Doula

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Performs under the direct supervision of the Public Health Nurse Manager/Director of Clinical Services provides emotional support physical comfort and education to help clients make informed decisions during their labor. Performs functions required to ensure clinical documentation.

Our core values- Resilience Excellence Accountability Customer Service and Honestyare the foundation of our work and the standard by which we operate. As a member of our team you are expected to demonstrate these values in every aspect of your role. This means delivering high-quality work taking responsibility for your actions providing exceptional service and maintaining integrity in all interactions. Your commitment to these principles is essential to fostering a positive workplace culture and ensuring the success of our organization and the community we serve.

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

This position will serve in the Clinical Services Division of the Onslow County Health Department. Hours will be PRN and on-call. The doula will meet at minimum one time pre-natal and one time post partum. The doula will be available for the duration of active labor (5-6 cm and regular contractions) and for up to one hour post delivery to assist with breastfeeding.

• Conduct prenatal assessments to explore birth priorities fears concerns and make plans with how to best work with the client.
• Create a birth plan with the client including preferences for comfort options and use of medications.
• Educate client on common changes that take place with your body during pregnancy stages of labor and beneficial birthing positions.
• Document the prenatal meeting including: patient preferences for birth plan goals and preferences for the birthing experience and who is in the support network
• Document labor and delivery including: labor timeline interventions support provided and the patient response any labor interventions such as induction epidural or cesarean section and support provided such as massage breathing exercises comfort measures emotion support and any other techniques applied patient responses (how did the patient cope what worked what didnt any changes in preference during labor) birth outcome (babys time born weight condition APGAR)
• Document post partum meeting including: familys emotional and physical wellbeing provide breastfeeding support social support patient feedback outcome and maternal complications
• Maintain professional growth and development through the completion of required competencies

• Fosters communication. building trust engaging in active listening conducting in-person and virtual meetings considering language and accessibility needs being clear and transparent
• Communicates information to influence behavior and improve health.
• Assess the literacy communication needs and preferences of internal and external audiences

Public Health Sciences Skills

• Applying and planning techniques to public health reproductive health programs and/or individual client needs and developing and documenting appropriate birth plans with participants
• Assessing planning implementing and evaluating activities projects and programs in order to meet defined public health measures.

Health Equity Skills

• Recognizes the diversity of individuals and populations and applies principles of ethics diversity equity inclusion and justice in designing implementing evaluating and improving policies programs and services

Community Partnership Skills

• Initiate and sustain trusting relationships with individuals families and social networks such as meeting individuals in inaccessible places making multiple efforts to engage individuals and/or partnering with community-based agencies to increase awareness of services
• Facilitating and demonstrating teamwork and cooperation
• Reporting on team progress/partnerships to upper management as needed

• Ensure accountability for contract and program deliverables
• Managing workload effectively following directions and meeting program deadlines
• Operating clinics and programs with a high level of autonomy and independence
• Providing critical and relevant information to program management in a timely manner
• Demonstrate the ability to be adaptable and flexible while focusing on program quality of care and service.

Specialized knowledge and skill in the birthing experience and labor and delivery including birth plan creation stages of labor newborn care breastfeeding comfort measures and coping techniques can identify healthcare team members and understands medical interventions. Broad knowledge in health care ethics documentation in the medical record and quality assurance. Sophisticated knowledge of current scientific information regarding the prenatal labor and post partum periods and the ability to relate this information to clients professionals and the public. Fundamental knowledge of current principles and practices of public health and program coordination. Ability to interpret policy and protocols into operational procedures and work priorities. Skill in organizing and coordinating the work of others. Full range of skills in presenting ideas orally and in writing clearly and concisely.

Certified doula through a known organization; operate an independent business or is a sole proprietor; high school diploma with preference for a two or four year degree in public health science or medical field. Must have strong interpersonal skills and demonstrate culturally competency. Preference for bi-lingual applicants.