About This Role
This per diem doula role supports individuals through labor, birth, and the postpartum period at Samaritan Hospital. The doula provides continuous, individualized care as well as physical and emotional support to birthing people and their families. Working closely with the birthing team, the doula offers safe, high-quality, and culturally sensitive care at every stage of the process.
Responsibilities
- Provide continuous, individualized care and physical and emotional support to birthing people and their families
- Collaborate closely with the birthing team (midwives, nurses, and physicians)
- Offer safe, high quality and culturally sensitive care to all patients giving birth at SPHP at every stage of their labor, birth/postpartum process
- Start relationships with birthing people prior to hospital admission when appropriate and possible, for education and planning for the birth experience
- Be present at the birth and remain through the immediate postpartum period, at the birthing person's request
- Offer help and guidance on measures for comfort and pain relief such as breathing, relaxation, movement, positioning and comforting touch
- Be an advocate, provide emotional support, and act as a facilitator to assist in communication with hospital staff
- Provide immediate postpartum support and initiation of breastfeeding, as needed (if applicable and trained to provide such breastfeeding support)
- Discuss the birth experience
- Discuss importance of postpartum physician/midwife follow up
- Ask if the infant's first wellness checkup has been made and, if not, encourage the member to do so
- Be supportive of preferred infant feeding method
- Provide breastfeeding support (if so trained) with latching and positioning
- Discuss importance of adequate rest for the member
- Assist in prioritizing offers of help from friends and extended family
- Assist the member in understanding baby cues and suggest techniques for soothing the baby
- Demonstrate and have the member provide a return demonstration of infant care
- Educate the member on infant carrying devices available
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED
- Doula certification from an accredited Doula training program
- 1 year in childbirth education, labor support, or breastfeeding education and support
- DONA International certification or obtain within six months from hire
- Basic computer literacy
- Ability to communicate effectively and possess excellent customer service skills
Benefits
- Flexible scheduling
- Inspirational leadership
