UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital is seeking a Full Time Flex Lead Birth Doula to support WHSL Doula Program! 

This position is grant funded.

The Lead Doula provides doula services through home visiting and birth support, as well as mentoring and support to less experienced doulas.

Responsibilities:

Responsibly use and maintain program-issued cell phone and other electronic devices as needed for patient data entry. Perform a post-partum visit after each birth attended, prior to hospital discharge, and relay birth information to community-based doula. Complete doula assessments and other required paperwork; maintain required records of patients visits and other services performed, for tracking and invoicing, including entry of service data into the program database and on-line data system Provide pregnancy-related information to women, on topics including pregnancy and fetal development, nutrition, childbirth, comfort measures during childbirth, breastfeeding, infant care, post-partum care, early parenting and post-partum depression. Perform post-partum home visits, assist mothers in scheduling and completing their post-partum check-up and their infant’s well-child visits. Serve as on-call coordinator one week in every three, in rotation with other lead doulas and doula services coordinator. (The answering service will contact the on-call coordinator after hours if a problem arises with reaching the on-call doula.)