Fredericton Area Midwifery General Application

New Brunswick Midwifery is Expanding!

We’re looking for passionate midwives to join the Horizon Health Network team in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Whether you’re experienced or just starting your career, we have flexible opportunities available with full-time, part-time, and casual positions.

Our midwives provide comprehensive primary maternity care in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment. We’re committed to patient and family centered care, excellence in practice, and strong teamwork.

The Fredericton Midwifery Centre

Since implementation in 2017, midwives have worked in a unionized employee model with Horizon Health Network, providing paid vacation and sick leave, pension, health benefits, overtime and on-call pay. The Fredericton Midwifery Centre is a stand-alone clinic on Fredericton’s Northside with administrative, overhead and professional development funding provided by the employer. Caseload is 3 clients per month per full time midwife, drawn from a catchment area within 1 hour of the Dr Everett Chalmers Hospital. The Chalmers is a Level 3 hospital featuring an NICU and 24/7 ER and Obstetrical coverage. Caseload selection prioritises vulnerable populations as well as clients interested in homebirth. We support both in hospital and homebirths, with a homebirth rate of approximately 30%.

Midwives work in a flexible team with a focus on work-life balance for a midwife’s individual needs. Our team places a strong emphasis on teamwork and communication, both within the midwifery group and the larger interprofessional team, and on a high standard of clinical care, ensuring our clients are receiving thorough informed choice discussions containing the most current clinical guidance. Midwifery is also still a young profession in New Brunswick and thus there are many opportunities to sit on Horizon-specific, local and provincial committees.

About Fredericton

Home to two universities and the seat of New Brunswick’s government, Fredericton is a bright and family friendly place to call home. With a robust outdoor activity network including kilometers of trail systems, countless green spaces surrounding city limits, a 400-acre old growth forest in the heart of the city and the Wolastoq River flowing through its downtown, you have only to choose your adventure.

If the arts are more your scene, Fredericton boasts many art galleries, the annual Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival, as well as the Fredericton Playhouse which hosts music and performance all year round. The food and craft beer community is also lively in Fredericton, featuring many independent local restaurants and breweries. Fredericton is not far from breathtaking beachcombing spots on the Atlantic Ocean, many camping opportunities in both provincial and national parks, and only a few hours away from Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. With much to offer, Fredericton looks forward to welcoming you to our beautiful city!

Join us in New Brunswick and enjoy work-life balance with a laid-back East Coast lifestyle, all while benefitting from opportunities for professional growth and development!

Responsibilities

• Provide care, assessment, and monitoring of women during normal pregnancy, labour, and the postpartum period as well as their healthy newborns.
• Provide health care in clients’ homes, communities and in hospital and clinic.
• Provide care consistent with the philosophy and ethics of midwifery care in Canada
• Respect community standards of care and NB code of ethics
• Support both hospital and home births, with a home birth rate of approx. 30%
• Work well within a team and maintain positive relationships with community providers

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate of a Canadian university midwifery education program or an equivalent in accordance with the New Brunswick Midwifery Act and Regulations
• Must be eligible to register with the Midwifery Council of New Brunswick
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and own a vehicle
• Ability to attend work on a regular basis
• Ability to perform the duties of the position
• Good work record
• Willingness to undergo a criminal record check and vulnerable sector record check as condition of employment

Benefits

• Unionized employment
• Paid vacation and sick leave
• Pension and health benefits
• Overtime and on-call pay
• Admin, overhead, and professional development funding provided by the employer
• Opportunities to sit on local and provincial committees

Join us in shaping the future of midwifery care in New Brunswick!

Interested? Apply Today?

Horizon Health Network (Horizon) only accepts on-line applications.

About Horizon’s Recruitment Process

We thank all applicant who apply; however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted. All interested applicants are encouraged to apply as an equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered.

Horizon’s recruitment screening process may include language proficiency testing, clerical testing and/or behavioral assessment. If you are selected for testing, you will be contacted via the email address provided on your application. The official results will be shared with the candidate, Human Resources and the requesting manager electronically and language results will be placed on the personnel file for Horizon’s hiring purposes.

Diversity Statement

Horizon is committed to enhancing our diverse and inclusive environment for our employees and patients. We believe in a healthcare system that equally supports all people regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, social background, religion, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or sexual orientation. An environment based on a commitment to diversity and inclusion supports our goal of safe and quality patient care.