About This Role
This role as a Doula involves providing comprehensive support to program participants through prenatal, labor, birth, and postnatal services. You will assist families in establishing birth plans and accessing community resources, while also offering emotional and physical comfort. The position requires a flexible schedule to meet participant needs and involves being on-call for births and client support.
Responsibilities
- Provide emotional support, physical comfort, and information to the pregnant woman, birthing person, and her family during the prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum periods
- Meet with participants for a total of eight visits not counting the birth, lasting 1.5-2.0 hours, in both prenatal and postpartum periods
- Assist families in initiating breastfeeding and strengthening the parent-child relationship
- Identify needs and refer families to additional community resources, including healthcare and basic necessities
- Refer families to a Case Manager for more intense needs
- Assist families in establishing a birth plan and increase the family’s ability to problem solve and advocate for themselves and their children, especially during the birth process
- Be on-call 24/7 to respond to calls/texts and be available for support clients in between visits
- Be on-call and available to leave for the hospital to attend and support the laboring mother and her family during the intrapartum and immediate postpartum period
- Participate in meetings, conferences, webinars, trainings, outreach, and check-ins as needed
- Keep records in accordance with organizational policies, protocols, and regulations set by accrediting agencies
- Enter all necessary data into the agency’s designated database system no later than 24 hours
Requirements
- High School Diploma is required
- Must be trained and certified as a Doula with any certification approved by New Jersey
- Agree to enroll as a Medicaid provider under the agency
- Experience working with the Multicultural Community in urban settings
- Maintain sufficient physical, mental, and emotional health
- Be able to provide continuous physical support during labor and delivery
Nice to have:
- Previous experience in roles such as a Community Health Worker, Doula, Patient Navigator, Home Visitor, or Health and Wellness Coordinator
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Life/LTD insurance
- Vision insurance
- FSA
- 403(b) retirement plan
- PTO
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