Doula (Per Diem) - Norwalk

Medical Practice Norwalk, Connecticut

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Position at Nuvance Health Med Practice CT

Doula (Per Diem) - Norwalk, CT

Summary:

Provides continuous emotional and physical support for a woman in labor and her immediate family. This support spans the duration of the labor and during the postpartum period.


Per Diem Doulas have a 24 hour call.  When called into a birth they stay with the patient through the labor and delivery.

Responsibilities:

  • Attends laboring women for the entire length of their labor in order to provide continuity, an average of 12 hours' time, up to a 24 hour duration.
  • Provides comfort measures to laboring women in the form of positioning, massage, ambulation, hydration and nutrition & facilities rest.
  • Supports patients' families throughout the labor process.
  • Facilitates patients' wishes and birthplans. Does this in collaboration with patient, RNs & MDs.
  • Works from a call schedule. Makes self available to be called in for deliveries 24/7 on a rotating basis.
  • Facilitates mother/infant bonding after delivery. Accomplished by supporting skin-to-skin care and breastfeeding.
  • Conducts patient tours on a scheduled basis. Assists childbirth educators in childbirth classes.
  • Attends monthly staff meetings, participates in committee meetings, assists coordinator with administrative tasks assigned.
  • Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

 

Qualifications:

Required: High School diploma and completion of the DONA (Doulas of North America) or CAPPA (Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association) in person class; Associates degree preferred.

Adheres to Hospital Behavioral Standards. Requires excellent communication skills.

Certification:  Either DONA (Doulas of North America), or, CAPPA certification (Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association). 

Must complete the "IN PERSON" workshop.

Working Conditions:

Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity

Occupational: Significant occupational risk

Physical Effort: Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force

Physical Environment: Significant exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.

Company: Nuvance Health Med Practice CT

Org Unit: 588

Department: NW Midwifery Service

Exempt: No

Salary Range: $25.70 - $47.72 Hourly, commensurate with experience

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