Certified Doula PRN - HCA Healthcare

Description

Introduction

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Certified Doula PRN with Portsmouth Regional Hospital you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Benefits

Portsmouth Regional Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the Portsmouth Regional Hospital family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic Certified Doula PRN to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential!

Job Summary and Qualifications

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Certified Doula provide supportive care for patients within the scope of practice as defined by their certification, in collaboration with the physician and other members of the health care team using recognized doula supportive techniques and hospital-based clinical and administrative polices. The doulas care supplements the care given by medical providers. The doula does not provide nursing care.  The Certified Doula represents the hospital both professionally and positively.  Upon hire it will be determined and agreed upon by the employee and Director of Family Services which area(s) the employee will be required to work.

Antepartum and Intrapartum

Post Partum

SPECIFIC ELEMENTS & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Administrative:

• Coordinate schedule with doula team and provide copy to manager
• Lead doula team meetings
• Coordinate orientation of new doula’s including doula-intern
• Assign primary doula to patients
• Coordinate with manager/director as needed for doula program.

Antepartum and Intrapartum

• Provides the laboring woman help and advice on comfort measures such as breathing, relaxation, massage, movement and positioning.
• Stays with the woman throughout labor giving reassurance and encouragement.
• Facilitates communication and a cooperative relationship between the laboring woman, her partner and her clinical care providers.
• Offers help and encouragement to the woman’s partner to help if he or she wants to play an active support role.
• Follows directions and instructions given by nursing and medical staff.
• Works to support hospital policy and a culture of safety as a member of the Family Care Services team.

Post Partum

• Has knowledge of lactation and how to assist and support the mother with breast feeding
• Support the mother and family with integration of the newborn into the family
• Provide the mother with education to prepare for discharge as a member of the Family Care Services team.

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Certified Labor Support Doula must be obtained within 7 days of employment start date
• High School Graduate / GED

Situated in Portsmouth, NH, Portsmouth Regional Hospital is a premier 234-bed acute care facility that offers exceptional healthcare services to the Seacoast region of Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire. This hospital is the sole ACS Verified Level II Trauma Center on the Seacoast of New Hampshire, making it an essential resource for the community. It boasts the region's only comprehensive heart and vascular program, along with 24/7 comprehensive neurosurgical and stroke clot retrieval programs for both hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes. Portsmouth Regional Hospital is owned by HCA Healthcare, a respected healthcare provider that runs three hospitals, an ambulatory surgery center, two freestanding emergency rooms, an urgent care center, and 46 physician practices in New Hampshire. HCA Healthcare has 2,600 colleagues and 554 physicians on staff, provides $15.8 million in uncompensated care, and pays $43.8 million in taxes annually. Its other hospitals in New Hampshire include Parkland Medical Center in Derry, Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester, and freestanding emergency rooms in Seabrook and Dover. In 2023, a third freestanding emergency room is expected to open in Plaistow.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Certified Doula PRN opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.