Position Overview
The midwife is an autonomous practitioner who provides safe, flexible, maternity care to women in a variety of settings such as the client’s home, in community clinics and in hospitals. The role of the midwife is to be the primary care provider to women who are accepted into care and their newborn during the childbearing year. The midwife works collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and will provide service delivery in accordance with policies and procedures of Southern Health‐Santé Sud (SH‐SS), the Midwifery Model of Practice and Standards of the College of Midwives of Manitoba (CMM). Midwifery care is provided to the women and her newborn until six weeks postpartum. The midwife ensures continuity of access to care beyond the childbearing year by referring to public health/primary care to meet this need for the client and her family.
The incumbent exercises the appropriate level of initiative and independent judgment in determining work priorities, work methods to be employed and action to be taken on unusual matters. The position functions in a manner that is consistent with the mission, vision and values; and the policies of Southern Health‐Santé Sud.
Daily hours worked: 8.0
Anticipated shift: Days; Evenings; Nights; Weekends
Please see the completed advertisement with qualifications, and to apply, by visiting the website below: https://careers.wrha.mb.ca/job/Steinbach-Midwife-MB/587605217/
