About You

We want individuals who support our mission of eliminating unsafe abortion by 2030 and who work with us to build an enabling environment to increase access to safe services everywhere. We expect all team members to share our vision and commitment to achieving our mission whilst promoting equality and safeguarding the welfare of all clients and colleagues.

JOB SUMMARY

Under the supervision of the Technical Head/ MCH Specialty Centre Manager, Midwife Nurse performs delivery services at the labour ward; assists doctors and specialists in help delivery services; ensure the women in labour get all the necessary support, ensures the tools and instruments for the delivery room are readily available; performs the duties in accordance with accepted standard medical practice and professional code of conduct

DUTIES/TASKS

• Takes an active part in the provision of services in the labor and maternity ward;
• Provides labor follow-up and attend normal deliveries;
• Ensures all instruments needed for delivery services are readily in place;
• Assists normal delivery including vacuum-assisted vaginal delivery;
• Provides immediate newborn care;
• Provides immediate postnatal follow up and timely consultation when problems arise;
• Assists postpartum women in initiating breastfeeding postpartum women on danger signs, family planning and HTC;
• Provides counseling to laboring and postpartum women;
• Assists doctors as Theatre Nurse and undertakes all standard measures required for procedures;
• Prepares all surgical instruments, sets, and medical supplies required for operation in accordance with accepted standards;
• Assists doctors intra-operatively (as a Scrub Nurse, Circulating Nurse, etc.) and makes the instruments ready for other operations as required;
• Co-works with the scrub nurses in the OR as a runner/ circulator;
•  Puts the interest of clients/patients above all other considerations and ensures the confidentiality of all cases;
• Ensures proper receipt, storage, safe keep, issuance, and timely placement of orders of surgical instruments and medical supplies for theatre by pre-establishing re-order level and regular replenishment of enough stocks of the same;
• Ensures the maintenance of high-level standards and applies universal precautions to infection prevention;
• Avails herself/himself to regular stock taking and audit as and when required;
• Prepares and submits periodic reports as required;
• Make an on-time report for the clinical incident that happened in the center as per the guideline of MSIE.
• Performs related tasks as required

Job Requirements

Education

• BSc Degree or Diploma in Midwifery

Experience

• Four years with Diploma in Midwifery. Two years of experience need for BSc 

Skills, Attitudes, Attributes

• Committed to the protection of team members and clients, with a focus on vulnerable groups.
• Able to role-model inclusive and culturally sensitive attitudes and behaviors.
• Good Communication and Interpersonal skills
• Conscious of Government, MSI and MSIE regulations
• Ability to make logical and timely decisions
• Capacity to be compassionate and caring
• Counselling skill
• Awareness of concepts and strategies of quality care
• Pro-choice

Number of Position: (1)

Duty Station: Arada MCH Centre, Addis Ababa

How to Apply

Interested and qualified applicants should mail only their motivation letter and C.V, within ten (10) days from the date of this announcement to:

 Talent Acquisition and Development Department, MSI Ethiopia Reproductive Choices through the following e-mail address: HumanResource@mariestopes.org.et

 Due to the volume of applications, we will only contact shortlisted candidates, and we are unable to provide any feedback on unsuccessful applications. Please mention the title of the position and workplace you applied for on the subject line of your email. 

CANDIDATES WHO DO NOT FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. MSI ETHIOPIA REPRODUCTIVE CHOICES STRONGLY ENCOURAGE FEMALE CANDIDATES TO APPLY!

Salary: As per MSI Ethiopia Reproductive Choices Salary Scale