Oak Valley Health·Markham, Ontario
Provide comprehensive maternity care from conception through the six-week postpartum period using an innovative group care model. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, flexible, and family-centered care in both hospital and home settings.
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Land acknowledgement: Oak Valley Health is honoured to provide care on the traditional and treaty territory of the Anishinaabeg, and acknowledge our closest Indigenous communities, the Chippewas of Georgina Island and the Mississaugas of Scugog Island. The land is encompassed within Treaty 13, Treaty 20, and the Williams Treaty. Today, this area is home to many diverse Indigenous Peoples, and we acknowledge the health disparities and barriers Indigenous Peoples face in accessing care. To support true healing, we are committed to understanding these challenges, learning from Indigenous knowledge, and taking action together to improve safe and equitable health care for current and future generations.
Who you are: You encompass Oak Valley Health’s core values and live the words of respect, trust, commitment, compassion and courage You are a patient and/or client centered individual who performs at an exemplary standard You are a team player with excellent communication, critical thinking and prioritization skills Posting
EOD July 21st What We Need: The Group Pregnancy Program is a new, innovative model of care. Clients will be seen on the Alongside Midwifery Unit for their prenatal care in a group care model. After delivery, the clients will be seen at home within the first week and then again brought into a postpartum group care model. Midwives will rotate through providing antenatal, delivery, and postpartum care. The structure of the program supports midwives working in shifts (8 hour days or 12 hour days or nights). Even though midwives are not on call they will still be providing the full spectrum of midwifery care. The role of the Group Pregnancy Midwife is to provide safe, flexible maternity care to childbearing people and their families. Midwifery care is provided from conception, through pregnancy, labor, birth and the 6 week postpartum period. Midwifery care is people and family centred in keeping with the philosophy of the profession of midwifery and the core values of Oak Valley Health. Midwives are autonomous practitioners who provide primary maternity care, including labour and birth care. Midwives work collaboratively with all professionals and function as a member of the multidisciplinary health care team providing safe, effective and comprehensive maternity care. The midwife facilitates continuity of access to care beyond the childbearing year, when necessary, through communication with other care providers or services What you bring to the role: Current Certificate of Registration with the College of midwives Minimum 2-3 years of recent experience as a midwife experience as a midwife, full scope is an asset. Demonstrated providing expert clinical care that supports the physical, psychological, social and spiritual well-being of people and families in prenatal, intrapartum and postpartum period. Demonstrated building successful relationships with patients, families and colleagues as partners in decision-making and care Possess leadership attributes necessary to work closely with nursing staff, the multidisciplinary team, and other stakeholders to achieve optimal quality patient outcome Demonstrated acting as an advocate for patients and their families Excellent physical assessment skills Proficient computer and writing skills Familiar with professional and hospital standards, guidelines and procedures Work Schedule: The successful candidate would be required to work 12 hour shifts, day, nights and weekends. Rotating shifts Please note schedules may change due to operational needs.
Requires a current Certificate of Registration with the College of Midwives and 2-3 years of recent midwifery experience. Candidates must demonstrate expert clinical skills in prenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum care along with strong leadership attributes.
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