Midwifery Coordinator

Job Summary

The Midwifery Coordinator works with medical and administrative personnel to provide the best possible patient experience. As a member of the midwifery team, this person completes administrative tasks, assists with labor, birth, and the immediate postpartum period. With supervision and guidance, this person performs research and development tasks within the midwifery department.

Duties and Responsibilities

Coordinator Duties

• Creates and executes organizational/administrative strategies for the midwifery program.
• Prepares informational material regarding the midwifery practice and birth center.
• Researches and prepares reports at discretion of supervisors and colleagues.
• Coordinates department projects including accreditations, materials, presentations, and anything else as assigned by the Director of Clinical Services.
• Participates in planning, budgeting, and policy discussions related to midwifery program.
• Collaborate to update midwifery policies and procedures to ensure compliance with professional standards on a regular basis.
• Organizes meetings for midwifery team members as needed.
• Provides trainings for team members, interns, and students.

Birth Assistant Duties

• Assists with initiation of patient history, physical assessment, and patient vitals.
• Manages patient messages for Midwives ensuring the provider successfully maintains timely communication with patients.
• Fulfills responsibilities as assigned that may include cleaning of medical equipment and examination rooms ensuring the strict adherence to universal precautions as established by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
• Monitors and maintains inventories and stocks supplies for Midwifery services.
• Maintains accurate and complete documentation for prenatal visits, labor, delivery and immediate postpartum.
• Obtains records from hospitals, laboratories, other medical provider offices as needed.
• Arranges for patients to receive referral services for specific services as requested by provider.
• Courteously answers incoming calls, makes appointments, answers midwifery services questions.
• Performs point of care testing, specimen collection, administers injections, and perform phlebotomy to obtain lab samples ordered by provider maintaining sterile environment and infection control practices.
• Maintains confidentiality of patients and follows all HIPAA regulations.
• Please note this position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position.
• Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

• Degree: High school diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• At least 1-2 years of overall professional experience; ideally at least one year of experience in a healthcare setting.
• Thorough knowledge of infection control procedures, universal precautions as established by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
• Experience performing phlebotomy preferred.
• The ideal candidate is detail oriented, organized, empathetic, and punctual and possesses strong verbal communication skills.
• Ability to stay calm when patients and/or staff are stressed or upset.
• Strongly supportive of comprehensive full-spectrum reproductive & sexual healthcare, including abortion care, midwifery, and gender affirming care.
• Technology savvy with experience on electronic health record system.
• A successful track record in setting priorities; keen analytic, organization and problem-solving skills which support and enable sound decision making.
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills with an ability to prioritize, negotiate, and work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• A multi-tasker with the ability to wear many hats in a fast-paced environment.
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and dedication to the mission of CHOICES.

Working Conditions

This job operates in a professional office, birthing center, health clinic and hospital environment. This role requires contact with patients. Some external meetings with community partner organizations.
This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets

OSHA Blood borne Pathogen Exposure Determination: Based on the OSHA guidelines for protection against occupational exposure to hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HlV), this position includes tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids, and tissues.
Some night and weekend availability is required.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
This position requires the ability to occasionally lift, push, and pull up to 50-100 lbs.

Travel

Up to 10% travel may be required for this position.