Roots of Health is looking for a Midwife

Roots of Health / Ugat ng Kalusugan is hiring! We are looking for a Midwife to join our team. If you know of anyone who is qualified and might be interested, please share this information. Thanks so much.

SEEKING: MIDWIFE

Roots of Health /Ugat ng Kalusugan is a nonprofit organization focused on improving the health of women and girls, and their communities, in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, in the Philippines.  We aim to increase the reproductive health and overall well-being of women and girls, and decrease malnutrition in babies and young children.

Roots of Health empowers women and girls to secure their right to health and freedom from violence, and to support and protect the health and well-being of their children. Our activities are guided by the international human rights framework, which includes a core belief that health is a human right; these activities are carried out using a community-based approach. 

Position Summary

Ugat ng Kalusugan is hiring for a Midwife to provide direct clinical services and education to the women and children that the organization serves. This is a part-time position with the possibility of becoming full-time after a two-month probation period.  Part-time salary range of P4,500 – P6,000 per month depending on experience and skills.

Responsibilities

• Be on call and assist with home deliveries among pregnant Ugat ng Kalusugan clients who choose to give birth at home. Have experience and training in recognizing delivery complications and know when to refer a client to an OB-GYN or to a hospital or lying in clinic.

• Conduct check-ups for women and girls in Ugat ng Kalusugan program sites. This includes carrying out pap smears, pelvic exams, prenatal and postnatal checkups, basic care of cuts and minor injuries and other basic clinical procedures.

• Counsel women on family planning issues, and prescribe and dispense the appropriate contraceptives to women who seek to be on contraception.

• Monitor the weights and general health and nutrition of underweight women, girls, boys and babies in the Ugat ng Kalusugan program sites.

• Provide women and girls with education and information regarding their health, especially their reproductive health.

Job Qualifications

Required:

• Board certification in midwifery
• College or university degree
• Experience with home deliveries
• Willing to work nights or weekends (with compensation) if necessary
• Highly organized and detail oriented
• Enthusiastic, flexible and good-humored

Desired:

• At least one year of direct midwife work experience

Send cover letter and resume to ami@rootsofhealth.org by March 10, 2012.