Midwife- FIVDB-MNCH Project

Job Description

Title: Midwife- FIVDB-MNCH Project

Company Name: Friends in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB)

Vacancy: 48

Age: At least 27 years

Job Location: Bagerhat, Kishoreganj, Noakhali, Sirajganj

Salary: Tk. 35000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Diploma in Midwifery

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Age At least 27 years
• Only Female

• Minimum of Diploma in Midwifery from a renowned institution accredited by Bangladesh Nursing and Midwifery Council.

• Valid registration and licensure as a Diploma Midwife in Bangladesh.

• Familiarity with government healthcare policies, programs and guidelines.

• Minimum 02 years of work experience in midwifery services.

• This position may require handling of emergencies, quick decision-making and effective resource management. She may face emotional challenges when dealing with critical situations and require self-care.

• Support to antenatal care, counseling, deliveries conducted, high-risk pregnancy identification, emergency obstetric care, complication management, postpartum family planning, health education, collaboration with community health workers, patient record keeping, medical history maintenance, quality improvement.

• Reportable to District Technical Coordinator, MNCH project, FIVDB.

• Selected project locations (UH&FWC, UHC, etc.) under assigned District (Bagerhat/Noakhali/Kishoreganj/Sirajganj)

Job Context:

The main purpose of this position is to provide high-quality pre-conception services, antenatal care (ANC), postnatal care (PNC), essential newborn care (ENC), and reproductive and adolescent health care. Identify risk pregnancy/ danger signs, communicate with doctors/ consultants of the facility for comprehensive emergency obstetric care and/or refer to the appropriate higher center. Provide basic emergency obstetric and neonatal care. Conduct normal vaginal delivery. Support Reaching Every Mother and Newborn (REMN) implementation focused on ensuring outreach session as per REMN micro plan.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide high-quality pre-conception services, antenatal care (ANC), postnatal care (PNC), essential newborn care (ENC), reproductive and adolescent health care.

• Identify risk pregnancy/ danger sign, communicate with doctors/ consultants of the facility for comprehensive emergency obstetric care and/or refer to the appropriate higher centre.

• Provide basic emergency obstetric and neonatal care.

• Conduct normal vaginal delivery.

• Provide postpartum family planning counseling and services.

• Ensure appropriate/ rational use of medicines/ drugs.

• Ensure supply, storage, use and maintenance of MSR, instruments and update stock-ledger regularly.

• Documentation and reporting of maternal and neonatal health care services.

• Ensure proper waste management, environmental cleanliness, and infection prevent practices.

• Provide postabortion care (PAC), postabortion family planning (PAFP) services

• Provide health education to the adolescents, newly married couples, and postpartum women regarding hygiene practice, prevention of sexually transmitted infections and gender-based violances (GBV).

• Collaborate with community health workers for awareness, promote healthy practices and strengthen referral systems.

• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings, case discussions and training sessions.

• Contribute to the development and implementation of clinical protocols and guidelines.

• Carry out any other tasks the supervisor and senior management team assign.

• Midwives will do the HB%, RBS, Urine for albumin and Urine for pregnancy including screening tests for triple elimination (HIV, Hep.B, Syphilis) in their facilities

As per the project policy of FIVDB and the budgeted provision of this project.