Midwife

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 56,000; Part time

Job summary

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority is seeking a midwife for the WRHA Community Health Services - Ode'imin site to cover maternity leave. The role is in the Midwifery department and involves working with a multidisciplinary team in a full practice setting.

Responsibilities include providing care according to College of Midwives of Manitoba standards, maintaining CPR/NRP qualifications, and participating in assessment and birthing support while ensuring safety and quality of care for diverse

Qualifications

• Recent midwifery practice experience must meet Manitoba Standards for Currency of Practice.
• Experience working with multicultural and disadvantaged populations preferred.

Skills

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Cultural competence

Education

Midwifery program approved by College of Midwives of Manitoba

Job description

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Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Site: WRHA Community Health Services - Ode'imin

Department / Unit: Midwifery

Job Stream: Clinical

Union: MAHCP

Anticipated Start Date - End Date: 11/25/2026 - 05/25/2028

Reason for Term: Maternity Leave

FTE: 0.50

Anticipated Shift: Days;Evenings;Nights;Weekends;Standby coverage as required

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 8.00

Annual Base Hours: 2080

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Position Overview

Experience

• Recent midwifery practice experience must meet the College of Midwives of Manitoba’s Standards for Currency of Practice Required for Initial/Maintaining Registration as a Practicing Midwife.
• Experience working with multicultural and disadvantaged populations is preferred.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Graduate of an educational program approved by the College of Midwives of Manitoba.
• Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and neonatal resuscitation certification (NRP) with intubation required.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Eligible for Registration with the College of Midwives of Manitoba as a practicing midwife, supervised candidate or exam candidate.
• Possession of a valid Manitoba class 5 driver’s license.
• Each midwife must be eligible for liability insurance coverage purchased by the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA).

Qualifications and Skills

• Ability to function as a member of an interdisciplinary team is required.

Physical Requirements

• Must be physically capable of performing duties related to the position under varying weather and environmental conditions. This position requires significant lifting and carrying of a variety of clinical and birth equipment as well as the ability to climb stairs with this equipment (i.e., in buildings without elevators).
• Owns or has access to a dependable vehicle that is available for use at all times.

This maternity/parental term may expire sooner than the date indicated subject to a minimum of two (2) weeks’ notice.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, Prairie Crocus Manor, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

Wewelcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodationsare available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.