PRN RN Birth Assistant

Are you excited about a new and exciting opportunity Do you have a passion for working with families and individuals in need of healthcare housing and community support services Are you interested in working for a missiondriven and innovative organization Well look no further! At Community of Hope we envision Washington DC where everyone is healthy housed and hopeful. If you are ready to make a positive difference in the community this position is for you!

Our mission: To improve health end homelessness and partner with communities to make Washington DC more equitable.

Our Approach and Values:

We celebrate peoples strengths and acknowledge the impact of trauma on peoples lives.

We embrace diversity welcome all voices and treat everyone with respect and compassion.

We lead and advocate for changes to make systems more equitable.

We strive for excellence and value integrity in all that we do.

Position Summary: The RN Birth Assistant is responsible for assisting Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM) with nonclinical duties and serves as second onsite staff member with CPR and NNR certifications. The Birth Assistant is accountable directly to the Birth Center RN Manager. This position will be PRN/OnCall and scheduled on an asneeded basis at our Family Health and Birth Center in NE DC.

The pay rate for this position is $38.61 per hour and the offer amount is determined by the candidates education qualifications and experience. Indeed provides its own estimated salary calculator and is not affiliated with COHs range.

Highlighted Duties and Responsibilities:

• Sets up birth room for client in labor including checks of emergency equipment;
• Maintains a comfortable clean environment in the birth room
• Provides ongoing support for client and family as appropriate from admit to discharge;
• Check maternal vital signs fetal heart tones and neonate vital signs at intervals according to policy and practice guidelines; reporting any abnormal values to midwife;
• Assist CNMs with tasks surrounding delivery of infant including but not limited to: ensuring that needed instruments are within reach assisting with drying and stimulating neonate and assisting with emergency procedures as dictated by CNM;
• Returns birth room to original condition following discharge of patient(s) including cleaning restocking sterilizing instruments and tub removing waste and biohazard materials replacing instruments used doing laundry making bed;
• Reports supplies that need to be ordered equipment in need of repair and other birth center needs as appropriate.
• Notes time of all standard and emergency procedures including vital signs ROM birth placenta delivery all emergency procedures and medications given

Minimum Qualifications:

• A current unencumbered DC Registered Nurse license required.
• Experience attending a minimum of 20 labors and births required; experience with outofhospital births a plus;
• Valid CPR and NRP certifications;
• Completion of skills test on or before first day of employment;
• Commitment to work with underserved populations;
• Ability to work in a nonprofit environment.
• Proof of required vaccinations is required. This includes but may not be limited to Flu and Covid. COH will consider requests for reasonable accommodations for anyone who cannot be vaccinated for a religious or medical reason subject to applicable law.

At COH we understand the toll that the Covid19 pandemic has taken on the workforce which is why we prioritize the following wellbeing and worklife balancecentered benefits:

• Remote work opportunities are available for many of our roles promoting a culture of worklife balance.
• 8hour workdays which include a paid lunch
• 11.5 paid company holidays 1 personal floating holiday 15 days of paid vacation (increases to 20 after 3 years of service) and 12 days of paid sick leave on an annual basis
• Annual performancebased raises up to 5 of your annual pay
• National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and DC Health Professional Loan Repayment Program (DCHPLRP) participants
• Tuition reimbursement loan repayment for clinicians licensing reimbursement and continuing education unit funds for licensed staff
• Many opportunities for internal promotions and transfers across the agency as we continue to grow; we average 30 promotions each year
• Ongoing internal leadership training for supervisors
• Diversity equity and inclusion training and initiatives for all staff
• Ongoing wellbeing activities culture compact activities and traumainformed care initiatives
• Medical/Dental/Vision Plans through CareFirst BlueCross Blue Shield
• Life insurance shortterm disability and longterm disability insurance
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care reimbursable expenses
• And much more!

About Us:

Community of Hope is a missiondriven innovative and rapidly growing nonprofit. For 45 years we have provided healthcare housing and community support services to make Washington DC more equitable. As a Federally Qualified Health Center we provide medical dental emotional wellness and care coordination services for the whole family at three locations in DC.

Community of Hope also strongly emphasizes maternal and child health with midwifery practice and the only freestanding birth center in DC. In 2024 Community of Hope provided about 50000 medical visits 6300 dental visits and 17000 behavioral health visits for about 16000 patients. Community of Hope is also one of the largest providers of homelessness prevention and housing services for 1600 households1384 families and 220 individualsexperiencing homelessness in DC. Community support through Family Success Center our WIC nutrition centers and perinatal care coordination for pregnant people experiencing homelessness reach hundreds more families. We believe that everyone in DC can be healthy housed and hopeful.

We were selected as one of The Washington Post 150 Top Workplaces in 2024 and 6 other times since 2014 based on feedback from our staff.

To request a reasonable accommodation to complete an employment application or for general questions about employment with Community of Hope contact a Recruiting Coordinator. Email: Phone:. Community of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.