Midwife – Koori Maternity Services

About us

Ramahyuck District Aboriginal Corporation (RDAC) was established as an Aboriginal Community Controlled organisation in 1992 to improve the social, health and economic outcomes for Aboriginal people. RDAC is a leading provider of primary health care and related social and family support services to Aboriginal people and communities across Gippsland. RDAC's services are provided at the following locations: Sale and Morwell. RDAC's services include: general practice; health assessment and education; chronic disease management; drug and alcohol counselling; child and family services; child and maternal health; home and community care; immunisation and vaccinations; social and emotional wellbeing support and counselling; allied health; client transport and corporate services; child care services.

What we offer

• Meaningful jobs that make a difference in our local community
• Company uniform, pool cars, mobile phones and IT equipment provided to relevant positions
• Competitive salaries
• Professional development opportunities
• Monthly accrued day off offered for full time employees
• Paid Christmas closure period
• Ramahyuck exclusive public holidays included in our Enterprise Agreement
• Attractive tax-free salary packaging benefit
• Supportive Employee Assistance program
• On site car parking
• Employee discount at our local Arts and Crafts shop

About the role

Based in Morwell VIC 3840

Part time – hours negotiable

The Koori Maternity Services Midwife will assist the health of Indigenous women, their unborn infants, children and families. Provide antenatal and postnatal care for women of the Latrobe community. Further the education and choice for women in family planning within a community-controlled health service. The Midwife is to develop strategies to maximise efficient and effective delivery of maternity health services at the clinic.

Responsibilities:

• Use and promote effective communication, excellent customer service, and cultural awareness in all activities.
• Provide and promote holistic maternity care, education, early detection and intervention programs.
• Provide education, prescribe and administer contraception in the postpartum period.
• Support women and child health through community development initiatives, liaising with external agencies, health promotion and participation strategies.
• Ensure maximised use of, and compliance with Medicare and ensure billing accurately reflects the full range of services available and provided.
• Complete referrals to admitting hospitals and their Obstetric teams.
• Request pathology and imaging for clients.
• Maintain data, statistics, administrative records and client files as per Ramahyuck policies and procedures.
• Undertake home visits, face to face, telehealth and other forms of appointments.
• Prescribe medications from the Victorian Governments formulary for pregnant women and newborns.
• Transportation to antenatal/ postnatal appointments and support of clients if requested when consulting professional health practitioners.
• Identification and referral of 'high risk' pregnancies for on-going care.
• Undertake general nursing duties when required.
• Postnatal education and in-home care for new mothers, babies, fathers, and significant others.
• Participate and maintain accreditation standards within your team.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor, Masters or Graduate Diploma of Midwifery.
• Proven experience in providing comprehensive healthcare services to individuals and families.
• Strong knowledge of medical terminology, disease processes, and treatment modalities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to empathize and build rapport with patients and their families.
• Proficiency in using electronic medical record systems and other healthcare technologies.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, prioritizing tasks and managing time efficiently.
• Commitment to maintaining patient confidentiality and adhering to ethical standards.
• Willingness to collaborate and contribute to a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

Ramahyuck District Aboriginal Corporation promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children. therefore we require successful applicants to obtain a satisfactory criminal history check, satisfactory pre employment AOD test and an Employee Working with Children Check. we also require all Ramahyuck employees to have received a minimum of 3 doses of the COVID19 vaccination.