Doula (Per Diem) - Norwalk, CT

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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