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Intermountain Healthcare

Nonprofit health system delivering patient care

Doula

Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryPosted on Nov 12
Part-timeSpanish Fork, UT, USA$26.74 - $41.28 /hr

About the Job

Requirements

  • Obtain DONA International, ICEA Birth Doula, or comparable certification within one year in the position, if additional deliveries are required.
  • Have previous childbirth experience.
  • Maintain a current driver's license, reliable transportation, and current insurance.
  • Be available to support birthing parents during labor at any time, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays.
  • Be able to travel throughout the program's rural community and complete home visits.
  • Be approved to provide doula services in Montana birthing hospitals.
  • Be able to remain calm, multitask, provide emotional support, and incorporate cultural competency with all birthing parents.
  • Be able to build relationships within the professional birth community.
  • Meet physical requirements including reading and assessing patient information; communicating and hearing spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues; manual dexterity for equipment and computer documentation; lifting, carrying, bending, and transferring patients or supplies; walking and assisting with patient transport; pushing and pulling equipment; and standing for extended periods.

Responsibilities

  • Listen to birthing parents' and families' concerns and questions in a kind, nonjudgmental manner, and offer advice based on current high-quality evidence and care-team best practices while staying within the doula scope of practice and abiding by the DONA Code of Ethics.
  • Attend up to two prenatal visits, including at least one face-to-face visit, to build a relationship with the patient and immediate family, establish birth preferences and goals, and develop a birthing plan.
  • Remain with the mother throughout active labor and provide physical and emotional support during and after childbirth according to the patient's preferences, including up to 12 hours of labor support and attendance at labor and delivery.
  • Provide practical support and advice after childbirth, including up to two postpartum visits.
  • Visit the patient's home after discharge and assist with baby care while the mother heals, such as organizing the nursery, running errands, assisting with lactation or feeding, or preparing meals.
  • Keep current on childbirth support, birthing techniques, and prenatal and postnatal care through research, networking with doulas and mothers, and attending regular education sessions.
  • Support birthing parents throughout pregnancy and up to three months postpartum, including prenatal, labor, and postpartum care in rural communities and maternal deserts.

About the Company

Intermountain Healthcare

Nonprofit health system delivering patient care

Intermountain Health is a nonprofit health system that provides medical care and related services across the Mountain West. It operates hospitals, clinics, a medical group, home care, telehealth, and health insurance plans, along with subsidiaries, to bring care closer to people’s homes and communities. Its care model combines direct patient services with research and education to tailor treatment and reduce costs. What sets it apart is its size and scope as the region’s largest nonprofit health system, its integration of hospitals, clinics, home health, telehealth, and insurance under one umbrella, and its mission to reinvest in care and make health more affordable. The company aims to help people live the healthiest lives possible by expanding access to care, improving quality, and reducing costs through its community-focused approach and ongoing research.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Grant
Total funding
$1.9M
Headquarters
Salt Lake City, UT
Founded
1975

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