Doula

Candidate qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree in social work or human service, OR Associate's Degree plus completion of Doula certification training, OR Associate's Degree plus two years' relevant social service experience.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Able to attend in-person family visits and meetings required.
• Proficient in speaking, reading and writing in English and Spanish required.
• Valid driver's license, insurance, and a reliable vehicle required.

Core Responsibilities

• Establishes trusting and nurturing relationships with program participants and their families.
• Maintains regular contact with participants in their home to provide information, education and resources that will prepare the parent and her family for the birth process and postpartum.
• Attends and supports the laboring mother and their family or support person(s).
• Assists families in initiating and strengthening the parent-child relationship.
• Improves family support systems by providing information about community networking and advocacy.
• Assists identified families in establishing goals and creating a plan for the accomplishment of those goals, including the collaborative development of a birth plan.
• Assesses family functioning for safety and ability of family to care for children; determines appropriate interventions.
• Develops and facilitates pre and postnatal education and parent support groups.
• Maintains positive working relationships with all members of the agency team, referring agencies, and other community resources.
• Assists with community outreach efforts, targeting local hospitals and medical staff.
• Participates in the on-call system, as required by program, including being present for after hours and weekend births.
• Bills Medicaid according to the program guidelines.
• Completes accurate documentation and maintenance of files, including timely submission of Medicaid notes as required by the funder

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