Midwife Nurse

Job Description

Reporting to: Technical Head MCH Specialty Centre Manager

Place of work: MSIE Centre 

Job Grade: 6

Category: Clinical Code TBD

Job Summary

Under the supervision of the Technical Head/ MCH Specialty Centre Manager, Midwife Nurse performs delivery services at the labour ward; assists doctors and specialists help delivery services; ensures the women in labour get all the necessary support, ensures the tools and instruments for the delivery room are readily available; performs the duties in accordance with accepted standard medical practice and professional code of conduct

Job Requirements

• Education: BSc/Diploma in Midwifery

• Experience: Four years with Diploma in Midwifery. Two years of experience need for BSc 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Takes active part in the provision of services in the labour and maternity ward;

• Provides labour follow-up and attend normal deliveries;

• Ensures  all instruments needed for delivery services are readily in place;

• Assists normal delivery including vacuum assisted vaginal delivery;

• Provides immediate new born care;

• Provides immediate postnatal follow up and timely consultation when problems arise;

• Assists postpartum women in initiating breast feeding postpartum women on danger signs, family planning and HTC;

• Provides counselling to labouring and postpartum women;

• Assists doctors as Theatre Nurse and undertakes all standard measures required for procedures;

• Prepares all surgical instruments, sets and medical supplies required for operation in accordance with accepted standards;

• Assists doctors intra-operatively (as a Scrub Nurse, Circulating Nurse, etc.) and makes the instruments ready for other operations as required;

• Co-works with the scrub nurses in the OR as a runner/ circulator;

•  Puts the interest of clients / patients above all other considerations and ensures the confidentiality of all cases;

• Ensures proper receipt, storage, safe keep, issuance and timely placement of orders of surgical instruments and medical supplies for theatre by pre-establishing re-order level and regular replenishment of enough stocks of the same;

• Ensures the maintenance of high level standards and applies universal precautions to infection prevention;

• Avails herself / himself to regular stock taking and audit as and when required;

• Prepares and submits periodic reports as required;

• Make an on-time report for the clinical incident happened in the center as per the guideline of MSIE. 

• Performs related tasks as required.

Skills & Competencies

• Good Communication and Interpersonal skills

• Capacity to be compassionate and caring 

• Conscious of Government, MSI and MSIE regulations

• Ability to make logical and timely decisions

• Counselling skill

• Awareness of concepts and strategies of quality care

• Pro-choice 

How To Apply

Interested and qualified candidates can apply via email: HumanResource@mariestopes.org.et

Note: Please mention the title of the position and workplace you applied for on the subject line of your email.