Sarah Ohm
Ann Arbor,MI
Summary
Talented Certified Nurse Midwife with extensive experience in the care of the childbearing family and pregnant persons across the lifespan. Well-versed in supervising and evaluating students and interns in a variety of clinical settings. Effective communicator dedicated to student growth and development with a focus on evidenced based practice and personalized, wholistic maternity care.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Nurse Midwife
Michigan Medicine, University Of Michigan Hospital
2023.02 - Current
- Provide full-scope intrapartum, and postpartum care
- Serve as Triage Coordinator, providing assessment, diagnosis and disposition for pregnant and postpartum patients seeking care through OB Triage
- Collaborate with multi-disciplinary team to provide care to complex patients.
- Supervise medical students and first-year residents in Triage and on L&D
- On-call SANE provider for Adult and Children's ED
Deputy Commander for Nursing
531st Hospital Center
2021.04 - 2023.02
- Deputy Commander of the 531st Hospital Center
- Clinical advisor to Hospital Commander (CEO)
- Directed team of over 250 nurses and technicians
- Responsible for clinical competency and professional development of all hospital personnel
- Provides oversight for quality improvement, risk management, credentialing and proficiency training
Certified Nurse Midwife
Blanchfield Army Medical Center
2021.06 - 2023.02
- 0.2 FTE position to maintain clinical skills
- Provide antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum and gynecologic care to low and moderate risk women 4-6 days per month
- Collaborates with medical staff to provide care to high risk women
Deputy Commander for Nursing
US Military Hospital Kuwait
2022.01 - 2022.09
- Senior Nurse Executive for a 24-bed forward deployed hospital, 24-hr urgent care center, and two outpatient clinics
- Direct supervision of public health, behavioral health, nutrition care, sexual assault response, and executive medicine services
- Led staff of 88 nurses and technicians
- Served as Quality Management Chief, responsible for oversight of risk management, patient safety, performance improvement, patient satisfaction, hospital education and credentialing programs
- Supervised Host Nation Liaisons ensuring coordination of care for U.S. personnel within Kuwaiti hospitals
Certified Nurse Midwife
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
2020.05 - 2021.04
- 0.2 FTE position to maintain clinical skills
- Provided antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum care to low and moderate risk women on Labor & Delivery 3-5 days per month
- Collaborated with medica staff to provide care to high risk women as needed
Chief Nurse Officer
Grafenwoehr Health Clinic
2018.04 - 2021.04
- Chief Nurse Officer of large ambulatory care clinic serving a community of 8,000 military beneficiaries, family members and civilians
- Directly responsible for overall operations of nursing services, community health protection and Exceptional Family Member Program
- Provided routine well-women and gynecologic care on a .2 FTE basis
- Supervised 49 nurses and German national employees
- Served as Patient Advocate ensuring exceptional customer service
- Oversight of nursing training and development, risk management, patient safety and performance improvement programs
- Led relationship building with German hospital partners
Chief, Midwifery Service
Martin Army Community Hospital
2014.10 - 2018.04
- Midwifery Service Chief at a 250 bed Military Medical Center
- Designed and established a successful midwifery service that provided care to 14,875 patients during my tenure
- Provided full-scope antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum and gynecologic care to 3,977 patients
- Supervised Family Practice residents
Certified Nurse Midwife
Tripler Army Medical Center
2010.09 - 2014.09
- Provided full-scope antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum and gynecologic care
- Independently managed an average of 150 outpatient, 40 inpatient and 10 births per month
- Collaborated with a multi-disciplinary team to provide care to complex patients
- Supervised OB/GYN interns and Family Practice residents
- Served as clinical faculty for Physician Assistant, Advanced Practice Nursing and Registered Nursing students
Cultural Support Team Leader
3rd Special Forces Group
2012.10 - 2013.06
- Team leader of US Army Special Operations Command Cultural Support Team
- Provided culturally-attuned capability to access the female population within Afghanistan
- Provided emergency childbirth education to Afghan women
- Coordinating medical, agricultural and educational outreach programs
Certified Nurse Midwife
Womack Army Medical Center
2007.01 - 2010.04
- Certified Nurse Midwife in a busy 200 bed Military Medical Center with over 260 births per month
- Independently managed an average of 200 outpatient visits, 40 inpatients and delivered 12-20 obstetric patients a month
- Provided full-scope antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum and gynecologic care
- Participated in multidisciplinary collaboration
- Supervised OB/GYN interns and Family Practice residents
- Served as clinical faculty for Physician Assistant, Advanced Practice Nursing and Registered Nursing students
Registered Nurse - Labor & Delivery
Henry Ford Hospital
2003.06 - 2006.09
- Registered Nurse on Labor and Delivery in an 877-bed tertiary care hospital.
