Full spectrum Doula (birth + postpartum)- Chicago, IL

Partum Health • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

Partum Health is seeking birth-focused, full spectrum doulas to provide personalized, evidence-based physical, emotional, and educational support to birth clients in the Chicago Metro Region. The doula helps families through pregnancy, birth, and the early days of welcoming a newborn, providing culturally appropriate services and empowering parents as they begin life as a larger family.

Doulas will support clients using Illinois Medicaid payment for services. Partum Health partners with team members on insurance credentialing and provides resources to support care delivery. The role collaborates with maternal health professionals, including physical therapists, mental health therapists, nutritionists, IBCLCs, and care coordinators, as part of Partum Health’s whole-person care model.

This is a contractor role with flexibility to set your own hours. Doulas must be willing to work in the Chicagoland area and be available to work an average of at least 16 hours per week with Partum Health clients over the course of a year. Partum Health provides client matching, billing and claims support, an EHR, and care-team support.

Requirements

• Doula certification in either birth or postpartum.
• Professional liability coverage must be maintained.
• CPR certification.
• Willingness to work in the Chicagoland area.
• Availability to work an average of at least 16 hours per week with Partum Health clients over the course of a year.
• Dependability and reliability with families.
• Commitment to exceptional, evidence-based client care and continued learning about current newborn and maternal care guidelines, including those from AAP and ACOG.
• Creativity, flexibility, and a client-service orientation.
• Ability to build successful, respectful relationships with the care team.

Nice To Haves

• Full certification in both birth and postpartum doula care, or completed full spectrum doula certification.
• Experience as a birth doula.

Responsibilities

• Provide emotional, physical, and educational support to families as a birth or full spectrum doula.
• Deliver reliable support in accordance with clients’ birth needs or pre-determined schedules.
• Educate patients throughout pregnancy.
• Help clients prepare for labor by assisting with birth plans, answering questions, and providing evidence-based guidance.
• Provide in-person physical, emotional, and educational support during labor and delivery.
• Listen to clients’ and families’ concerns and questions in a kind, nonjudgmental manner and offer non-medical advice.
• Provide practical support and advice to prepare clients for childbirth and support them afterward.
• Provide educational resources about parenting and postnatal recovery.
• Support the transition to parenthood, including feeding assistance, tidying the home, involving the other parent or siblings, and meal preparation.
• Collaborate with the Partum Health care team to facilitate appointments across services as needed.
• Communicate with the family’s care team to keep members informed of patient needs.
• Respond to client questions through Partum Health’s HIPAA-compliant messaging app.
• Keep current on care through research, networking with other doulas, and attending workshops and lectures.
• Keep schedule availability up to date and coordinate with Partum Health team members regarding current and future clients.
• Interview clients to assess fit and align on schedules before formal hiring.

Benefits

• Flexible scheduling; doulas set their own hours, with the option to open or close weekends and evening hours.
• Partum Health finds clients and enrolls them into care.
• Administrative support, including billing, claims submission, and access to an easy-to-use EHR.
• Competitive pay for services provided, with payment within a week of delivering care.
• Access to in-house services and a dedicated care lead who partners with doulas on patient needs.
• Opportunity for continued learning and growth.

What This Job Offers

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