Midwives at Central University Hospital Of Kigali ( CHUK)

Job responsibilities

• Receive mother in the appropriate place with empathy
• Assess and evaluate individual health conditions of the mother
• Care mother in case of emergency and carry out screening tests
• Collaborate with physician to develop plan of care
• Teach student midwives
• Identify and educate the women on the signs which indicate the progress of labour
• Provide information about pain relief, birth positions and delivery options to facilitate informed choices
• Assess foetal and maternal well-being in all stages of labour
• Identifies the signs and symptoms of complicated labour and post-partum complication
• Ensure the safety of both mother and newborn during and after childbirth
• Help parents to cope with miscarriage, termination of pregnancy , stillbirth
• Provide psychosocial support and reassurance to the couple d their relatives
• Collaborate with physician for the follow-up of the mother
• Document all activities carried out in mothers file

• Educates the woman about discomforts of the puerperium and advises on strategies to relieve them
• Handover, evaluate the condition of the patients in collaboration with anesthesia team
• Transport any specimens that require diagnostic testing to the laboratory facilities
• Perform other work-related duties as assigned
• Contribute to the Hospital environmental Hygiene
• Participating in Quality assurance and Quality improvement of the Hospital

Qualifications

• Advanced diploma (A1) in Midwifery Sciences with maximum 5 years of relevant experience at hospital level

  5 Years of relevant experience

Required certificates

• Valid License to practice issued professional council in Rwanda

• License certificate of the National Council for Nurses and Midwifery

Required competencies and key technical skills

• Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.

• Professionalism

• Verbal and written communication skills

• Good interpersonal communication skills and ability to work with others under pressure and solve problems

• Excellent team work, communication and interpersonal skills;

• High level of integrity and professional ethics;

• Registration certificate and valid license to practice midwifery in Rwanda issued by the professional council

• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team in a fast paced environment

• Efficiency of health and safety standards and requirements

• Excellent interpersonal skills