Nuvance Health has a network of convenient hospital and outpatient locations — Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Norwalk Hospital and Sharon Hospital in Connecticut, and Northern Dutchess Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in New York — plus multiple primary and specialty care physician practices locations.

Summary:

Provides continuous emotional and physical support for a woman in labor and her immediate family. This support spans the duration of the labor and during the postpartum period.
Per Diem Doulas have a 24 hour call. When called into a birth they stay with the patient through the labor and delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Attends laboring women for the entire length of their labor
• Provides continuity, an average of 12 hours' time, up to a 24 hour duration
• Provides comfort measures to laboring women in the form of positioning, massage, ambulation, hydration and nutrition & facilities rest
• Supports patients' families throughout the labor process
• Facilitates patients' wishes and birth plans
• Makes self available to be called in for deliveries 24/7 on a rotating basis
• Facilitates mother/infant bonding after delivery
• Supports skin-to-skin care and breastfeeding
• Conducts patient tours of FBC on a scheduled basis
• Assists childbirth educators in childbirth classes
• Attends monthly staff meetings

Requirements: 

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Completion of the DONA (Doulas of North America) or CAPPA (Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association) in person class
• Adheres to Hospital Behavioral Standards
• Associate's Degree preferred
• Per Diem Doulas have a 24 hour call (when called into a birth they stay with the patient through the labor and delivery)

 Location: Danbury-24 Hospital Ave

Work Type: Per Diem

Standard Hours: 24.00

Work Shift: 24 hours on call (during this time they may be called in to attend a birth)

Salary Range: $28-$30 hourly