Position: Senior Staff Midwife SENIOR STAFF MIDWIVES If you want to make a difference, this job is for you. You run your own show, be your own boss. One of the best hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is now hiring Senior Staff Midwives. To be eligible for this position, you must have the following personal traits:- Full understanding of Middle Eastern Cultures and Values - Flexible and Adaptable - Confident, Personable and Empathetic - Energetic - Positive Towards Change - Open and Honest If you meet all of the above, please read on:ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS Report to: Head Nurse Responsible to: Head Nurse and Assistant Director of Nursing Responsible for: Own nursing practice and duties as indicated in job description. Directs the assigned activities of the Registered Nurses, Ward Clerk/Interpreters, General Assistants and General Aides. Liaises with: Medical and nursing staff, hospital support services, patients, families and visitors. ACCOUNTABILITY/OBJECTIVES Assumes responsibility for providing direct patient care, utilizing the nursing process. Provides individualized nursing care to both pre and post-partum patients including the newborn infant. Responsible for patient care during labour, conducts deliveries and recognizes abnormal situations and intervenes appropriately until arrival of the obstetrician. Functions as Midwife-In-charge as assigned, coordinating unit administrative and clinical functions for that particular shift. Serves on various committees and task forces as assigned. RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITY Performs a baseline assessment on admission of all patients including a nursing history of past and present medical and obstetric history. Performs physical assessment including abdominal palpation and vaginal examination. Utilizes knowledge for etiologic, patholphysical and prognosis for gestational period and stages of labour to formulate nursing/midwifery diagnosis and provide individualized patient care. Assesses and documents changes in patient status of the expectant mother and the newborn infant. Establishes priority when providing care for one or more patients. Intervenes timely in clinical and physiological situations where basic life support systems are threatened. Intervenes and provides direct patient care in situations which require patient supervision and skilful management such as in Pre-Eclamptic toxaemia or Eclampsia. Supervises induction of labour and/or augmentation of labour following Labour Ward Policy and Procedure for both low risk and high risk patients. Monitors all patients closely and reports any deviation from the norm regarding the progress in labour and post partum patients admitted for close monitoring. Assists physicians with instrumental deliveries. Assists physicians in medical procedures such as external cephalic version and amniotic fluid reduction. Attends and receives term newborn infants at elective and emergency caesarean sections. Maintains patient’s confidentiality and dignity and deals with patients with empathy. Provides physical assistance and comfort to patients and act as an advocate in the management and relief of pain for all patients. Gives appropriate advice/counselling to patients and their partners regarding all aspects of the patient’s care. Ensures effective communication between all members of the medical midwifery/nursing team regarding the patient’s care. Attends required unit and nursing administration staff development activities. Provides breast feeding education and support. Collaborates with other members of the health care team including the social worker and patient relations to provide effective and quality health care services. Utilizes effective, verbal and written communication and documentation of all nursing assessments, interventions and evaluations. Demonstrates professional accountability by actively participating in continuing education programs, unit staff development activities and a minimum of 8 unit in-services per year. Maintains current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certifications. Recognizes and performs all midwifery/nursing functions according to the Labour & Delivery scope of practice and unit policy and procedures. Acts as a mentor/preceptor for student nurses, midwives and nurse interns Demonstrates ethical behaviour in the performance of patient care services including communication with other medical staff concerned regarding the care of the patient’s status while maintaining confidentiality at all times. Enters and retrieves required patient data from the HBO and MR Viewer Light systems of the computer. Follows Department of Nursing Standards of Courtesy at all times. Adheres to hospital dress code and infection control policies and procedures. Complies with the standards laid down by the Approved National and International Accreditation Agencies. Reports any occurrence not consistent with the operation of the hospital’s standard of service for patients, employees or visitors and situations that may put patients, staff or visitors at risk from injury or other harm. Performs other applicable tasks and duties assigned within the realm of his/her knowledge skills and abilities. Position Requirements Bachelor, 3 to 4 Years work experience Graduate of an accredited Nursing/Midwifery School Current Professional Nurse/Midwife Registration in Country of Origin Neonatal Resusitation Program (NRP) Certificate Basic Audit Techniques Basic Research Methods Minimum of two (2) years as General Registered Nurse Minimum of three (3) years recent labour ward experience Verbal and written mastery of English language Problem Solving and Organization Skills Good Interpersonal Skills
