Experienced Certified Nurse Midwife - Forest
Centra Health · Forest, VA
Posted October 16, 2026
Centra Medical Group Forest Women's Center · 2007 Graves Mill Road, Forest, VA, US, 24551
- Pay: $100,000 – $122,500 per year
- Location: Centra Medical Group Forest Women's Center, Forest, VA
- System: Centra Health, Central and Southside Virginia’s regional health system
Join the largest full-scope midwifery group! Our practice is seeking to add a compassionate, collaborative, and clinically skilled Certified Nurse-Midwife to our practice located in central Virginia. The CMG Women's Center is a highly successful hospital-owned practice that employs Certified Nurse-Midwives and Nurse Practitioners, serving a diverse population. Services include comprehensive healthcare across the lifespan, including prenatal, labor and birth, and postpartum care, as well as gynecologic services such as reproductive and wellness care for women and non-binary individuals.
Births are attended at Centra's Virginia Baptist Hospital, a Baby-Friendly, Magnet Certified facility with supportive in-house consulting physicians, anesthesia and a Level II NICU.
Experience with or be willing to learn 1st assist for cesarean birth, circumcisions, IUD/Nexplanon insertion and Group Prenatal Care. CMG Women's Center is committed to diversity and inclusion and strongly encourages candidates from diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply.
Responsibilities
Centra Medical Group (CMG) is a network of nearly 600 employed providers serving a community of over 600,000 across Central and Southern Virginia. Our footprint spans Lynchburg, Danville, Farmville, Moneta, and Bedford, offering a wide range of primary and specialty care services. CMG also supports the Lynchburg Family Medicine Residency, with academic affiliations including UVA, VCU, VCOM, and Liberty University.
Grow with a Health System that Invests in You
At Centra, we’re committed to the success of our Advanced Practice Professionals. Through our partnership with ThriveAP—the nation’s leading transition-to-practice program—new graduate APPs receive a full year of structured clinical education, mentorship, and peer support designed to build confidence and clinical excellence.
Why Lynchburg?
Lynchburg offers an exceptional quality of life with the perfect balance of outdoor adventure and community living. From hiking Sharp Top Mountain and the Appalachian Trail to biking along Blackwater Creek Trail, there’s no shortage of ways to enjoy the outdoors. The area also features a vibrant arts scene, family-friendly activities, and easy access to Smith Mountain Lake. With affordable housing, moderate taxes, and a welcoming community, it’s a great place to build both your career and your life.
You Can Expect
- Competitive salary based on experience.
- Large group of midwives = great work life balance.
- Being part of a small community that feels like home, with conveniences to a big city.
What We Offer:
- Competitive, transparent compensation with base, hourly excess, and incentive components
- Student loan reimbursement
- Relocation assistance
- CME allowance
- Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) as a not-for-profit health system
- Short-term disability (automatically enrolled)
- 403(b) and 457(b) retirement plans with immediate employer match
- Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and life insurance
Qualifications
Requirements
Applicants must be willing to relocate and be licensed to practice in Virginia or eligible.
Current BLS certification required, NRP preferred.
Current certification through the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB)
Minimum 2 years of midwifery experience highly desired and a confidence to practice autonomously.
Team-oriented with a strong commitment to patient care
Employer
Centra Health
Centra Health is the regional, not-for-profit health system for Central and Southside Virginia, serving about 600,000 people from Lynchburg to Danville, Farmville, Bedford and Smith Mountain Lake. Centra's hospitals include Lynchburg General Hospital, Virginia Baptist Hospital, Centra Southside Community Hospital in Farmville and Bedford Memorial Hospital.
Centra Medical Group (CMG) is a network of nearly 600 employed providers across about 70 primary care, outpatient and specialty practices, including:
- Heart & Vascular Institute and Stroobants Cardiovascular Center: advanced imaging, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, structural heart, and vascular and cardiothoracic surgery
- Alan B. Pearson Regional Cancer Center: 75,000+ square feet bringing comprehensive cancer services under one roof
- Brain & Spine: neurology, neurosurgery, epilepsy monitoring and stroke services at the new Langhorne Medical Center
- 13 primary care practices, women's health, psychiatry and behavioral health, urology, pulmonary and sleep medicine, occupational health and PACE
- Lynchburg Family Medicine Residency, plus medical student education with LUCOM
Why physicians and advanced practice providers choose Centra:
- Competitive salaries with sign-on bonuses, up to $120K in student loan repayment and up to $15K in relocation assistance
- CME allowance, malpractice coverage, and 403(b)/457(b) retirement plans with an employer match
- Visa sponsorship (J1/H1b) available for many physician roles
- Collaborative teams with dedicated APPs and long-tenured staff
- Life in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains: lakes, trails, small-town charm and an affordable cost of living, within reach of Charlottesville, Roanoke and Richmond