Doula (Per Diem) - Norwalk

Doula Per Diem - Norwalk in Norwalk CT United States

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Doula Per Diem - Norwalk Location: Norwalk, CT, United States Salary Range: $25.70 - $47.72 Work Type: Per Diem Standard Hours: 0.01 FTE Non-Exempt Work Schedule: Day 8 Work Shift: Office and call shifts, 24/7, nights, weekends, holidays Date Posted: Mar 12, 2026 Share Apply Now

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Description At Nuvance Health, we enjoy the benefits of a two-state system as we cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone feels welcomed, respected, and supported. Together, we are a team of 15,000 strong hearts and open minds. If you share our values of connected, personal, agile, and imaginative, we invite you to discover whats possible for you and your career.

When you join our growing multi-specialty medical practice, you can enjoy the advantages of being a part of a large health system while working in a more intimate setting than a hospital. You can build relationships with patients over time as you take advantage of opportunities for more team building, socialization, and work-life balance. We offer a range of outpatient practices, including primary care, oncology, neurology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, OBGYN, bariatric surgical, cardiology, and infectious diseases. Join the Nuvance Health medical practice and be part of a collaborative team in an environment of open communication and unwavering compassion.

Doula Per Diem - Norwalk, CT

Summary Provides continuous emotional and physical support for a woman in labor and her immediate family. This support spans the duration of the labor and during the postpartum period.

Per Diem Doulas have a 24-hour call. When called into a birth, they stay with the patient through the labor and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Attends laboring women for the entire length of their labor in order to provide continuity, an average of 12 hours, up to a 24-hour duration.
• Provides comfort measures to laboring women in the form of positioning, massage, ambulation, hydration, and nutrition & facilities rest.
• Supports patients families throughout the labor process.
• Facilitates patients wishes and birth plans. Does this in collaboration with patients RNs & MDs.
• Works from a call schedule. Makes self available to be called in for deliveries 24/7 on a rotating basis.
• Facilitates mother-infant bonding after delivery. Accomplished by supporting skin-to-skin care and breastfeeding.
• Conducts patient tours on a scheduled basis.
• Assists childbirth educators in childbirth classes.
• Attends monthly staff meetings, participates in committee meetings, assists coordinator with administrative tasks assigned.
• Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Required: High School diploma and completion of the DONA Doulas of North America or CAPPA Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association in-person class. Associates degree preferred.
• Adheres to Hospital Behavioral Standards. Requires excellent communication skills.
• Certification: Either DONA Doulas of North America or CAPPA certification Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association. Must complete the IN-PERSON workshop.
• Working Conditions: Manual significant manual skills, motor coord & finger dexterity
• Occupational: Significant occupational risk
• Physical Effort: Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force
• Physical Environment: Significant exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.

Company: Nuvance Health Med Practice CT Org Unit: 588 Department: NW Midwifery Service Exempt: No Salary Range: $25.70 - $47.72 (Hourly, commensurate with experience)

With strong hearts and open minds, were pushing past boundaries and challenging the expected all in the name of possibility. We are neighbors caring for neighbors, working together as partners in health to improve the lives of the people we serve. If you share our passion for the health of our communities, advance your career with Nuvance Health.

Additional Salary Detail The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team members base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable, e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget, and internal equity.

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