Hospital Midwife Job Hamilton area,Ontario Canada,Nursing

Unit Summary

Step into a job that opens countless doors. As Ontario’s most comprehensive healthcare system, and the only one in the province to provide care from pre-birth to end of life, we offer endless opportunities. You can explore advancement opportunities, take professional development courses, and stretch yourself as a leader, all at HHS.

We are the largest employer in the greater Hamilton region, and play a vital role in training the next generation of health professionals in collaboration with our academic partners, including McMaster University and Mohawk College. We are a world-renowned hospital for healthcare research, ranked fourth in Canada and we focus on improving the quality of care for our patients through innovation and evidence-based practices.

Our multi-site hospital has over 1,100 beds and we offer world-leading expertise in many areas, including cardiac and stroke care, cancer care, palliative care and pediatrics. Open the door to a career that evolves with you. Start exploring opportunities now and join our team of over 15,000 dedicated staff, physicians, researchers and volunteers.

The Women’s Reproductive Health and Newborn Care Program at WLMH is a Level 1B birthing center. The program consists of a Labour and Delivery Unit, Triage, 9 postpartum beds and outpatient services to provide care for women and newborns. The interdisciplinary team consists of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, Family Medicine, Midwives and Nursing. The program cares for women and newborns throughout the continuum in a family-centered environment.

Position Summary

The Hospitalist Midwife will deliver full scope midwifery care as part of a multi-disciplinary team on the Maternal Newborn unit at WLMH while working collaboratively with attending physicians and nursing colleagues.

We are seeking strong, strategic leaders with exceptional relationship building and interpersonal skills. You must be a team player with excellent communication, critical thinking, clinical management and customer service skills. You have vision, flexibility, transparency, honesty and practicality. You support the patient experience, your colleagues and cultural and spiritual beliefs of others. You encompass Hamilton Health Sciences criteria of excellence in care delivery.

Schedule

Work Hours

Days, evenings, nights, weekends, holidays

Qualifications

The Hospitalist Midwife is responsible for the day to day clinical support of the flow of low risk obstetrical and newborn patients.

Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum care, including but not limited to prioritizing client needs (antepartum, admission and discharge timing, conducting well baby assessments, communication with community midwives, consultants and other members of the healthcare team, supporting learners, planning for emergencies, reviewing outcomes, teaching, mentoring and providing support to the midwifery, obstetrical and nursing team actively participating in pandemic planning, handover and daily huddles.

The Hospitalist Midwife communicates and facilitates communication with the other members of the interprofessional team to execute the best plan of care for each client.

Provide backup, support and relief to community RM

Provide clinical obstetrical coverage for Level 1B obstetrical patients

Provide Independent Double Check for nurses and midwives

Provide surge support to physicians to conduct deliveries

Provide coverage of the Triage unit and independently discharge patients when possible within scope

Following consultation with the obstetrician Insert foley catheters for cervical ripening

Following consultation with the obstetrician to start IOL as requested based on acuity of the unit

Provide support to community midwives to facilitate patient discharge within 4-6 hours of birth for both midwifery and low risk obstetrical patients including assessments and newborn screening

Is able to provide support to physicians to help facilitate early discharge, including doing newborn History and Physical if attending nursery physician not available.

Provide advice, assessment and facilitate physician consult and/or transfer…


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