Birth Doula (No Experience Required!)

Are you interested in working at Magnet-designated UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital? Only 7% of hospitals nationwide have achieved Magnet designation… and we’re one of them! For more than a century, UPMC Magee has been caring for patients through all stages of their lives, and we are looking for the next talented employee to join our team.

We are currently hiring limited casual Birth Doulas, no training or experience is necessary! We will provide you with all of the educational and hands-on training you may need at no cost to you. We are a growing doula team that strives to address the birthing needs of medically and socioeconomically underserved populations in the Pittsburgh area. With equity and inclusiveness as core values, you will work to provide a safe space for all expectant and laboring families. We use a team-based approach to work with birthing persons during their pregnancy, delivery, and the postpartum period.

A recruiter will reach out to you after applying to invite you to an upcoming in-person Birth Doula event where you will have the opportunity to meet our Birth Doula team, learn more about being a birth doula, and start the interview process.

You will: provide doula services to pregnant women by attending patient's births at hospitals or the birth center to provide continuous physical, informational, and emotional support; Complete postpartum visit(s) in the hospital, home, at health care centers, or other public community settings as agreed to by patients; Complete prenatal visits as needed. Maintain regular telephone contact with community doulas following births attended, and the on-call service; Communicate regularly with all team doulas and staff to sign up for on-call shifts, attend monthly staff meetings, and attend continued education opportunities; Complete work in multiple urban sites, with frequent travel within the city.

You will work call 12-hour shifts at least 4 times/month which may include off shifts, overnights, weekends, and holidays. If called in during the shift, you could work up to 16 hours with a patient during the birth experience.

Responsibilities:

• Provide knowledgeable breastfeeding support and refer clients to lactation support when appropriate.
• Sign up for at least four 12-hour on-call shifts per month (scheduled in advance).
• Check UPMC email regularly for on-call changes, updates, and staff communication.
• Attend required meetings and in-services (i.e. monthly Birth Doula meeting, and new Doula orientation).
• Maintain patient confidentiality and HIPPA-compliant records.
• Provide continuous doula services that meet the DONA International Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics to women during their births.
• Complete and turn in the timesheet as scheduled.
• Complete first post-partum visit
• Meet individually with Lead Doula for case management and to monitor paperwork completion, as needed
• Review each birth attended with Lead Doula or Community Doula assigned to the client, per Birth Circle protocol. If the client is not assigned before birth, review birth with Lead Doula or Community Doula assigned to follow up.
• Follow program protocols for after-hours and weekend calls; coordinate as needed with the on-call supervisor, answering service, and community doula for clients whose birth will be attended by the birth doula.
• Complete birth packet and first postpartum visit sheet (turn in to office w/in one week of birth).