- Responsible for coordinating care of low and high-risk pregnant women.
- Assisted obstetricians and midwives with deliveries.
- Cared for newborns directly after birth, to include immediate stabilization and neonatal resuscitation.
- Educated new mothers on breastfeeding techniques, postpartum self-care and infant care.
Education
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Nursing Practice
Duke University
Durham, NC08.2018
MSN - Nurse Midwifery
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI05.2006
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI04.2003
Skills
- Evidence based practice
- Patient focused, comprehensive care
- Culturally sensitive
- Safety oriented
- Emotional intelligence
- Interpersonal communication
- Clinical preceptorship
- Exceptional work ethic
- Team dynamics
- Problem-Solving
Accomplishments
January 2021- present
Nurse Midwife Deputy Consultant
Advise and assist the Chief, Army Nurse Corps and the Women's Health Nursing Consultant in the management and development of active duty Certified Nurse Midwives. Provide mentorship on career development, assignment management, and Long Term Health Training and Education (LTHET). Assist the Women's Health Nursing Consultant with the completion of all administrative duties.
Affiliations
- American College Nurse Midwives- active
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists- active
- American Nurses Association- active
Certification
Certified Nurse Midwife
Michigan #2704239321 (June , 2024)
Tennessee #32069 (June, 2025)
Registered Nurse
Michigan #2704239321 (June, 2024)
Tennessee #264544 (June, 2023)
Certified Nurse Midwife
American Midwifery Certification Board #12129 (Dec, 2024)
Adult, Infant and Child CPR (Professional Rescuer)
American Red Cross (December, 2024)
Projects & Scholarly Activities
- Kuwait-U.S. Nurses Symposium Key Speaker, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, May 2022
- Nurse Midwife Individual Critical Task List, Working Group, January 2021
- Nurse Midwife Tiger Team-Operational, Working Group, June 2020
- "Reducing Low Risk Cesarean: Evidence Based Practice", Capstone Project Duke University School of Nursing, June 20
- Female Health and Hygiene Class, Fort Benning, GA, 2017-2018
- "L&D Nurse and Deployment", L&D Nurse Course AMEDD Center & School, February 2017
- "Nursing and Deployment", Nursing Education Conference, Martin Army Hospital, October 2016
- "Cultural Support Team Lessons Learned", Joint Special Forces Academic Week Florida, June 2013
- Emergency Birth Attendant, Various locations in Afghanistan, Jay 2013
- Female Engagement Team- Romanian Forces, Kandahar, Afghanistan, March 2013
Timeline
Certified Nurse Midwife
Michigan Medicine, University Of Michigan Hospital
2023.02 - Current
Deputy Commander for Nursing
US Military Hospital Kuwait
2022.01 - 2022.09
Certified Nurse Midwife
Blanchfield Army Medical Center
2021.06 - 2023.02
Deputy Commander for Nursing
531st Hospital Center
2021.04 - 2023.02
Certified Nurse Midwife
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
2020.05 - 2021.04
Chief Nurse Officer
Grafenwoehr Health Clinic
2018.04 - 2021.04
Chief, Midwifery Service
Martin Army Community Hospital
2014.10 - 2018.04
Cultural Support Team Leader
3rd Special Forces Group
2012.10 - 2013.06
Certified Nurse Midwife
Tripler Army Medical Center
2010.09 - 2014.09
Certified Nurse Midwife
Womack Army Medical Center
2007.01 - 2010.04
Registered Nurse - Labor & Delivery
Henry Ford Hospital
2003.06 - 2006.09
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Nursing Practice
Duke University
MSN - Nurse Midwifery
University of Michigan
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Michigan
Certified Nurse Midwife
Michigan #2704239321 (June , 2024)
Tennessee #32069 (June, 2025)
Registered Nurse
Michigan #2704239321 (June, 2024)
Tennessee #264544 (June, 2023)
Certified Nurse Midwife
American Midwifery Certification Board #12129 (Dec, 2024)
Adult, Infant and Child CPR (Professional Rescuer)
American Red Cross (December, 2024)
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