Midwife Specialty

Woodston Personnel Ltd; قصر العبدالله; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare recruitment agency in Saudi Arabia is seeking a nurse midwife to provide comprehensive antenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum care to pregnant women. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in Nursing or Midwifery and at least 5 years of nursing experience with 3 years in midwifery. This full-time position offers excellent remuneration and benefits, and candidates should be registered with the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties. Interested applicants should email their CV to register their interest.

Benefits

Excellent remuneration

Benefits available

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Nursing or equivalent is essential.
• Formal midwifery training is mandatory.
• Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) certification is required.
• Minimum of 5 years nursing experience with 3 in midwifery is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive care to pregnant women during antenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum periods.
• Conduct patient assessments and document care provided.
• Assist in uncomplicated deliveries and provide post-delivery care.
• Communicate effectively with patients and healthcare team members.

Skills

Antenatal care

Postpartum care

Patient assessment

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor Degree in Nursing or equivalent

Formal midwifery training

Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)

Tools

Hospital Information System

Job description

Overview

The candidate will provide antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care and management to medically uncomplicated pregnant women and their fetuses, and provide immediate post-partum assessment of mothers and newborns to patients identified as midwifery cases.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide total patient care and management to medically uncomplicated pregnant women in the antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum periods, as ordered by the physician in accordance with the established hospital and Midwifery scope of practice, division and unit specific guidelines, policies and procedures, standards and protocols of the Midwifery service.
• Obtain medical history, conduct physical assessment, routine antenatal examinations and obstetrical assessments, examinations during the labor process and provide advice before and after screening and tests.
• Perform examinations and artificial rupture of membranes when required. Apply internal and external fetal monitors and correctly interpret CTG readings, assess and monitor, maternal or fetal condition and escalate deterioration and emergency situation.
• Conduct uncomplicated deliveries and post-delivery care to the mother and newborn.
• Provide care for high-risk patients as assigned and escalate to physician when required.
• Document all assessments and care provided in a concise, accurate and complete manner in the patient chart. Communicate patient related information to other health care team members in a timely manner.
• Provide support to parents to cope with miscarriage, pregnancy termination, stillbirth and neonatal death.
• Demonstrate effective communication and collaborative skills when interacting with patients/families and multidisciplinary healthcare team.
• Assist with the orientation and evaluation of new staff.
• Participate in teaching and mentoring of Nursing, Midwifery, Medical and Paramedical students, Interns and Residents.
• Work with health care team members on activities and quality improvement process designed for the improvement of patient care outcomes.
• Comply with hospital infection control and safety protocol.
• Perform other job related duties.

Functional Profile

Responsibility level

• Non-Supervisory

Systems and Equipment:

• Area specific equipment,
• Hospital Information System

Relationships and Communications:

• Work-stream lead, subordinates, other nursing, clinical, technical, support staff, and physicians; all involved internal disciplines (clinical and non).
• Ongoing and direct contact with patients, their families and visitors

Decisions and Judgments:

• Expected to make some clinical decisions and to provide guidance, advice to support staff on work related matters.
• Expected to work with minimum supervision, reporting to line manager when required
• Expected to use critical-thinking skills to reach objective conclusions

Mental Demands

• Represent the organization and the profession
• High paced multi-cultural environment; High responsibility role
• Dealing with patients and their families

Physical Demands

• Ability to work hours as assigned which may include on call, overtime, weekends, night duties, holidays and any shift as required or during coverage of emergencies or other unplanned unprecedented occasions in different units based on skill privileges either permanent or temporary float basis
• Training in safe practices related to work environment
• Must be in and maintain good physical health

Full time contracts with excellent renumeration and benefits available

Please contact us with your CV to register your interest in these roles.

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Education

• Bachelor Degree in Nursing or equivalent from an accredited institution or Diploma Degree in Nursing (Western standard for those who graduated before the availability of Bachelor Degree) – Essential
• Formal midwifery training and qualifications - Essential
• Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) - Essential

Or

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Midwifery from an accredited institution or Diploma Degree in Midwifery (Western standard for those who graduated before the availability of Bachelor Degree ) - Essential
• Certified Midwife (CNM) - Essential

And

Registration with Saudi Commission for Health Specialties - Essential

Work Experience

• For Nursing Degree Holders with CNM: Minimum of 5 (five) years’ nursing experience in a comparable health care facility/organization, 3 (three) years of which in midwifery – Essential

For Midwifery Degree Holders with CM:

• Minimum of 3 (three) years’ Midwifery post-graduation / licensure as Midwife in a comparable health care facility/ organization – Essential
• English language - Essential
• Arabic - Preferred
• Computer Level II - Essential

Please contact us with your CV to register your interest in these roles.