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Midwife at Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI)

  • Job Type Full Time
  • Qualification BA/BSc/HND , OND
  • Experience 3 – 10 years
  • Location Zamfara
  • Job Field Medical / Healthcare&nbsp

Midwife at Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI)

Midwife

General Objective

  • Under the supervision of the Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Supervisor, the Midwife plays a vital role in providing Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH)/SRH care services, including Antenatal Care (ANC), Postnatal Care (PNC), Basic Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (BEmONC), and family planning.
  • Working in challenging humanitarian settings, s/he ensures high-quality obstetric care by conducting both normal and complicated deliveries, managing reproductive health concerns such as sexual violence, reproductive tract infections, and neonatal care, and maintaining strict hygiene standards.
  • In collaboration with doctors and healthcare teams, s/he adheres to PUI protocols and national/international guidelines to ensure continuity of care, efficient use of medical resources, and availability of essential drugs and equipment.

Responsibilities and Tasks
Patient Care:

  • Prepare all necessary materials and ensure readiness before starting activities.
  • Implement and ensure continuity of antenatal and postnatal care, performing screening tests, detecting risk factors, and providing appropriate follow-ups.
  • Conduct normal deliveries independently, manage obstetric emergencies, and identify cases requiring referral to specialized care.
  • Provide family planning consultations and counseling, ensuring contraceptive provision according to patient needs.
  • Administer systematic prophylactic treatments, including tetanus vaccinations, to pregnant women.
  • Treat sick Pregnant and Lactating Women (PLW) per established therapeutic protocols.
  • Identify and manage Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) cases, ensuring appropriate medical interventions and referrals.
  • Maintain infection control standards, ensuring hygiene, sterilization, and biomedical equipment maintenance.
  • Guarantee a steady supply of drugs and medical equipment, monitoring stock levels for maternity activities.
  • Conduct individual health promotion sessions during consultations and educate patients in waiting areas.
  • Supervise administrative procedures, ensuring patient confidentiality and accurate medical documentation.
  • Ensure proper ward organization, facilitating seamless patient care and effective shift handovers.

Management of an efficient referral system:

  • Manage the emergency and electives referral cases according to the referral protocol by facilitating the logistics including transportation means, appointment with specialists, laboratory tests etc. in collaboration with SRH supervisor
  • Oversee emergency and elective referrals, ensuring proper logistics, transportation, and specialist coordination.
  • Follow up referred cases to assess outcomes and ensure appropriate continuing care.
  • Identify and refer patients needing mental health consultation, facilitating timely intervention.

Medical data collection and reporting:

  • Accurately document clinical case management, including history-taking, diagnosis, treatment, and investigations.
  • Track epidemiological trends, drug consumption, and inventory levels, ensuring efficient resource utilization.
  • Contribute to weekly medical statistics reports and overall health needs assessments.
  • Conduct clear verbal and written handovers, emphasizing key patient conditions and critical interventions.
  • Report gaps, losses, damages, or operational issues related to medical equipment and supplies to supervisors.

Internal and external representation:

  • Participate actively in professional training and capacity-building programs to improve technical skills and healthcare efficiency.
  • Engage in coordination meetings, ensuring smooth collaboration between SRH, Health and Nutrition Supervisors, and other stakeholders.
  • Adhere to infection-control protocols, medication administration standards, and biomedical equipment regulations.
  • Supervise the rational use of drugs, medical facilities, and obstetric materials, ensuring compliance with treatment protocols.
  • Perform additional responsibilities as assigned by supervisors, adapting to evolving healthcare needs.

Qualifications

  • Interested candidates should possess an OND / Bachelor`s Degree with 3 – 10 years work experience.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI) on forms.office.com to apply

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