Midwife at Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI)

Job Description

• Welcome patients to the MNHC/ SRH services in the MHC.
• Assess urgency and make sure urgent cases are seen first.
• Establish personal rapport with potential and actual patients and their relatives.
• Provide Antenatal and Postnatal care services.
• Evaluate the pregnant women for high risks pregnancy and ensure a timely referral to secondary health services.
• Provide Basic Obtsretical and Neonatal care, including assitance to urgent normal deliveries, manage obstetric emergencies.
• Identify cases needing referral and refer them in time, assessment and follow-up of new borne.
• Ensure mothers receive the documents required (birth certificate, vaccination card…).
• Provide Family planning counseling as a routine and on request (where possible to the couple) and provide contraceptives according to the need.
• Treat sick Pregnant and Lactating Women for a illnesses selected by PUI, and for which a protocol is provided and adhere to therapeutic standards.
• Manage sexual transmitted infections according to PUI protocols.
• Identify Sexually Gender Based Violence victims and collaborate with the medcial team for treatment.
• Provide individual and group health education to patients concerning safe motherhood, care of the new born, IYCF (Infant and Young child feeding), Family Planning and general Sexual Health.
• Document collected information on health cards and other records.
• Support in various data collection.
• Maintain patient confidentiality.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with Universal standards, procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Adhere to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
• Ensure coordination and continuity of care through verbal and written reports and coordination with MHC Team Leader/ Nurse and other MHC staff.
• Ensure operation of equipment, and report to SRH teamleader in case of damage or not functioning.
• Participate actively in meetings and trainings when required.
• Perform other relevant duties as requested by supervisors.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess OND in a relevant discipline.
• 2-3 years relevant working experience