Registered Midwife NMC healthcare LLC

Job Description

•    Assesses triages, monitors patients throughout labour and assists physicians with deliveries and patient care as per scope of practice.
•    Provides antenatal, postnatal care, breastfeeding advice and support to women, their babies, their partners and families.
•    Works within a team of professional and medical staff that includes doctors, nurses, other healthcare providers and visiting doulas.
•    Rotates shifts to meet patient care requirements.
•    Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates nursing care given to patients in an effective and organized manner in Labor and Delivery unit.
•    Performs initial assessment and reassessment of patients in Labor and delivery
•    Demonstrates sound knowledge of electronic fetal monitoring using CTG and central monitoring system (i.e. OBTV).
•    Initiates Intravenous Therapy as per doctors’ orders
•    Demonstrates skills in receiving the newborn immediately after delivery
•    Facilitates medical assistance and provides patient care in emergency situations.
•    Participates in code drills as per requirement, is a member of the code blue team and assists with code purple (Obstetric Emergencies) as required
•    Acts as Team Leader in the absence of the Charge Midwife and is able to delegate tasks as per skills and scope of practice
•    Monitors progress of laboring mothers, interprets fetal heart rate and notifies Physician when appropriate for progress or problems.
•    Assists laboring patient with breathing exercises, pain management techniques and provides pain medication as per Doctor’s orders.
•    Prepares birthing room for delivery using sterile technique.
•    Assists Physician with initiation of oxytocin inductions and monitors progress of labor accordingly.
•    Follows IV protocols as per hospital policy/guidelines.
•    Assists Physician with artificial rupture of membranes, performs sterile vaginal examinations or other procedures.
•    Performs immediate post-delivery care of mother, performs fundal massage and monitors vital signs, blood loss as needed and promotes newborn/parent bonding
•    Performs deliveries in the absence of the Doctor in emergency situations as per scope of practice.
•    Performs the Appropriateness review of medications before preparing and administering medications as required.
•    Assesses, examines and triages walk in patients who are directed to L&D assessment room from either outside or from OPD Doctors and coordinates appropriate care and medical intervention
•    Responsible for coordinating with the Obstetrician, Neonatologist / Pediatrician and other allied workers to provide comprehensive care to mother and child.
•    Prepares mothers for cesarean sections as well as assist doctors with the administration of medication as per scope for practice.
•    Actively promotes breastfeeding, skin to skin bonding after delivery.
•    Is knowledgeable regarding Stem cell collection.
•    Assists in receiving newborns in emergency caesarians where required in the absence of the NICU nurse.
•    Identifies high risk pregnancies and communicates with doctors and other medical specialists as required.
•    Knowledge on collection of specimens, bloods for diagnostic testing and critical values.
•    Knowledge on ordering blood products and monitoring patients when receiving blood products
•    In depth knowledge of Obstetric emergencies, nursing management and care as per protocols.
•    Encourages participation of family member/partner in the birth to support the mother and enhances both mother/baby bonding and family relationships.
•    Provides appropriate health education to patients and their family.
•    Offers support and advice following events such as miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal abnormality and neonatal death.
•    Demonstrates competency in the skills needed to support the woman during childbirth.
•    Demonstrates in depth knowledge of monitoring a patient in all stages of labor, monitoring the condition of the fetus and knowledge of drugs and pain management.
•    Complies with the Disposal of Human Tissue Policy.
•    Encourages and respects woman’s preferences throughout labor and delivery, as per birth plan or request.
•    Provides safe and effective intra-partum care.