA DPH) regulations. The Clinical Director will build a team of clinically expert birth center midwives, nurses, and ancillary staff and will help build all systems related to care of the community in preparation for the birth center opening. The Clinical Director will continue to build on the relationships that Neighborhood Birth Center has forged in the expansive medical community of Boston to assure that birth center clients have the highest standard of care with efficient transfers when necessary. The Clinical Director will build the community’s trust in the clinical excellence and superior care to be delivered at the birth center to assure that the birth center thrives and is able to serve families and the community over the long term.

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Find the complete list of job responsibilities and the full list of requirements of the Clinical Director here:  https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5abd0e5a9d5abb150d234b07/t/645457e20efe731d14e63f64/1683249122721/NBC+Clinical+Director.pdf

Minimum Requirements:

• Certification in Nurse-Midwifery, licensed or ability to be licensed in MA

• DEA and MA Controlled Substance

• Current CPR and NRP

• 5 years clinical experience (preferably at least two years in community birth setting).

  Note: For qualified and committed candidates who do not have substantial out-of- hospital birth experience, we will provide clinical training and mentorship in community birth

• Administrative experience in a midwifery or health related clinical practice

Key Skills:

• Managerial experience including hiring and mentoring other clinical staff

• Experience working with a budget in a clinical service line

• Experience with creating, updating and interpreting Clinical Policies and Procedures

• Experience with creating and updating Continuous Quality Improvement programs

• Dedicated to working with a collaborative team representing executive leadership,

  clinical and administrative divisions

• Positive role model and accessible to staff

• Demonstrates strong, compassionate leadership

• Effectively delegates and provides appropriate oversight

• Maintains excellent communication

• Able to adapt to sudden changes in routines and expectations

• Ability to work independently

• Commitment to working to interrupting structural and organizational inequity and

  striving to advance equity

• Comfortable representing Neighborhood Birth Center among all stakeholders,

  including clients, families, other providers, hospitals and community members

We don’t expect anyone to bring all of the following skills, but successful candidates will possess a compelling combination of some of the following (and the self-awareness and skill to leverage existing resources and ask for help where they lack experience):

• Knowledge of clinical management, coupled with a deep desire to re-imagine and actively transform away from oppressive organizational systems and practices

• Understanding of what it means to be a Pro-Black organization

• Understanding the contexts of birth justice and reproductive justice movements and

  be willing to learn more about its history

• Willingness to grow and learn in a start-up organization

• Experience managing complex projects and competing priorities while maintaining

  high standards of quality and responsiveness

• A personal commitment to racial justice, equity, liberation

• Experience in community organizing or movement building

• Commitment to achieving goals through strong project management, facilitation,

  communication, and administrative and logistics leadership

• Demonstrated success working with partners from diverse life experiences

• Lived experience belonging to communities most impacted by structural inequity

• Experience with somatics or other embodied healing practice

• Fluency or proficiency in a second language

Send a letter explaining your interest and alignment with the position and a resume to Deu Almeida-Tawo at deu@neighborhoodbirthcenter.org. The position will remain open until filled, with priority given to those applying before June 15, 2023.