Assela, Oromia
Marie Stopes International Ethiopia
Under the supervision of the Technical Head/ MCH Specialty Centre Manager, Midwife Nurse performs delivery services at the labour ward; assists doctors and specialists help delivery services; ensures the women in labour get all the necessary support, ensures the tools and instruments for the delivery room are readily available; performs the duties in accordance with accepted standard medical practice and professional code of conduct DUTIES/TASKS Takes active part in the provision of services in the labour and maternity ward;Provides labour follow-up and attend normal deliveries;Ensures all instruments needed for delivery services are readily in place;Assists normal delivery including vacuum assisted vaginal delivery;Provides immediate new born care;Provides immediate postnatal follow up and timely consultation when problems arise;Assists postpartum women in initiating breast feeding postpartum women on danger signs, family planning and HTC;Provides counselling to labouring and postpartum women;Assists doctors as Theatre Nurse and undertakes all standard measures required for procedures;Prepares all surgical instruments, sets and medical supplies required for operation in accordance with accepted standards;Assists doctors intra-operatively (as a Scrub Nurse, Circulating Nurse, etc.) and makes the instruments ready for other operations as required;Co-works with the scrub nurses in the OR as a runner/ circulator; Puts the interest of clients / patients above all other considerations and ensures the confidentiality of all cases;Ensures proper receipt, storage, safe keep, issuance and timely placement of orders of surgical instruments and medical supplies for theatre by pre-establishing re-order level and regular replenishment of enough stocks of the same;Ensures the maintenance of high level standards and applies universal precautions to infection prevention;Avails herself / himself to regular stock taking and audit as and when required;Prepares and submits periodic reports as required;Make an on-time report for the clinical incident happened in the center as per the guideline of MSIE. Performs related tasks as required.