Birth Assistant

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    "description": "<p>Position Type: Per Diem / On-Call <br>Hourly Pay: $5/hour for on-call hours, $20-25/hr (licensure-dependent) for working hours (called in) <br>Benefit Eligibility: Not benefit eligible </p>\n<p><br><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Overview </span><br>The Birth Assistant plays a key supportive role during labor, birth, and the immediate postpartum period. Working closely with the primary midwife, the Birth Assistant helps provide safe, attentive, and family-centered care for birthing clients. This role is focused exclusively on birth assisting and does not include routine clinic, administrative, or home visit duties. This position may be filled by a licensed nurse or a certified medical assistant with appropriate training and experience. </p>\n<p><br><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Key Responsibilities </span></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provide hands-on labor support, including comfort measures such as positioning, massage, hydrotherapy support, and emotional reassurance</li>\n<li>Assist the midwife with clinical tasks during labor and birth, including intermittent fetal heart tone monitoring with Doppler and maternal assessments as directed</li>\n<li>Prepare and maintain the birth space, ensuring rooms, supplies, and equipment are clean, stocked, and ready for use</li>\n<li>Assist with sterile procedures and set-up as needed during birth and immediate postpartum care</li>\n<li>Support immediate postpartum and newborn care, including APGAR scoring, newborn measurements, thermoregulation, and initiation of breastfeeding </li>\n<li>Assist with medication administration and IV support as allowed by licensure and birth center protocols</li>\n<li>Assist the midwife in the management of birth and newborn complications, including but not limited to postpartum hemorrhage and newborn resuscitation, in accordance with training, licensure, and established protocols</li>\n<li>Assist in accurate documentation and charting of care provided during labor, birth, and the immediate postpartum period</li>\n<li>Communicate clearly and collaborate with midwives, student midwives, and other team members</li>\n<li>Follow all birth center policies, safety guidelines, and infection-control standards</li>\n<li>Respond calmly and effectively during urgent or emergent situations, following established protocols </li>\n</ul>\n<p><br><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">On-Call Expectations </span></p>\n<ul>\n<li>This position includes on-call birth assist shifts, scheduled in 12-hour increments</li>\n<li>Birth Assistants are expected to work a minimum of one (1) on-call shifts per week</li>\n<li>Birth Assistants may be scheduled for a maximum of six (6) on-call shifts per week to maintain per diem status</li>\n<li>Ideal team member lives within a 30-minute travel radius of birth center (or makes plans to be within a 30-minute radius while on call) and be able to arrive promptly when called in</li>\n<li>On-call team members must remain available, reachable, and able to respond reliably for the duration of their scheduled shift </li>\n</ul>\n<p><br><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">On-Call Hour Equivalency </span></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Birth Assistant positions are per diem and not benefit eligible</li>\n<li>For workload and scheduling purposes, each 12-hour on-call shift is considered the equivalent of four (4) working hours</li>\n<li>Time actively worked during a birth is paid separately at the applicable hourly rate and does not count toward benefit eligibility or full-time status </li>\n</ul>\n<p><br><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Required Qualifications </span><br></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Licensed nurse/nursing assistant (RN, LPN, CNA)  or  Certified Medical Assistant  in good standing in the state of </span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Minnesota </span></li>\n<li>Training or experience in birth assisting, labor support, or maternal-newborn care</li>\n<li>Current BLS certification required</li>\n<li>Current NRP certification required (or willingness to obtain within a specified timeframe)</li>\n<li>Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team setting</li>\n<li>Ability to remain calm, flexible, and supportive in high-intensity situations</li>\n<li>Availability for on-call shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays </li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Preferred Qualifications </span><br></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Experience in labor &amp; delivery, birth center care, postpartum care, or home birth </span></li>\n<li>Doula training or experience providing labor support</li>\n<li>Lactation training or certification (IBCLC, CLC, CLE, CLS)</li>\n<li>Completion of an AABC-approved Birth Assistant course or similar training</li>\n</ul>",
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