Midwife Emergency Response Team

JOB SUMMARY: The primary responsibility of the Nurse Midwife is to support the implementation of services in an emergency setting. The Nurse Midwife will be responsible for providing comprehensive antenatal care (ANC) and postnatal care (PNC) in a challenging setting, ensuring maximum access and utilization of services by affected populations; and setting up maternity care in new health centers, hospitals, and mobile clinic. In addition, he/she may also be requested to assist hospital staff as needed.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation:

Main Tasks And Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive ANC and PNC in a challenging setting, ensuring maximum access and utilization of services by affected populations;
• Conduct and supervise deliveries and perinatal care where appropriate and manage referrals where necessary;
• Setting up maternity care in new health centers, hospitals, and mobile clinics;
• Training local midwives and working with community birth attendants to ensure safe community birthing practices;
• Offer support and advice following events such as miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal abnormality and neonatal death;
• Provide advice and guidance on a safe and timely transfer home;
• Assist in development and delivery of educational sessions for staff and patients;
• Identify and care for survivors of Gender Based Violence in partnership with other team members;
• Collaborate with other departments as needed to ensure smooth implementation and integration of services;
• Adhere to administrative directives with regards to work schedules, record keeping, patient communications, re-stocking of necessary drugs, consumables and other items
  
  

General

• Deployed personnel are expected to assist with the setup, maintenance and demobilization of the clinical spaces and base camp as required.
  
  

Policy Adherence

• Actively promote PSEA (prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and among beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps.
• Adhere to the Code of Conduct, maintain humanitarian principles and respect international humanitarian law at all times.
  
  

Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and not necessarily all inclusive.

Code of Conduct

As applicable to this position, an individual must promote and encourage a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the organization and maintain a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards.

If this is a supervisory position, one must set an example of ethical behavior through one’s own conduct and oversight of the work of others; ensure that those who report to you have sufficient knowledge and resources to follow the standards outlined in the Code of Conduct & Ethics; monitor compliance of the people you supervise; enforce the Code of Conduct & Ethics and International Medical Corps’ policies, including the Safeguarding Policy and the Protection from Harassment, Bullying and Sexual Misconduct in the Workplace Policy, consistently and fairly; support employees who in good faith raise questions or concerns.

Safeguarding

It is all staff shared responsibility and obligation to safeguard and protect populations with whom we work, including adults who may be particularly vulnerable and children. This includes safeguarding from the following conduct by our staff or partners: sexual exploitation and abuse; exploitation, neglect, or abuse of children, adults at risk, or LGBTI individuals; and any form of trafficking in persons. Staff are also responsible for preventing violations to our Code of Conduct and Ethics, which may involve Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption or Harassment. If you see, hear or are made aware of any violations to the Code of Conduct and Ethics or Safeguarding Policy, you have an obligation to report.

Equal Opportunities

International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or status as a veteran.

Minimum Qualifications

• Typically, a Graduate degree or midwife certification and registration required. Tropical nursing diploma desirable. Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
• Typically, 6+ years of relevant and progressive experience as Midwife in public or private health facilities including experience working and living in developing countries or limited resource area; inclusive of at least 3 years of experience in a hospital setting and 1 year in community or outpatient setting;
• Ability to provide and counsel on basic STI treatment and family planning preferred;
• Working knowledge HIV/AIDs/ PMTCT/TB preferred;
• Capacity to evaluate complex ethical situations and work with team on decision making;
• Willingness to work in unstable areas;
• Adaptable and able to work in a multi-cultural team and understand cross-cultural issues surrounding childbirth;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English required; working knowledge of French, Spanish or Arabic skills desirable;
• Must be able to demonstrate cross-cultural awareness and maintain a positive working relationship with clients and colleagues with professionalism and integrity;
• Demonstrated skills in creative problem solving particularly in limited resource settings;
• Experience in managing, training and motivating multiethnic and multicultural teams.
• Must be able to work with limited resources.
• Must be able to deploy to emergencies on short notice
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required; fluency in Spanish, French, Arabic is desirable