Nurse - Midwife
Provide high-quality maternal and newborn care services
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Overview
Provide high-quality maternal and newborn care services
You have:
- KRN/KRM, Bachelors in Midwifery from a recognized institution.
- Registration with the Nursing Council of Kenya.
- At least 4 years of experience in a busy maternity ward.
- Emergency Obstetrics and Newborn Care is mandatory.
- Respectful maternal newborn competency trainings highly desirable.
- Strong clinical skills and knowledge of maternal and child health.
- Ability to work under pressure and in challenging environments.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
Job Description
To provide high-quality maternal and newborn care services, ensuring safe deliveries and optimal maternal and child health outcomes. The position will report to the maternity ward in charge.
Key Responsibilities
Maternal Care:
- Provide comprehensive antenatal care, including health assessments, counseling, and education. - Identify high risk pregnancies and making necessary referrals to medical officers. - Supervise and assist mothers in labor, monitor labor using partograph and nursing care plans. - Ensure all required observations, prescribed treatments and procedures are properly carried out and documented in the patient’s chart. - Provide postnatal care, including counseling on breastfeeding, family planning, and newborn care. - Identify and manage complications during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum periods. - Ensure birth registration is carried out promptly before discharge of both mother and baby. - Offering support and counselling following miscarriages, stillbirth, early neonatal death, birth asphyxia and congenital anomalies. - Arranging and providing health education for the mother, her partner and family. - Offer family planning counseling and services, including long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs).
Neonatal Care:
- Provide immediate newborn care, including resuscitation, thermal regulation, and early breastfeeding. - Monitor newborn health and identify any potential complications through assessment of the newborn. - Administer essential neonatal interventions, such as vitamin K and vaccinations.
Family Planning:
- Provide counseling and education on post-partum family planning methods. - Offer contraceptive methods, including long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs).
Record Keeping:
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date electronic medical records for all patients. - Submit timely reports on maternal and child health indicators.
Training and Supervision:
- Participate in training and capacity-building activities to enhance skills and knowledge. - Supervise and mentor junior staff.
Community linkage:
- Coordinate with the community health workers to ensure continuity of care of all clients on discharge.
Additional duties:
- Supervise incentive staffs working in the maternity ward - Escort patient to other referral hospital when necessary. - Do hospital coverage and on-call as required. - Maintain equipment in good condition and submit regular inventory report of the same. - Carry out any other additional duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.
Key Result Areas.
- Reduced maternal and neonatal mortality rates - Increased uptake of antenatal and postnatal care services - Improved postnatal family planning utilization rates - Effective supervision and mentorship of junior staff.
Qualifications
- KRN/KRM, Bachelors in Midwifery from a recognized institution. - Registration with the Nursing Council of Kenya. - At least 4 years of experience in a busy maternity ward. - Emergency Obstetrics and Newborn Care is mandatory. - Respectful maternal newborn competency trainings highly desirable. - Strong clinical skills and knowledge of maternal and child health. - Ability to work under pressure and in challenging environments. - Good communication and interpersonal skills.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe your experience with antenatal care? | This question assesses your knowledge and practical experience in providing antenatal care. | Share specific examples of how you have provided antenatal care, including any challenges you faced and how you overcame them. |
| How do you manage complications during labor? | The interviewer wants to know your problem-solving skills in critical situations. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies do you use for effective patient education? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a time you mentored a junior staff member. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you ensure accurate medical record keeping? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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