Job: Midwives (under contract)
Organization KARONGI DISTRICT
Level 7.II
Reports To HEAD OF HEALTH CENTER
No. of Positions 7
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Deadline 11/Apr/2019
Job Description
1. Receive mother in the appropriate place with empathy;
2. Assess and evaluate individual health conditions of the mother;
3. Care mother in case of emergency and carry out screening tests;
4. Collaborate with physician to develop plan of care;
5. Identify and educate the women on the signs which indicate the progress of labour;
6. Provide information about pain relief, birth positions and delivery options to facilitate informed choices;
7. Assess foetal and maternal well – being in all stages of labour;
8. Identifies the signs and symptoms of complicated labour and post – partum complication;
9. Ensure the safety of both mother and newborn during and after childbirth;
10. Help parents to cope with miscarriage, termination of pregnancy, stillbirth;
11. Provide psychosocial support and reassurance to the couple and their relatives;
12. Collaborate with physician for the follow – up of the mother;
13. Document all activities carried out in mothers file;
14. Educates the woman about discomforts of the puerperium and advises on strategies to relieve them;
15. Handover, evaluate the condition of the patients in collaboration with anesthesia team;
16. Transport any specimens that require diagnostic testing to the laboratory facilities.
Job Profile
Job Profile: A1 in Midwifery. The successfully candidates must possess a valid license and certificate of registration delivered by National Council of Nurses and Midwives.
Key technical skills & knowledge required:
– Active Listening & Observation Skills;
– Social Perceptiveness;
– Care, Compassion and Communication Skills;
– Infection Prevention and Control Knowledge;
– Nutrition Management Knowledge;
– Skills on Dealing with emotionally charged situations;
– Computer knowledge (Work Processing, Power Point and Internet);
– Analytical and problem solving skills;
– Time management skills;
– Fluent in Kinyarwanda, English and/ or French; Knowledge of all is an advantage.