Vacancy title:
Midwife

Jobs at:
American Refugee Committee (ARC)

Deadline of this Job:
12th December 2018

Duty Station:
Kigali, Rwanda

Summary
Date Posted: 29th November 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Company

JOB DETAILS:

ARC works with its partners and constituencies to provide opportunities and expertise to refugees, displaced people and host communities – to better survive conflicts and crisis, and to rebuild lives of dignity, health, security and self-sufficiency.

ARC presently works in and with partners in ten countries globally.

ARC has consistently operated in Rwanda since 1994, and today has a strong and committed team of over 200 regular, full time national staff and partners – implementing programs in Primary health care, RH, HIV and Nutrition, WASH, Shelter/Infrastructure, and SGBV & Protection.

ARC works with its partners and constituencies to provide opportunities and expertise to refugees, displaced people and host communities – to better survive conflicts and crisis, and to rebuild lives of dignity, health, security, and self-sufficiency. ARC presently works in and with partners in ten countries globally.

ARC has consistently operated in Rwanda since 1994, and today has a strong and committed team of over 200 regular, full-time national staff and partners – implementing programs in Primary health care, RH, HIV and Nutrition, WASH, Shelter/Infrastructure, and SGBV & Protection.

ARC is looking for qualified, self-driven and committed individual – in the position of MIDWIFE to be based full time in Mahama Refugee Camp in Kirehe District.

PRIMARY PURPOSE

Key responsibilities:

• Interview patients and provide physical examination to guide diagnosis
  
• Promote and organize ANC (Ante-Natal Care) and PNC (Post Natal Care)
  
• Carry out deliveries according to MoH and international health standards
  
• Understand and use all maternity equipment (extractor, MVA, delivery bed, partogram, resuscitation machine)
  
• Perform postpartum examinations and treatments to ensure that patients and infants are responding normally.
  
• Administer medications (e.g. ergometrine injection) after delivery under the supervision of Medical Doctor
  
• Discuss cases with Medical Doctor to ensure they are appropriately and holistically managed.
  
• Educate patients in different health and nutrition topics including diet in pregnancy and lactation and basic prenatal and post-natal health practices including hygiene and family planning.
  
• Maintain Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) standards in the maternity ward
  
• Manage referrals for complicated pregnancies, to be referred to District Hospital with Health Coordinator and/or Medical Doctor approval
  
• In case of rhesus incompatibility, communicate to management prior to delivery, and request gamma-globulin within 48 hours, and make sure it is administered promptly
  
• Daily maintain and manage records for pregnant women, deliveries, postpartum mothers and Family planning
  
• Provide obstetrics data and statistics to the Head Nurse and Health Data Manager on a routine and ongoing basis for reporting purposes
  
• Provide family planning services to clients, including counseling, sensitization on family planning methods, dispensing contraceptives, and follow-up
  
• Conduct informal and formal training for Community health workers
  
• Conduct training for nurses on Obstetric/Gynecological practices and standards
  
• Coordinate with other health staff on self-assessments of obstetrical skills and challenges
  
• Coordinate with other health staff on referral of obstetrics patients to other needed health services
  

Minimum qualifications:

• Degree in midwifery from a recognized university with full registration and current practicing license with a relevant professional council.
  
• 3 years minimum experience in midwifery in Rwanda
  
• Registration with the National Nursing and Midwifery Council
  
• Knowledge of newborn vital signs, family planning methods
  
• Knowledge of Ministry of Health standards and protocols for maternal/child health and obstetric health
  
• Ability to provide basic Emergency Obstetrics and Newborn Care (BEmONC) training to health staff and CHWs
  
• Knowledge of the regional political and social conditions
  
• Kinyarwanda, English, and French oral/writing skills, Kiswahili oral skills also preferred
  
• Excellent organizational, administrative and management skills
  
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment
  
• Experience working in protracted refugee situation and/or previous experience in Rwanda a plus
  
• Experience in managing and working with a multicultural staff
  
• Strong participatory leadership and interpersonal skills
  
• Ability to motivate and counsel staff working in a refugee camp environment