Rural Health Program Doula at Wellstar Health Systems in Augusta, Georgia

Full Spectrum/Labor Doula

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

We are seeking an experienced, certified Full Spectrum/Labor Doula to provide in-person services. Candidates must reside in the Greater Augusta area, be willing to travel throughout the designated service area, and have demonstrated labor and birth experience.

Wellstar recognizes the role of doulas for the improvement of health outcomes before, during and after pregnancy, and the reduction of racial/ethnic differences in rates of infant death and adverse perinatal outcomes. Wellstar seeks to increase the availability of doulas in areas most affected by infant and maternal mortality and to increase the number of women with a high risk of poor birth outcomes receiving doula services.

The Women's Health Full Spectrum Doula provides physical comfort techniques, emotional reassurance, comfort and encouragement, breastfeeding support, and evidenced-based informational support as part of the patient's essential care team to expectant patients and their families during pregnancy, labor, and in the postpartum period provided both virtually and in-person and based upon cultural preferences. The doula will provide services to women during the periods of pregnancy, birth, and at least three months postpartum.

The Women's Health Full Spectrum Doula also provides direct patient education to expectant women and their families within the communities Wellstar serves. As such, they assume a variety of roles such as subject matter expert, teacher, patient coach, researcher, and consultant. The Women's Health Full Spectrum Doula is responsible for directly leading educational courses offered at a wide variety of patient centered times and locations including day, evening, and weekend options.

The Women's Health Full Spectrum Doula reports to the Director of Women's Health and is responsible for the learning and development needs for those they have been designated to support. As a member of the Women's Health Service Line, it is expected that the individual upholds and supports Wellstar in achieving its mission and goals, fosters communication and collaborative practice between disciplines and serves as a positive role model to promote professional practice. This work is done in partnership with system and facility resources to ensure alignment and sustainability. The scope of the responsibility for the position includes both system and community activities.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

• Patient Support and Advocacy
• Communications with patient when labor is progressing and encourage the patient to go to their hospital location.
• Leader of Learning
• Evidence Based Practice and Research
• Resources and Support

Required Minimum Education: High School Diploma General or GED General or Bachelors Health Promotion-Preferred or Bachelors Public Health-Preferred or Bachelors Education-Preferred or Bachelors Health Education-Preferred or Bachelors Nursing-Preferred or Bachelors Social Work-Preferred

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s): All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

• BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor
• CD - Cert Labor Support Doula

Additional License(s) and Certification(s): CAPPA Full Spectrum Doula Certification within 1 Year RequiredCCE - Cert Childbirth Educator within 1 Year Preferred

Required Minimum Experience: Minimum 2 years Two or more years of experience within a health or behavioral health type setting. Experience working with persons and populations with diverse backgrounds; proficiency in health education and health promotion theory and practice; high quality written and oral interpersonal communication skills; competence in public speaking and presenting and experience providing perinatal education or perinatal family support.

Preferred or Required Minimum Skills: Ability to read, write and speak the English language, optimize the use of technology to support learning and holds basic computer skills; strong interpersonal, collaborative skills along with customer service skills required; ability to function in an autonomous manner. Possess excellent time management skills; possess a strong understanding of adult learning theories and can utilize multi-methods to implement education.