Lead Doula Full Time UPMC Harrisburg

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Job description

UPMC is hiring a full time Lead Doula! This is a day shift position with an on call requirement as well as rotating weekends and holidays. Purpose: To provide doula services through home visiting and birth support, as well as mentoring and support to less experienced doulas. Responsibilities: + Responsibly use and maintain program-issued cell phone and other electronic devices as needed for patient data entry. + Perform a post-partum visit after each birth attended, prior to hospital discharge, and relay birth information to community-based doula. + Attend required meetings and in-services, including weekly Birth Circle Staff meetings, case meetings, and monthly doula meetings. + Meet individually with team members each week for case-management and to monitor paperwork completion. + Arrange and complete individual visits with women at their homes, in the health care center, or at other agreed upon locations, completing 7 visits per week. + Contact and establish professional, caring relationship with women referred to the Birth Circle for Doula Services. + Follow program protocols for after-hours and weekend calls; coordinate as needed with the on-call coordinator, answering service and on-call doula for clients whose birth will be attended by the on-call doula. + Review per Birth Circle protocol each birth that team doulas attend. + Provide continuous doula services to women during their births, that meet the DONA International Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics, attending at least two births per month. + Demonstrate the ability to speak and communicate clearly and professionally with pregnant and post-partum women, including single mothers and teens, many of whom face severe social, economic and physical hardship. + Complete and turn in timesheet as scheduled. + Maintain a flexible work schedule as agreed upon with supervisor to allow for after-hours and weekend client services as needed and approved. + Demonstrate a service orientation toward patients, staff and visitors. + Complete doula assessments and other required paperwork; maintain required records of patients visits and other services performed, for tracking and invoicing, including entry of service data into the program database and on-line data system + Provide pregnancy-related information to women, on topics including pregnancy and fetal development, nutrition, childbirth, comfort measures during childbirth, breastfeeding, infant care, post-partum care, early parenting and post-partum depression. + Provide knowledgeable breastfeeding support and refer clients to lactation support when appropriate. + Participate in outreach and education at community events, meetings and other opportunities as agreed upon with supervisor. + Perform post-partum home visits, assist mothers in scheduling and completing their post-partum check-up and their infant's well-child visits. + Meet weekly with doula services coordinator, doula trainer, and program director for case management and team reporting. + Demonstrate the ability to problem solve, to organize information and time, and to work as part of a team in a spirit of cooperation. + Coordinate referrals for women to other social service agencies and parenting support services, when appropriate. + Maintain patient confidentiality and HIPAA-compliant records. + Serve as on-call coordinator one week in every three, in rotation with other lead doulas and doula services coordinator. (The answering service will contact the on-call coordinator after hours if a problem arises with reaching the on-call doula.) High school diploma or GED required. BA or BS preferred. Minimum 2 years of Community-Based Doula experience. UPMC approved Doula training required prior to hire date. Position requires high degree of planning, organization, flexibility, listening, motivating, and community networking. Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances: UPMC approved Doula training. + Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal + Act 33 with renewal + Act 34 with renewal + Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

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