<p>Description</p> <p>Summary:</p> <p>Provides continuous emotional and physical support for a woman in labor and her immediate family. This support spans the duration of the labor and during the postpartum period.</p> <p>Per Diem Doulas have a 24 hour call. When called into a birth they stay with the patient through the labor and delivery.</p> <p>Responsibilities:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Attends laboring women for the entire length of their labor in order to provide continuity, an average of 12 hours' time, up to a 24 hour duration.</p> </li><li> <p>Provides comfort measures to laboring women in the form of positioning, massage, ambulation, hydration and nutrition & facilities rest.</p> </li><li> <p>Supports patients' families throughout the labor process.</p> </li><li> <p>Facilitates patients' wishes and birthplans. Does this in collaboration with patient, RNs & MDs.</p> </li><li> <p>Works from a call schedule. Makes self available to be called in for deliveries 24/7 on a rotating basis.</p> </li><li> <p>Facilitates mother/infant bonding after delivery. Accomplished by supporting skin-to-skin care and breastfeeding.</p> </li><li> <p>Conducts patient tours of FBC on a scheduled basis. Assists childbirth educators in childbirth classes.</p> </li><li> <p>Attends monthly staff meetings, participates in committee meetings on FBC, assists coordinator with administrative tasks assigned.</p> </li><li> <p>Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.</p> </li><li> <p>Performs other duties as assigned.</p> </li></ol> <p>Education: HS GRAD/EQUIVALENT</p> <p>Other Information:</p> <p>Required: High School diploma and completion of the DONA (Doulas of North America) or CAPPA (Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association) in person class.</p> <p>Adheres to Hospital Behavioral Standards. Requires excellent communication skills.</p> <p>Certification: Either DONA (Doulas of North America), or, CAPPA certification (Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association). Must complete the "IN PERSON" workshop.</p> <p>Desired: Associate's Degree preferred.</p> <p>Per Diem Doulas have a 24 hour call. When called into a birth they stay with the patient through the labor and delivery.</p> <p>Credentials:</p> <p>Essential:</p> <ul> <li>Doula Certification-DONA </li></ul> <p>Working Conditions:</p> <p>Manual: Some manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity</p> <p>Occupational: Some occupational risk</p> <p>Physical Effort: Medium to Heavy effort. May exert up to 35 lbs. force</p> <p>Physical Environment: Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.</p> <p>Credentials:DOULA</p> <p>Company: Danbury Hospital</p> <p>Org Unit: 229</p> <p>Department: Doula Program</p> <p>Exempt: No</p> <p>Salary Range: $31.50 per hour</p> <p>Share: Share with Email Share on Twittershare to twitter Share on Facebookshare to facebook Share on LinkedInshare to linkedin</p>