Registered Nurse / Midwife at Reddington Hospital

JOB SUMMARY

• We are currently recruiting for the role of a Nurse Midwife. The Registered Nurse Midwife would be involved in monitoring the fetus during labor.
• Providing information, emotional support and reassurance to women and their partners.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

• Examining and monitoring pregnant women.
• Providing information, emotional support and reassurance to women and their partners.
• Recording the vital signs (temperature, pulse respiration) and keeping accurate records of the observations made.
• Caring for and assisting women in labor.
• Monitoring and administering medication, injections and intravenous infusions during labor.
• Monitoring the fetus during labor.
• Advising about and supporting parents in the daily care of their newborn babies.
• Helping parents to cope with miscarriage, termination, stillbirth and neonatal death.
• Providing primary and specialty health care for women, including conducting Physical exams and diagnosing, treating, and managing medical conditions.
• Counseling and educating patients.
• Providing newborn care for the first 28 days.
• Providing support through peri-menopause and menopause.
• Providing pregnancy care by monitoring the health of the mother-to-be and her unborn baby.
• Provide education, counseling, and prenatal care individualized to each woman.
• Assist during labor and delivery.
• Provide follow-up care for mom and baby after delivery, including advice on issues such as breastfeeding
• Provides direct prenatal, intra-partum, postpartum and/or well women patient services and primary care
• Follows established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards.
• Any other duties assigned by the Head Nurse or Management

JOB SPECIFICATION

• A Minimum of RN/post basic midwifery nursing from any accredited school of nursing or university.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in midwifery  nursing from a reputable hospital 
• Basic Life Support certificate is a MUST
• ACLS certificate would be an added advantage
• Sufficient clinical knowledge.