Doula (Per Diem) - Norwalk

Doula (Per Diem) - Norwalk, CT

Provides continuous emotional and physical support for a woman in labor and her immediate family. This support spans the duration of the labor and during the postpartum period. Per Diem Doulas have a 24 hour call. When called into a birth they stay with the patient through the labor and delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Attends laboring women for the entire length of their labor in order to provide continuity, an average of 12 hours' time, up to a 24-hour duration.
• Provides comfort measures to laboring women in the form of positioning, massage, ambulation, hydration and nutrition & facilities rest.
• Supports patients' families throughout the labor process.
• Facilitates patients' wishes and birth plans. Does this in collaboration with patients', RNs & MDs.
• Works from a call schedule. Makes self available to be called in for deliveries 24/7 on a rotating basis.
• Facilitates mother/infant bonding after delivery. Accomplished by supporting skin-to-skin care and breastfeeding.
• Conducts patient tours on a scheduled basis. Assists childbirth educators in childbirth classes.
• Attends monthly staff meetings, participates in committee meetings, assists coordinator with administrative tasks assigned.
• Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: Required: High School diploma and completion of the DONA (Doulas of North America) or CAPPA (Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association) in person class; Associate's degree preferred. Adheres to Hospital Behavioral Standards. Requires excellent communication skills. Certification: Either DONA (Doulas of North America), or, CAPPA certification (Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association). Must complete the "IN PERSON" workshop. Working Conditions: Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity Occupational: Significant occupational risk Physical Effort: Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force Physical Environment: Significant exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.

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