Midwife

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Education: Matric with a relevant Diploma. Experience: Fresh candidate, preferably with 01 Year of experience. · Report in time on duty as per schedule shift in assign areas. · Measure, monitor, and accurately record vital signs and assigned patient observations. · Observe patients for changes in condition and promptly report signs of deterioration to the responsible nurse. · Assist nursing staff with routine nursing procedures within the defined scope of practice and competency. · Administer oral and topical medications only when authorized and permitted within the defined service scope. · Maintain accurate and timely documentation of patient care, monitoring, and interventions in HMIS. · Assist with patient admission, transfer, discharge, and transportation as required. · Check initial Fetal Heart sound with Fetoscope/Sonic Cade, document in HMIS and inform to duty doctor to review. · Inform the duty doctor about patient arrival and to perform CTG of the patient, which must be labelled by patient name and MR# and documentation of finding by doctor in patient record. · Conduct bed-to-bed shift handover from the outgoing to the incoming shift, covering patient status, files, medications, investigation reports, intake/output charts, pending investigations, and other outstanding care tasks, including the reasons for any pending items. · Always maintain patient privacy and dignity by covering with top sheet and drawing curtains before any examination. · Adhere with the standards of midwifery care, ensuring objectives are achieved using a systematic approach to evidence based care by following IHHN policies and procedures. · Communicate, support women health and empower women/their families throughout pregnancy and childbirth ensuring sensitivity to individual situations and needs. · Take appropriate interventions by using clinical judgment to reassess the patient response to treatment/intervention and document. · Communicate effectively with patients, families, nurses, physicians, and multidisciplinary team members. · Prepare medication requisitions, forward to pharmacy for dispensing and follow until its dispensed. · Evaluate each patient for their concern and required supplies, medication, labs, food and arrange at first hand. · Ensure appropriate availability and utilization of patient-care supplies and equipment. · Assist in maintaining a clean, safe, and organized patient-care environment. · Follow infection prevention and control practices, including hand hygiene and appropriate use of PPE. · Maintain patient safety, dignity, privacy, confidentiality, and rights at all times. · Demonstrate professionalism, teamwork, accountability, compassion, and respect in all patient-care activities. · Uphold IHHN's mission, values, ethics, and patient-centered care standards. · Perform any other task assigned by the immediate Supervisor that is commensurate with your knowledge and skills. Note: “ Indus Hospital & Health Network is an employer that does not tolerate Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.”