Staff Midwife

Role Overview

Staff Midwife at SEHA. The Staff Midwife acts as a key member of the interdisciplinary team, fostering collaboration, effective communication, and culturally sensitive care, while advocating for patient dignity and rights.

Role Purpose

Deliver safe, efficient, and compassionate care to women with uncomplicated pregnancy and normal childbirth, while supervising and mentoring junior staff, supporting education and professional development, and contributing to organizational initiatives, performance improvement, and risk management.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Care & Patient Assessment

• Act as the lead care provider for women with uncomplicated pregnancy.
• Conduct assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care in accordance with organizational policy and procedures and the unit scope of service.
• Provide routine antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care for normal pregnancy including risk assessment, recognition of complications and initiation of appropriate action.
• Identify pregnancy complications and risk factors and refer to the appropriate physician.
• Identify significant changes in patient conditions, initiate appropriate action and report to immediate supervisor or physician as appropriate.
• Prioritize patient care based on ongoing assessment of patient needs.
• Promote normal physiological childbirth.
• Promote breastfeeding and comply with baby friendly organizational initiatives.
• Utilize evidence-based practice in the provision of care.

Medication & Safety Management

• Administer medications according to organizational policies and procedures.
• Understand actions of medication and contraindications, evaluate patient's response and identify side effects and initiate appropriate action.
• Practice within the Ministry of Health and DOH Narcotic Policies and Procedures.
• Report Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) and Medication errors in accordance with organizational policy.
• Respond to all levels of emergencies according to organizational policies and procedures.
• Ensure provision of a clean and safe working environment that minimizes risks to patient, visitors, other staff, and self.
• Identify faulty or defective equipment or furniture, remove from service and report to immediate supervisor for action.
• Comply with International and HAAD patient safety goals.
• Actively promote and comply with organizational Infection Control policies and procedures.
• Identify, manage and report incidents to immediate supervisor and to physician as required.
• Actively contribute to the organization's culture of patient safety.

Supervision, Mentoring & Education

• Supervise practical nurses, practical midwives, junior staff and student nurses to ensure the provision of safe and effective patient care.
• Act as preceptor to new staff as required.
• Act as role model and mentor to fellow nursing staff.
• Assess patient and family education needs, plan for and provide education and evaluate outcome.
• Provide a suitable environment that supports patient and family learning.
• Ensure patient and family are provided with comprehensive information and resources to meet their healthcare needs and empower them to make informed choices about their care.
• Engage in health promotion activities in the healthcare organization and community.

Communication & Collaboration

• Facilitate effective communication between the patient, family and the interdisciplinary health care team as required.
• Liaise with other healthcare providers as necessary to ensure appropriate and timely interventions for patients and for discharge planning.
• Coordinate individualized care from point of first contact throughout the episode of care, incorporating discharge planning in the plan of care.
• Participate in the referral process and utilize available resources for the provision of comprehensive care to patients and families as per organizational policy.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to provide patient and family centered care.
• Actively participate in meetings, rounds and case conferences in the role of primary nurse.
• Facilitate a climate of mutual understanding and appreciation of cross-cultural differences inherent in a multicultural society.
• Establish and maintain professional boundaries with patients and members of the healthcare team.

Documentation & Information Management

• Provide comprehensive clinical handover and reports as required to ensure patient safety.
• Ensure nursing documentation is compliant with organizational policies and procedures.
• Ensure documentation reflects a continuous, systematic and accurate nursing assessment of all patient care events.
• Maintain confidentiality and security of patient, family, and organizational information in accordance with the confidentiality policy.
• Participate in the use of information technology and relevant electronic medical records.
• Complete appropriate documentation according to organizational policy.

Performance Improvement & Professional Development

• Participate in annual performance reviews of self and others.
• Participate in quality improvement activities by assisting with the development of standards, implementation and review of policies, procedures, guidelines, evaluation of indicators and reporting of outcomes and trends.
• Monitor and assist in evaluating unit operation and services in order to correct problems, improve systems and ensure safe patient care.
• Participate in interdisciplinary teams and Performance Improvement Projects for the evaluation and improvement of processes and clinical practice.
• Actively participate in organizational change in a constructive manner.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of resource consumption and practices within a cost-effective framework.
• Assume accountability and responsibility for own practice and do not carry out tasks beyond level of competence.
• Demonstrate service excellence and act as a patient advocate to support the patient's rights and dignity at all times.
• Demonstrate a professional commitment to patients and fellow healthcare professionals.
• Demonstrate sound critical thinking, conflict management and problem-solving ability.
• Promote and support a collaborative practice model.
• Promote an interdisciplinary team approach based on mutual respect and direct communication between health professionals.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Midwifery or equivalent qualification with minimum of three (3) years course duration in Midwifery; or
• BSc in Nursing or equivalent with minimum three (3) years course duration and Midwifery Certificate with minimum one (1) year course duration; or
• Associate degree in Nursing from Canada or USA with minimum two (2) years course duration, and successful completion of the National exam and Midwifery Certificate with minimum one (1) year course duration.
• DOH License or DOH Eligibility.

Skills & Competencies

• Sound critical thinking, conflict management and problem-solving ability.
• Professional commitment to patients and fellow healthcare professionals.
• Evidence-based practice application.
• Collaborative practice and interdisciplinary team approach.
• Leadership and mentoring capability.
• Patient advocacy and culturally sensitive communication.
• Medication knowledge and safe administration.
• Risk assessment and complication identification.
• Documentation and information technology competency.
• Cost-effective resource management.
• Commitment to continuous learning and professional development.