Midwife in Obstetrics and Gynecology Department

Job responsibilities

Provide and coordinate Patient Care:

• Assess patient's general health status
• Prepare a nursing care plan according to the needs and area of work with the help of other healthcare and professionals
• Provide full antenatal care including screening tests in the hospital
• Examine client during pregnancy, utilizing physical findings, laboratory tests results and client statements to evaluate conditions
• Give support and advice on the daily care of the baby, including breastfeeding
• Provide postpartum care management
• Document and communicate actions to maintain continuity of care among the nursing team
• Assume and maintain patient and his environment hygiene and infection control
• Record, report and monitor vital signs, symptoms and changes in patients' conditions and signs with staff full name
• Record manually and/or electronically patients information
• Deliver detailed instructions and information to patients / family in collaboration with physician
• Prepare and takes ward rounds with physicians
• Educate patient and his/her family their roles of promoting successful therapy and rehabilitation
• Administer and document medications as prescribed, within hesitation collaborate with prescriber physicians and sign
• Take care of all materials and equipment at disposal to the service

• Engage in research activities related to nursing and mentor nursing students in the clinical practice
• Deliver detailed nursing instruction s to patients for discharge
• Prepare patients for examinations
• Prepare rooms and decontaminate equipments and instruments
• Attend educational workshops for enhancing professional and technical knowledge
• Assist doctors during surgery

N.B

1. Five years relevant working experience should be at Hospital level and Having a registration certificate
2. The candidate should have valid license to practice midwifery in Rwanda issued by the professional council.

Minimum qualifications

• ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN MIDWIFERY

  5 Years of relevant experience

Required competencies and key technical skills

• Good knowledge of Rwanda Health System

• Knowledge of clinical services Policy and procedure

• Accountability AND RESPONSIBILITY of the legal obligations for midwifery practice

• Ability to maintain ethical midwifery practice