Job Posting: Part Time, Birth Assistant & Clinic Nurse, Our Community Birth Center

Posted May 2024

Are you committed to building relationships with your clients, providing personalized care, and supporting physiologic birth? Would you like to put your skills and expertise to use in an organization committed to equity, inclusion, and social justice? Are you excited by the chance to help grow a nonprofit community-based midwifery birth center and lactation clinic?  If you said “Yes” to any of these questions, we may have the perfect job for you!

Our Community Birth Center is a community-focused organization in Springfield/Eugene, Oregon. We provide full scope nurse midwifery care in a birth center and clinic setting. Our services include pregnancy, birth, postpartum, lactation, ultrasound, newborn care, fertility, contraception, and gynecology. Our Community Birth Center has been open and providing services for over two years and during that time has established a robust and experienced team to support our perinatal and gynecologic work. We are open to welcoming and supporting someone new or someone experienced in this role.

Black, Indigenous, Latine, Asian, and other people who identify as people of color and/or LGBTQIA+ individuals are encouraged to apply, as are people holding other diverse identities. We welcome applicants who bring a diversity of identity, culture, experience, perspective, and thought. We encourage you to apply, even if you do not believe you meet every one of the qualifications described. You are also encouraged to address how your professional and lived experience, scholarship, mentorship and/or service will contribute to Our Community Birth Center’s mission of providing equitable access to midwifery birth center services.

Our Community Birth Center is located in the heart of the Eugene-Springfield area in Lane County, Oregon. It’s just a short drive to the ocean, mountains, desert, and many lakes and rivers. It’s also family friendly and has amazing food, farmers markets, and gardening. The birth center is located next to a beautiful public park and river allowing for fresh air and peaceful walks. In the opposite direction just a few blocks away is a sweet downtown with cafes, restaurants, and shops. Learn more about Our Community Birth Center at www.ourcommunitybirthcenter.org.

Position type: Varies depending on need, might be part-time or full-time, might be hourly or salary (exempt).

Start Date: As needed basis to fill temporary and ongoing positions

Pay: $27 – $32 per hour depending on experience and licensure status. 

Benefits: For employees working 0.5 FTE or greater: Health insurance premium covered 100%. Family and Medical Leave available. Stipend for work related travel and technology expenses. Access to retirement savings. Continuing education stipend after the first year. Professional liability insurance covered 100%. 

Hours: This position is mostly day time hours with occasional evening, night or weekend time and on call time. This position also comes with Paid Time Off (prorated based on FTE) and holidays.

Fellowship Program: Our ideal candidate will have experience in both birth work and lactation services; however, we will also consider candidates with experience in one area who are interested in receiving training in the other area of focus. 

Required Education and/or Experience; Certifications/Licenses:

  • Education and training in lactation, nursing, and/or midwifery.
  • Active unencumbered certification as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant is preferred but not required.
  • Active unencumbered licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN, LPN, or BSN), Licensed Midwife, Certified Nurse Midwife, or other equivalent in the State of Oregon. 
  • Maintain valid Basic Life Support and Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification.
  • One year of successful experience in lactation work and/or birth work. Fellowship training can be provided if a candidate has experience in one of these areas but not the other.
  • Proficiency with Electronic Health Records, Microsoft Office products, Google Suite, Zoom, and a willingness to learn other computer databases and tools as needed.
  • Must possess and maintain a current, valid Driver License.
  • Must complete background check and driving record check successfully meeting our criteria. 

How to Apply: 

Apply by submitting the following by email to ourcommunitybirthcenter@gmail.com.

  • Resume
  • Written responses to the following questions. Please answer with one succinct paragraph for each of the three prompts (three paragraphs total).
    • Tell us about your philosophy and style as a healthcare professional. What do you love about being a nurse and/or birth assistant? What are you really good at?
    • Share more specifically why you want to work at Our Community Birth Center. Why is this position at this organization a good fit for you?
    • How would you contribute to our work in equity, inclusion, and social justice?
  • Name, email address, and phone number for 3 professional references (references will not be contacted without prior notification to the applicant).
  • The position will remain open until filled. Applications will only be considered if all of the documents specified above are received. 

Equal opportunity employer: It is the policy of Our Community Birth Center not to discriminate on the basis of ability/disability, race, color, national origin, housing situation, age, sex, religion, language, ethnicity, indigeneity, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran’s status, pregnancy, childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions, or any other protected identity. This policy applies to all our programs and operations, including but not limited to, hiring and firing of staff, selection of volunteers and vendors, and provision of services. We are committed to providing equal opportunity and fair hiring practices, and an inclusive and welcoming environment for all of our board, staff, clients, volunteers, subcontractors, and vendors. Any applicant or employee who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should contact the Executive Director to request an accommodation.