Midwife – Shire & Adwa 6 views0 applications

Open Position: 2
Contract Duration: May 31, 2027
DEPENDING ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING

JOB SUMMARY

The Midwife will assist medical staff in the care and treatment of patients in the Samaritan’s Purse program area. The Midwife will be responsible for maintaining a high standard of care as they help treat patients. The Midwife will support the MMU as well as provide support to recovering Health Centers, as needed.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive midwifery care including prevention, screening, diagnosis, management, and referral of maternal and reproductive health conditions in accordance with SP and national guidelines.
• Apply clinical knowledge and skills to prevent, diagnose, and manage maternal, neonatal, and reproductive health conditions. Conduct consultations as needed and prescribe treatment in line with SP and government protocols.
• Follow up patients during the course of treatment through consultations and examinations, ensuring appropriate management, referral, or continuity of care in collaboration with clinical team members.
• Identify and manage obstetric and neonatal emergencies, including postpartum hemorrhage, pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, sepsis, and obstructed labor, ensuring timely stabilization and referral to appropriate health facilities.
• Promote and facilitate access to reproductive health services, including antenatal (ANC) and postnatal care (PNC) services within the MMU.
• Conduct follow-up of pregnant women to ensure continuity of antenatal care and early identification of high-risk pregnancies.
• Provide postnatal care visits for recently delivered women and their newborns to assess maternal and neonatal wellbeing, identify complications early, and ensure timely management, counseling, and referral as needed.
• Provide structured health education on antenatal care, safe delivery, newborn care, nutrition, family planning, and danger signs during pregnancy and postpartum period.
• Keep patients and families informed about diagnoses, treatment plans, and care processes, ensuring understanding and informed participation in care decisions.
• Ensure care and communication are culturally sensitive and appropriate.
• Screen for gender-based violence (GBV) and provide appropriate first-line support and referral in line with survivor-centered care principles.
• Work closely with clinical and protection staff to ensure identification and referral of vulnerable women and girls requiring additional support.
• Participate in accurate clinical documentation and collection of epidemiological and maternal health data, ensuring validity and completeness.
• Ensure completion and monitoring of MMU maternal and reproductive health quality indicators.
• Work closely with medical and health staff to identify pregnant women in need of ANC and postpartum women requiring PNC services
• Support clinical leadership in training and mentoring other staff and in dissemination of updated protocols and clinical guidelines.
• Carry out additional tasks and responsibilities with a generous and serving spirit for the benefit of Samaritan’s Purse.
• Degree in Midwifery from a recognized university.
• 4 -5 years’ experience in hospital or clinic setting, preferably in low-resource setting.
• Renewed license to practice

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE NEEDED

• Degree in Midwifery from a recognized university.
• 4 -5 years’ experience in hospital or clinic setting, preferably in low-resource setting.
• Renewed license to practice

LANGUAGE

• Proficiency in English and Amharic
• Knowledge of the regional language required
• Knowledge of any other national language is a plus

SKILLS REQUIRED

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty 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 the essential functions.

• Attention to detail, anticipation and follow up are core values of the job function.
• Possesses strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Must be a self-starter and internally driven to success and hard work.
• Possesses strong cross-cultural communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Must be a humble team player
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable.
• Willingness to travel in and out of the field.
• Must have analytical and report writing skills.
• High level of integrity and stewardship
• Committed to the SP values and ethics
• Proficient in making clinical decisions in the care of the patient population serving.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The employee is required to carry out his/her duties in accordance with Samaritan’s Purse Safeguarding policy and Code of conduct.

Employee should remain alert and responsive to any child and adult safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills, which will enable him/her to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the child and adult safeguarding policy and procedures, and conduct his/herself in a manner consistent with the Safeguarding Policy.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be exposed to loud noises around the maintenance and construction workshops.
• May travel in country with exposure to communicable diseases, hot and humid weather conditions.
• Work in a security context that is fluid

SAFEGUARDING COMMITMENT

The employee is required to carry out his/her duties in accordance with Samaritan’s Purse Safeguarding policy and Code of conduct.

Employee should remain alert and responsive to any child and adult safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills, which will enable him/her to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the child and adult safeguarding policy and procedures, and conduct his/herself in a manner consistent with the Safeguarding Policy.