Julie Zimmerman

Biography

Julie Zimmerman MSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM is currently AWHONN (Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses) National Board Secretary-Treasurer. She received her Bachelor and Master’s of Nursing from the University of Iowa and is certified by the National Certification Corporation in Inpatient Obstetrics and Electronic Fetal Monitoring. Ms. Zimmerman has been an AWHONN EFM Instructor for 28 years and is an instructor trainer. Zimmerman has been part of AWHONN’s national convention committee, EFM task force, and one of the authors of the Staffing Standards and held numerous state and regional positions before joining the National Board in 2021. She has traveled with AWHONN to Dubai, UAE and Havana, Cuba.

Zimmerman worked in numerous roles over forty five years at UnityPoint St. Luke’s BirthCare Center in Cedar Rapids, IA, USA including staffing, education, outreach, nursing service and the nursing residency program. Zimmerman has been a legal expert for twenty-one years in labor and delivery and fetal monitoring. Zimmerman has spoken at numerous state and regional events.