MCH Aid

The MCH Aid is a critical member of the PIH Sierra Leone team and will work collaboratively with the clinical and support services staff to provide high-quality, comprehensive maternal and newborn health services at all PIH supported and affiliated sites as required.

Requirements

• Provide high quality antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care to pregnant women, new mothers and their babies
• Liaise with the midwife to evaluate postnatal patients prior to discharge and provide discharge counseling
• Assist to ensure proper documentation is maintained in all maternal and newborn records, health registers and clinic registers
• Collaborate with the midwife and the rest of the staff to ensure clinical staff can provide BEmONC services in line with MOHS and WHO standards
• Actively participate in the identification and management of antenatal complications requiring treatment, follow-up and clinical management
• Provide high quality and timely basic emergency care for obstetric complications during antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods
• Administer vaccines and other medications under the supervision of the midwife
• Assist high quality normal delivery care including ensuring proper monitoring of labor through the use of the partograph and other monitoring tools in use in the department
• Provide daily essential kept clean and free from health hazards
• Prepare documentation and participate in MDSR monthly reviews, including presentations for the facilities and DHMT
• Collaborate with the midwife to provide clinical assessment, birth plan development, and on-going care for patients at the facilities we work in
• Support maternal and newborn health outreach activities in collaboration with the midwife and Facility Clinical Lead
• Work rotating shifts, including significant night shift coverage, and rotating “on call” weekends