Job Description

Meeting with expectant mothers for prenatal visits and providing care for normal and problematic pregnancies.

Teaching childbirth preparation classes.

Providing information, guidance, and hands-on clinical care to pregnant women.

Monitoring fetal heartbeat and length and strength of contractions during labor.

Coaching women, assisting with any complications and administering medications during birth.

Performing tests on newborns after birth.

Providing guidance to new mothers on all aspects of recovery and infant care.

Using equipment and administering medications related to labor, delivery, and the care of newborns.

Sits with and monitors patient throughout (before/during/after) the labor Monitors contractions and helps patient with breathing techniques Performs basic IV and central line skills Performs phlebotomy skills Knowledge of hemodynamics Administers pain medication as ordered; administers other meds to address specific medical conditions, such as hypertension and diabetes Takes and records patient's vital signs, ascertains if problematic Reads fetal monitor & ascertains if there is a problem with baby's heart rate Identifies & manages life-sustaining physiological functions in unstable patients Checks patient's cervix periodically to monitor progression/lack of dilation Ensures patient's bed is kept dry & clean; cleans up bodily fluids expelled before & after the birthing process Contacts anesthesia when/if patient is ready for epidural; contacts delivering physician at appropriate time, ascertains proper time Cares for patients on Pitocin, MgSO4 & continuous lumbar epidural Ensures patient is in proper position for delivery & all monitoring equipment is functioning properly Aids doctor with drapes, gloves, gowns, etc.; hands doctor delivery instruments as needed during birthing process Encourages patient to push at proper time(s) Records time of birth
Immediate care of newborn (clean, weigh, etc.)

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

Rotational shift
Experience:

total work: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person