Vacancy Announcement- Certified Midwife!

AMI Expeditionary Healthcare LLC provides healthcare support solutions around the world. Its mission is to provide the highest quality medical and public health services to bring flexible, adaptable, and scalable healthcare solutions to the clients and communities who need them most.

Position Location and Details

AMI Expeditionary Healthcare, LLC seeks is a qualified and experienced candidate for the post of Certified Midwife for its medical facility in Liberia.

Job Title: Certified Midwife

Reporting To: Head Nurse

Assignment Duration: This position is available for either full-time or part-time, for an indefinite period.

Job Summary: The Certified Midwife plays a vital role in providing comprehensive maternal and newborn healthcare services to women and their families. They are responsible for setting nursing care standards and objectives; assisting Obstetricians in labor, delivery, and postpartum care; ensuring adherence to protocols; and delivering optimal nursing care with minimal supervision.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides comprehensive antenatal care to pregnant women, including physical assessments, screening, prenatal education, etc.
• Conducts childbirth education classes to prepare expectant mothers for labor, delivery, and postpartum care.
• Must know how to utilize the partograph to monitor labor progress, detect abnormalities, and make informed decisions regarding the need for interventions.
• Performs routine newborn assessments and provides care to neonates immediately after birth.
• Provides postpartum care to mothers and newborns, including monitoring for complications, breastfeeding support, and postpartum education.
• Conducts family planning counseling and provides contraceptive services to women.
• Participates in community outreach programs to promote maternal and child health and provides education on reproductive health topics.
• Collaborates with clinicians to ensure continuity of care for mothers and babies.
• Maintains accurate medical records, including prenatal assessments, labor and delivery, and postpartum follow-up visits.
• Adheres to professional standards of practice, ethical guidelines, and regulatory requirements governing midwifery care in home country.

General Nursing Duties

• Performs all other general nursing duties and activities including administration and management of clinical procedures, operating medical equipment, monitoring patients’ treatment progress, etc.
• Delivers professional health services including in/outpatient pediatric and adult care, emergency, and critical care nursing services which adheres to the clinic’s policies.
• Performs 24/7 bedside monitoring for critical care or high dependency patients in the Critical Care Unit.
• Assesses and stabilizes patients in life-threatening emergencies such as strokes, heart attacks, etc.
• Conducts rounds with physicians and observes instructions regarding treatment alterations.
• Ensures nursing care and the treatment plan is administered in accordance with physician's instructions and in a timely manner.
• Escorts patients to doctor’s consultation office and acts as chaperone as and when required.
• Maintains and adheres to medication storage procedures and controlled substance regulations.
• Assists in transporting patients for external diagnostic procedures and referrals.
• Maintains a safe and clean environment ensuring workstation, ward areas, and patients’ rooms are hygienic and in a comfortable state.
• Ensures visiting hours are adhered to by patient’s relatives and friends and controls traffic flow.
• Maintains continuity among the nursing team by ensuring proper hand over between shifts.
• Maintains a proper documentation and filing system and ensures patients medical records are securely kept and accurately updated.
• Attends all trainings sessions, general staff, and nurses’ meetings as required.
• Adheres to the national nursing regulations and always maintains a valid and up to date practice license.
• Assists the billing department with appropriate information needed to process patient’s payments or requests for Guarantees of Payment as deemed necessary.
• Performs any other duties as and when directed by Line Manager.

Required skills and abilities:

• Compassion:? is compassionate, cool-tempered, and sensitive to the well-being of others.
• Organizational skills:?must possess excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Critical thinking skills: must have wise judgment, able to use own initiative, and be proactive.?
• Emotional stability:?is patient and able to give the best care under stressful circumstances.
• Excellent bedside manner:?must have very good clinical skills and excellent bedside manner.
• Mum's the word:?maintains strict confidentiality concerning health records and information.
• Time management:?can multi-task without error and has good time management skills.
• Physical endurance: ability to push, pull, or lift with assistance up to 150 pounds and stand for long hours.
• Communication skills: must have very strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable working in an infectious disease hot zone.
• Knowledge in computer skills i.e. MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.

Education, Experience & Another requirement:

• Updated CV and active nursing license to practice
• Current registration with the Nurses and Midwives Board of Liberia
• Required Education: State Registered Nurse, Diploma in Midwifery. BSc in Nursing is a bonus
• Certificates in Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), Infection Prevention Control (IPC), training, and other relevant courses
• Years of experience needed: minimum 2 years of professional experience in nursing practice and at least 1 year in midwifery practice
• Good knowledge of midwifery/ nursing principles and techniques and their relation to medical practice
• Honest and reliable: displays a high level of integrity
• Experience working in a multi-cultural environment
• Adheres to professional standards of practice, ethical guidelines, and regulatory requirements governing midwifery care in Liberia.

Work Environment & Physical Requirements:

• This position requires onsite attendance. As such, the ideal candidate will adhere to the designated work schedule within Monrovia, Liberia

How to Apply?

Visit https://ami.health/careers/ - and search location Monrovia for position details, then apply by submitting your resume or CV, cover letter, college degree, and professional license (where applicable) to email address: careers.lr@ami.health

Please note that only selected candidates will be contacted.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: AMI provides equal employment opportunities to all and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds to participate in its employment practices. This practice is to ensure AMI maintains a diverse and robust workforce. Based on the above, the company prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type based on race, color, religion, age, sex, tribe, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by the laws of host country(ies). Employment decisions are based strictly on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications. Therefore, this statement applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

The deadline for application is Friday, December 20, 2024.

Note: Please indicate the job title “Certified Midwife” in the subject line of your application

Due to the urgency of this recruitment, applicants will be interviewed on a rolling basis.