Job Description

Washington, DC | PRN/On-Call | $38.61 per hour | Washington Post Top Workplace (8x Winner)

Community of Hope is seeking a caring, skilled RN Birth Assistant to support our Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM) with non-clinical needs during labor, birth and immediate postpartum care. This is a PRN/On-Call position located at our Family Health and Birth Center in NE, Washington, DC.

Our Approach and Values

We celebrate people’s strengths and acknowledge the impact of trauma on people’s lives.

We embrace diversity, welcome all voices, and treat everyone with respect and compassion.

We lead and advocate for changes to make systems more equitable.

We strive for excellence and value integrity in all that we do.

What You'll Do

• Sets up birth room for the patient in labor (including checks of emergency equipment). Maintains a comfortable, clean environment in the birth room.
• Provides ongoing support for patient and family and family as appropriate from admit to discharge.
• Checks maternal vital signs, fetal heart tones, and neonate vital signs at intervals according to Policy and Practice Guidelines; reports any abnormal values to midwife.
• Assists CNMs with tasks surrounding delivery of infant, including but not limited to: ensuring that needed instruments are within reach, assisting with drying and stimulating neonate, and assisting with emergency procedures as dictated by CNM.
• Notes times of all standard and emergency procedures, including vital signs, ROM, birth, placenta delivery, all emergency procedures, and medications given.
• Assists CNM with maternal recovery.
• Returns birth room to original condition following discharge of patient(s), including cleaning, restocking, sterilizing instruments and tub, removing waste and biohazard, replacing instruments used, doing laundry, making bed.
• Completes home visits on day 1 and day 3 after the birth, including completing an evaluation of the mother and baby, performing newborn PKU, providing breastfeeding information and support, and completing a phone call during the first week postpartum and communicating any concerns to the CNM to facilitate a health assessment postpartum period.
• Performs other duties as requested by the midwife.

Requirements

Must-Haves

• Bachelor of science degree in nursing required.
• A current, unencumbered DC Registered Nurse license.
• Valid CPR Certification.
• Valid NRP certification.
• Completion of skills test on or before first day of employment.
• Ability to work in a non-profit environment.
• Proof of required vaccinations is required. This includes, but may not be limited to, Flu. COH will consider requests for reasonable accommodations for anyone who cannot be vaccinated for a religious or medical reason, subject to applicable law.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience attending a minimum of 20 labors and births; experience with out-of-hospital births.
• Commitment to work with underserved populations.

Why You'll Love Working Here! At COH, we prioritize the following well-being and work-life balance-centered benefits:

• 8 x Washington Post 150 Top Workplaces winner
• 11.5 paid company holidays, 1 personal floating holiday, paid vacation and sick leave based on the average number of hours per week and work schedule
• Annual performance-based raises, up to 5% of your annual pay
• Loan repayment (NHSC & DCHPLRP), Licensing reimbursement & CEU funding
• Life & disability insurance + 403(b) retirement
• Leadership development, internal promotions and career growth opportunities
• A culture grounded in equity, compassion, and well-being

About Us

Community of Hope is a mission-driven, innovative, rapidly growing nonprofit, and Federally Qualified Health Center. For over 45 years, we have provided health and housing services, perinatal care coordination, and community support services to make Washington, DC more equitable. Community of Hope also strongly emphasizes maternal and child health, with midwifery practice and the only free-standing birth center in DC. We are honored to be one of DC’s largest providers of housing and homelessness prevention services for families and individuals throughout DC. Through our Family Success Center, our WIC nutrition centers, and our various partnerships, we have reached hundreds and believe that everyone in DC deserves to be healthy, housed, and hopeful. With the help of our amazing staff, we have successfully provided:

• 50,000+ medical visits
• 6,300+ dental visits
• 17,000+ emotional wellness visits
• 1,384 families and 220 individuals with housing/homelessness prevention services

Ready to bring hope and health to our DC community? Apply today! To request a reasonable accommodation to complete an employment application or for general questions about employment with Community of Hope, contact a Recruiting Coordinator. Email: hr@cohdc.org Phone: 202-407-7747. Community of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.