Locally trained Inuit and \u2018southern\u2019 trained midwives at the Inuulitsivik
\nHealth Center have been providing complete maternity, well-woman and
\nwell-baby care to the Inuit women of the Hudson Bay Coast since 1986.
\nThe WHO, ICM, CAM, NAHO, and the SOGC have identified Inuulitsivik\u2019s
\ncombined midwifery service and education program as an excellent
\nmodel for aboriginal and remote communities.
\nThis summer, we are short staffed; we are currently urgently looking for
\nmidwives from:
\n1. May 15 – Aug 31
\nPlease contact Arian as soon as possible if you are interested. sakcivan@msn.com
\nHired midwives will replace both local and southern midwifery staff that is on holiday or
\non leave. Together with local staff, you will participate in the functioning of the
\nmaternity and whenever possible, in the ongoing education of students.
\n2. We also need 2 midwives to work over the winter holidays.
\n3. We are also looking for experienced midwives to commit to regular locums for
\n2-6 months per year in one of the three village maternities. This is to provide improved
\ncontinuity and to help develop our midwifery education program. Together with local
\nstaff, you will participate in the functioning of the maternity and serve as a
\nmentor\/instructor helping to develop the education program according to the ongoing
\nneeds of the students and their communities
\nConditions for all contracts (regardless of length) are the following:
\n\u25cf Base salary between $31.29 and $53.11 \/ hour (based on experience);
\n\u25cf Isolation and remote practice bonus (8 848$ – 15 595$ \/year);
\n\u25cf Food allowance (6 034$ \/year);
\n\u25cf Paid over time;
\n\u25cf Paid travel costs;
\n\u25cf Furnished lodging provided by employer.
\nMinimum Requirements:
\n\u25cf Must have authorization to work in Canada: citizenship or valid work permit;
\n\u25cf Eligibility for registration with the OSFQ \u2013 reciprocity is available for midwives
\nregistered in other Canadian provinces. Unfortunately, new registrant\u2019s from outside of
\nQuebec cannot register with the OSFQ (reciprocity only applies to general registrants,
\nwithout conditions);
\n\u25cf Current Obstetric Emergency Skills certification; (within 3 years)
\n\u25cf Updated Neonatal Resuscitation certification (including intubation); (2 years)
\n\u25cf Autonomy and initiative;
\n\u25cf An open mind, teaching skills and a capacity to listen;
\n\u25cf Fluency in English (the second language of the local staff)
\n\u25cf At least 1 year of clinical midwifery practice is preferred;
\n\u25cf Ability to speak and write French is an asset
\n\u25cf Northern and\/or cross-cultural experience is also an asset.
\nThe Inuulitsivik Maternities:
\nLocal and \u2018southern\u2019 trained midwives have been providing complete maternity, wellwoman and well-baby care to the Inuit communities of the Hudson Bay Coast since
\n1986. Experienced local midwives and midwifery students provide services in Inuktitut.
\nMidwifery education is based on a community-centered apprenticeship model, which
\nstrives to combine both traditional and modern ways of knowing and learning. In the fall
\nof 2008, the Quebec Ministry of Health together with the Order of Quebec Midwives
\n(OSFQ) granted recognition to Inuulitisivik\u2019s Midwifery Education Program and its
\ntraditional learning pathways, offering full licensure to its graduates. Midwives from
\nacross Canada, the United States, Greenland, Scandinavia, France, England, Germany,
\nand the Middle East have participated in the education program. The WHO, ICM, CAM,
\nNAHO, and the SOGC have identified Inuulitsivik\u2019s combined midwifery service and
\neducation program as an appropriate and realistic model for aboriginal and remote
\ncommunities.
\nEach village maternity was initiated by and continues to take direction from the people
\nof its community. Prior to the creation of these services, two generations of women
\nwere separated from their families and sent to Moose Factory (Ontario) to have their
\nbabies with people who did not share their language or cultural background. The effects
\nof these evacuations were devastating not only for the families, but for the entire
\ncommunity. Now, most women on the Hudson Coast give birth to their babies in their
\nown communities, their own culture and language, and with family and friends.
\nThe Inuulitsivik Health Centre Maternity in Puvirnituq has been serving women and
\nfamilies for over 30 years. It is located in a wing of the Health Centre and serves its own
\nvillage population and that of the smaller villages that do not yet have midwives.
\nPuvirnituq midwives also receive and provide care during birth for women whose
\nmedical and social situations require additional or more specialized care than can easily
\nbe given in the more remote villages. The Inukjuak Maternity opened in 1996, and the
\nSalluit maternity began training students in 2004. These maternities are located in the
\nCLSC (nursing stations) and serve the women and families of their respective villages.
\nWomen who have a normal pregnancy and birth history have the opportunity to stay in
\ntheir village to have their babies.
\nThe reality of a remote northern region requires a larger scope of practice in both
\nemergency care and community health than in southern midwifery practices. Midwives
\nwork in collaboration with medical and nursing staff and community service workers.
\nWorking in the North is both challenging and rewarding. It is an opportunity to support
\nthe Inuit community in their efforts to regain autonomy for defining health and health
\ncare, and to reclaim birth as a normal and important community event.
\nIf you are interested and available, please contact:
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