Job Description and Requirements
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES ~~Patient Care • Able to function efficiently in patient care in Labor room, operation theatre and obs-gyne ward. • Completes care and safety of allocated patients. • Organizes assigned duties. • Develops, implement and evaluate the care plans. • Accurately monitor & record patient’s condition. • Performs a head-to-toe assessment and re-assessments on patient as per assessment policy. • Adequately assess and reassess pain as per pain assessment policy. • Assumes responsibility for delegation and supervision of midwifery care (direct and indirect), which is relevant to the context and the competence of the person to whom care is delegated. • Reports any abnormality in patient’s condition immediately to the medical staff. • Competent in all aspects of prenatal, perinatal and post-natal nursing care. • Documents on patient record as per current standards and policies. • Assists obstetrician with procedures and performs services requiring technical and manual skills. • Ensures to provide high quality, culturally sensitive care during labor, conduct a safe delivery and respond in emergency situation to maximize the health of women and the newborn. ~~Demonstrates an understanding of the physiology of labor • Recognizes the relevant critical diameters and landmarks of the maternal reproductive anatomy. • Identifies the signs which indicate onset and progress of labor. • Identifies the measures to assess fetal and maternal well-being in labor; identifies the signs and indicators of complications. Demonstrates competency in the skills needed to support the woman during childbirth. • Promotes normal physiological childbirth. • Identifies complications or deviations from the normal. • Implements midwifery care which reduces risk and harm. • Encourages and respects woman’s preferences throughout labor and delivery, involving the family as requested. • Recognizes emergency situations and intervenes in a timely manner. Demonstrates an understanding of the physiology of the puerperium. • Identifies the normal process of involution and healing following childbirth. ~~o Facilitates the process of lactation and bonding, supporting the mother and infant. • Recognizes maternal nutritional, physiological and emotional needs and acts accordingly. • Educates the woman about discomforts of the puerperium and advises on strategies to relieve them. • Recognizes complications and acts accordingly. Demonstrates competency in the skills needed to support the woman and her family during the postnatal period. • Uses the nursing process to plan, implement and evaluate holistic postnatal care in collaboration with the woman and her family. • Performs focused physical examinations of the mother. • Initiates and supports uninterrupted (exclusive) breastfeeding. • Provides support for women who make an informed decision not to breastfeed. • Counsels and provides education for the woman and her family on reproductive health issues, including sexuality, family planning and bereavement. Provides safe and effective care of the newborn • Ensures to provide high quality, comprehensive care for essentially healthy newborn. • Demonstrates a basic knowledge of the physiology and needs of the newborn. • Recognizes signs of newborn adaptation to extra-uterine life. • Identifies factors relevant to infant growth and development. • Identifies variations in the normal newborn and acts accordingly. • Implements health promotion and disease prevention strategies. Demonstrates competency in the skills needed to safely care for the newborn. • Immediately assesses the newborn’s condition. • Evaluates the newborn’s condition using the Apgar score at 1 and 5 minutes. • Performs an initial assessment of the newborn’s appearance and behavior. • Performs a detailed physical examination of the newborn. • Positions the newborn for effective breastfeeding. • Performs interventions to facilitate adaptation to extra-uterine life. • Recognizes complications and acts accordingly. Initiates emergency measures when necessary. Promotes the health and well-being of the pregnant woman and the fetus • Interprets and acts upon information from antenatal assessments. • Interprets and analyses basic screening laboratory/ultrasound studies. • Identifies health risk factors and refers care as necessary. • Uses the nursing process to plan, implement and evaluate antenatal care in collaboration with the woman and her family. Prepares the woman for labor, birth and parenting. • Protects, promotes and supports breastfeeding in alignment with current guidelines. • Educates the woman about the onset and process of labor. QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE Bachelor of Science in Midwifery. Minimum 2 years of experience. LICENSE/REGISTRATION • Valid Ministry of Health (MOH) license
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