Staff Midwife-Tower A-Ground - Labor and Delivery Wing

Job Purpose

The Staff Midwife (SM) is accountable for the coordination of nursing care, including direct patient care, patient/family education, and transitions of care. SMs role is to provide antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care to childbearing women and their newborns according to the Midwifery Scope of Practice as defined by the regulatory body. The SM supports professional nursing practice across practice settings and across the continuum of care to meet the needs of the patient and family. The SM will understand, support, and promote the mission, vision, and values of SSMC; The SM will adhere to and promote the Professional Midwives Code of Conduct for Abu Dhabi and UAE.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Assessment and Diagnosis: Collects and analyzes assessment data to determine a diagnosis and/or issues.
2. Planning and Outcomes Identification: Identifies expected outcomes and develops a plan that addresses health promotion, health restoration, and health maintenance.
3. Implementation and Coordination of Care Delivery: Implements the plan of care in partnership with the patient, family, and healthcare team members.
4. Health Teaching and Health Promotion: Utilizes teaching strategies appropriate to the individual patient’s condition and learning needs.
5. Evaluation: Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
6. Evidence-based Practice and Research: Integrates evidence and research findings into practice.
7. Leadership: Demonstrates leadership behaviors in practice settings, across the profession, and in the community.

Accountabilities

• Analyzes complications and risk factors around pregnancy and refers to the appropriate physician.
• Maintains a professional and therapeutic nurse-patient relationship and serves as a patient advocate.
• Speaks up to question healthcare practices as appropriate for safety and quality improvement.
• Evaluates own nursing and midwifery practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines.
• Promotes a practice environment that reduces environmental health risks for staff.

QUALIFICATIONS

Experience:

• Required:
  NLT 2 years experience as a Midwife in a maternity hospital or appropriate setting.

• Desired:
  N.A.

Educational Qualification:

• Required:
  Bachelors degree in Midwifery or equivalent qualification in Midwifery (minimum three (3) years course duration) OR BSc in Nursing or equivalent (minimum three (3) years course duration) and Midwifery Certificate (minimum one (1) year course duration) OR Associate degree in Nursing from Canada or USA (minimum two (2) years course duration) and Successful completion of the National exam and Midwifery Certificate (minimum one (1) year course duration) AND Valid/current national license AND BLS.

• Desired:
  ALSO and NRP relevant to the area of specialty.