Mobile Maternal Care Midwife (0.8 FTE)

Community Healthcaring KW (the Health Centre) provides a broad range of services aimed at improving the health of individuals and the wider community. Our services include medical and dental care health promotion illness prevention and outreach programming. Our expertise and resources are focused on working with those who experience health inequities and barriers to accessing health services. Collaborating as an interdisciplinary team we provide services and supports that address the social determinants of health including factors and barriers such as poverty inadequate housing food insecurity substance use language and culture as well as stigma and social exclusion.

Community Healthcaring KW works with the most complex client population served by primary health care professionals within Waterloo Region. Our highly skilled and diverse team works from a strength-based approach with individual clients as well as the broader community. We collaborate with many partner agencies and organizations within Waterloo Region. Our team consists of Family Physicians Nurse Practitioners Registered Nurses Social Workers Dietitians Chiropodists Pharmacists Psychiatrists Health Promoters Community Health Workers Administrative Staff and Volunteers.

We invite you to consider this opportunity to join our team and contribute to this important work.

The Health Centre is currently recruiting for the following position:

Job Title: Mobile Maternal Care Midwife (0.8 FTE)
Compensation: $61.88 per hour
Position Type: Part-Time (0.8 Full-Time Equivalent) 30 hours per week Fixed Term until March 31st 2027

Job Summary:

Serving primarily uninsured refugee and precariously housed clients who often face complex medical social and cultural barriers to accessing care the Mobile Maternal Care Midwife in this 0.8 FTE (30 hours per week) position will provide equitable community-based sexual and reproductive health care with a focus on prenatal and postpartum services through the mobile maternity clinic.

Working collaboratively with CHCKW CFFM and WCHC teams as well as local hospitals and community partners the Mobile Maternal Care Midwife will deliver safe culturally responsive and trauma-informed care across the perinatal and reproductive health spectrum.

Responsibilities:

• Comprehensive provision of midwifery care in accordance with the Midwifery Act and the College of Midwives of Ontario (CMO) standards. This care includes assessment diagnosis prenatal intrapartum postpartum and newborn care.
• Delivery of sexual and reproductive health services such as contraceptive counselling PAP testing STI screening and pregnancy options counselling.
• Collaboration with interdisciplinary teams (e.g. nurse practitioners physicians counsellors settlement workers) to ensure wraparound client care.
• Working from a trauma-informed harm reduction and social determinants of health perspective to improve health outcomes and reduce inequities.
• Supporting refugee and uninsured clients in navigating health systems including referrals to hospitals and community resources.
• Participating in the development implementation monitoring and evaluation of health promotion and perinatal programs.
• Complete accurate and timely clinical documentation in accordance with CMO standards and organizational policies (CHCKW/CFFM/WCHC).
• Travel within the region to provide home visits clinics and outreach services as required.
• Able to during regular and extended hours including up to one evening/weekend per month.
• Adhere to organizational policies regarding confidentiality documentation and quality improvement.
• Practice in a manner consistent with the organizations commitment to Diversity Equity and Inclusion.
• Work in a manner that ensures client safety and minimizes risk to clients volunteers and the Centre.
• Work in a manner that demonstrates self-reflection and personal accountability for work performance.
• Adhere to all Health Centre policies.
• Adhere to appropriate infection control practices including those related to Covid -19.
• Fully vaccinated status and willing to maintain.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by your supervisor.

Qualifications:

• Completion of a recognized Midwifery Education Program.
• 5 years of experience (minimum) as a Registered Midwife.
• Registered in good standing with the College of Midwives of Ontario (General class) and membership with the Association of Ontario Midwives.
• Privileges at Waterloo Regional Health Network (WRHN) preferred.
• Experience with breastfeeding education and hands-on lactation support.
• Proficiency with EMRs (e.g. PS Suite or similar systems).
• Excellent charting communication and cultural safety skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of trauma-informed care reproductive justice and the impact of systemic barriers on client health outcomes.
• Experience working with marginalized populations including refugees uninsured individuals and racialized communities.
• Able to work independently and collaboratively in an interdisciplinary environment.
• Able to obtain a Police Vulnerable Sector Check satisfactory to CHCKW.
• Able to maintain strict confidentiality and act with discretion.
• Recent experience working in a community setting and outreach preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in English both written and verbally.
• Experience with electronic health records and other databases is an asset.
• Formal training in and practice de-escalation techniques or willing to engage in training.
• Possession of a drivers license reliable transportation and adequate insurance for work-related travel (per CHCKW policy).
• 2-Factor Authentication for Outlook is App based (Microsoft Authenticator Application) and used to ensure the security of our online accounts. 2-FA requires the use of a personal mobile device with a recent operating system.

Benefits:

• Optional Defined Benefit Pension Plan (through HOOPP)
• Extended Health & Dental Benefits
• Paid Vacation & Public Holidays
  
  

The Health Centre values the diversity of its staff and welcomes applications from people of all races ethnicity religions culture sexual orientation gender identity and those with disabilities.

Individuals with a disability requiring accommodation during the application and/or the interview process should advise so that suitable arrangements can be made.

Personal information submitted will only be used for the purposes of this recruitment process.

This job posting is for an open position within the organization. We appreciate all expressions of interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. This is an open position.

Employment Type : Part-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1