Midwife
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Job summary
Provide comprehensive maternal and women’s healthcare, manage antenatal and emergency care, identify high-risk cases, support multidisciplinary services, ensure quality standards, maintain records, educate patients, and perform administrative and assigned duties.
Min Qualification:
Diploma
Experience Level:
Entry level
Experience Length:
2 years
Job descriptions & requirements
DUTY STATION: Lifelink Hospital
DEPARTMENT: Maternity
POSITION : Midwife
REPORTS TO : Head of Maternity
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Diploma in Midwifery from a recognized institution and registration
- Minimum experience of 2 years
- Valid Registration Certificate and Practicing License from the Nurses and Midwives Council.
CORE COMPETENCIES
- Excellent Verbal and Written Skills
- Good Problem-solving skills
- Good medical knowledge
- Ability to use specialized medical equipment
- Computer literacy skills
- Excellent organizational skills required.
- Ability to perform well under pressure.
- Excellent interpersonal skills using the teamwork concept.
- Careful and analytical approach to work.
- Empathetic, supportive, and professional approach to patients.
- Possess physical stamina and be able to prioritize
- Able to learn independently and have strong observational skills
SPECIFIC JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide comprehensive professional obstetric, gynaecological, and women’s health care to patients, including identifying high-risk cases and providing corrective action, advice, and/or referral.
- Carries out antenatal care with emphasis on identifying high-risk cases and referring them to the doctors.
- Receive patients, register admissions, and discharge.
- Provide Obstetrical emergency care and refer complicated cases to the Doctor.
- Provide comprehensive care to mothers during pregnancy with emphasis on prevention of infection and successful breastfeeding and infant nutrition.
- Provide comprehensive care to mothers during pregnancy with emphasis on identifying high-risk cases and referring them to doctors
- Work closely with multidisciplinary providers to ensure that the patient is getting the best in comprehensive women's and infant health care
- Participate in all activities necessary to implement the multidisciplinary team approach to the care of women and infants (including nutritional counselling, breastfeeding support, health education, family planning, and other counselling as required under the circumstances, monitoring, and appropriate reporting of the health conditions of women and babies, etc.).
- Responsible for maintaining the integrity of Hospital operations within the midwife function, quality assurance, safe environment, and infection control standards
- Assist in expanding and enhancing women and infant health services provided at the Hospital by participating in outreach, community screenings, and conducting health education sessions
- Ability to maintain and build trust, protect and preserve confidential information.
- Responsible for consistently demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, & behaviours necessary to provide superior service to patients
- High competency in the area of practice with commitment to excellence in the practice of midwifery.
- Contribute to Life Link Hospital's institutional knowledge by staying current on issues in the health care field and sharing knowledge as required with other staff.
- Participate in Primary Health Care and Continuous professional development activities.
- Perform administrative duties as required, such as registration of birth notifications, compiling reproductive/child health data and other required reports, case management, records maintenance, and patient surveys to maintain quality assurance.
- Compile daily ward reports and hand them over to the incoming shift.
- Maintain personal contact with patients, take note of their complaints, carry out corrective measures, and escalate for further action as necessary
- Manage patients with confidentiality and adherence to professional code of conduct, hospital policies and procedures, and best practices in health care
- Requisite and maintain accurate accounts for medical supplies.
- Participate in Immunization activities.
- Be flexible and respectful to fellow staff and team leaders.
- Expected to work any shift/duty allocated to them.
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