Midwives needed in Kamloops, BC!

https://mightyoakmidwifery.ca

Mighty Oak Midwifery Care needs urgent support. 

Ultimately we would love to recruit midwives interested in relocating for long-term work in this community, however we are also happy to consider any offers of short term support. 

For those interested in a permanent position, starting date ideally February or March 2022, but we can be flexible.  There is always a significant waitlist in Kamloops for midwifery services and lots of room for growth!

Our approach to care emphasizes continuity of care provider in a supported solo model: Clients have a primary midwife, with each midwife carrying 4-5 primary clients per month full time (or less part time) based on individual preference.  We support each other in back up pods of 2 - 3 midwives in order to preserve continuity for families and work-life balance for midwives.  Each midwife takes 8 weeks holiday per year and we schedule flex days off each month, within our pods.  Our midwives work autonomously and cooperatively under the umbrella of Mighty Oak Midwifery Care.  

Our homebirth rate is approximately 30 - 35%.  We have a lovely clinic space that also houses group prenatal classes (Lamaze based CBE) and a team of three professional doulas.  Our office is established with Accuro EMR and we have MOA support.

Royal Inland Hospital is a Level 2 hospital with 1100 – 1200 births per year.  Midwifery services here were established in 2008 and we have excellent working relationships with our consultants and nursing staff.   There are three active second attendants in our community; all nurses from LDR and/or NICU.

 If you are interested in applying for a position, please send a letter of interest and CV to joanna.norman@interiorhealth.ca or call 250-377-8611.

Thank you,

Joanna Norman, RM

Mighty Oak Midwifery Care

&

Chief, Department of Midwifery

Royal Inland Hospital

Kamloops, BC

Hello midwives,

Mighty Oak Midwifery Care in Kamloops is seeking a short term locum NOVEMBER 2021 to April 2022 with a possible opportunity to stay longer.

The locum will be covering for an unexpected leave, caseload available. THIS IS URGENT.

The locum midwife will be working in a primary care model within a supportive group of 4 other midwives at this practice and 3 at the other practice. Full-time caseload (3-5 clients per month) with scheduled off-call days and vacation time.  Our homebirth rate is approximately 30%.  We have a lovely clinic space that also houses group prenatal classes and a massage therapist.  There is MOA support 20 – 25 hours per week.

Royal Inland Hospital is a Level 2 hospital with 1100 – 1200 births per year. Kamloops is a regional hospital serving many rural communities in the area, as well as a large First Nations population.  Midwifery services here were established in 2008 and we have good working relationships with our consultants and nursing staff.   There are three approved second attendants in our community; all wonderful and skilled. 

Please get in touch with any questions!

Thank you,

Maddy Thompson.

Pacific Midwifery Practice is also interested in having another solo midwife to complete our practice or a midwife who wishes to just do postpartum would also work well with the space available. We have an overflowing waitlist every month. 

We are seeking a Registered Midwife to join our clinic in a postpartum only practice. This position would ideally be a blend between postpartum care for OB clients and providing Lactation Services for the greater community. 

The midwife needs to be eligible for registration by the start date or already registered with the College of Midwives of BC (BCCNM) and the Midwives Association of BC. It would be ideal (but not required), for the applicant to have hospital privileges at BC Women's or St. Paul's Hospitals. The teams at TMG can provide early hospital visits, discharges or postpartum hospital admissions as needed. It would also be ideal if the midwife held a lactation consultant (LC) certificate or was an experienced midwife. As the clientele grows it could become a shared position between 2 midwives and provide room for creative ideas. This position would be remunerated with postpartum billing codes and consult codes.

*Start time is flexible - Immediately to Early 2022.

We have 2 positions to offer, one starting in January 2022 and a one year locum starting in May 2022.  Both positions have a possibility to extend. Start and end dates are flexible.  New grads welcome to apply. 

We are looking for an associate midwife to join us at our New Westminster, BC, clinic in either a part- or full-time capacity.

The start-date is not fixed and we are willing to be flexible for the right candidate.

We are looking for a full-time Midwife to join our lovely established practice in Abbotsford for a team of 3 with a flexible start date of September 2021. This would be a full caseload of usually 12-14 clients per month.  We have a great schedule that allows for work/life balance and coverage and support for vacation.

We will waive clinic fees for the first month of practice.