atina22

I am an RN who has had the goal of working towards becoming a CNM. However, a year out of nursing school in a very tight labor market (central California) has led me no where near a job in L&D, postpartum, or even a job at a big hospital where I could work my way into those departments. (I am working in a snf full time and floating to med/surg or outpatient infusions, in a small rural hospital...) Long story short, I was referred by my former CNM (who has just retired) to a LM who is looking for a assistant. We meet today and we went over my duties, pay and she mentioned that assistants fall into this grey area of liability, but she thought we would be okay since I was an RN and not a lay person. This is something I really am excited about, but in my nursing school they drilled into us about "protecting your license", so I'm a tad paranoid... I can not find out what standards their are for assistants online. Anyone know where I would find this info? What about my liability insurance? Any thoughts?