Sector
Healthcare
Keyword

Maternity Assistant

Midwife

Auxiliary Nurse

Minimum Auxiliary Nursing and Midwifery (ANM)

Minimum 6 months of internship required

The tasks a Lady Health Visitor is expected to perform include:

Rendering health care at private residencies and health centres

Rendering antenatal care and advice to expectant mothers

Making arrangements for the confinement of the mother and rendering post-natal care

Performing duties like weighing babies, distributing milk, tonics, etc.

Administering stock of medicines

Supervising training and work of Dais

Ensuring vaccination and inoculation of patients and babies

Advising on personal and environmental hygiene

Knowledge of personal and environmental hygiene requirements, during child-birth

Knowledge of proper procedures for lifting and moving patients

Equipped in providing prenatal and post-natal care

Skilled in child care services at home, clinic and hospital

Skilled in giving injections

Skilled inmeasuringvital signs like temperature, blood pressure and pulses

Not applicable

Observant

Patient

Organised

Detail-oriented

Supportive

Amiable

It is not a desk job

The candidate will supervise a team of Dais

Local travelling is not a part of this job role

Part-time work and contractual jobs are available

Work from home option is not available

Working hours

Hospitals/clinics usually work for 6/7 days a week and 9/10 hours everyday. This may vary from hospital to hospital

Shift system maybe available

Is the job suitable for a candidate with special needs?This job is suitable for candidates with One Leg(OL)

This job is not considered hazardous/dangerousdangerous under The Factories Act, 1948 (section 87)

Occupational hazards include stress on eyes, mental and physical strain, joint pains, etc., if not taken care of

For freshers -INR5,000 toINR20,000 per month

(These figures are indicative and subject to change)

Market Trend of Healthcare Sector in India

According to IBEF, the Indian healthcare industry is growing at a tremendous pace due to its strengthening coverage, services and increasing expenditure by public as well as private players.The Indian Healthcare sector grew from$45 billionin 2008 to$81 billionin 2014 and is projected to continue its rapid expansion, with an estimated market value of US$ 280 billion by 2020. This sector has emerged as one of the largest service sectors with estimated revenue of around $ 30 billion constituting 5% of GDP.

With the increasing spending capacity of people nowadays, everyone tends to seek professional care when required. India's healthcareindustryhas seen a lot of privatisation along with improving standards of government hospitals/dispensaries over the past decade. According to national health rural mission there are lot of vacancies for Lady Health Visitor in government departments, such as dispensaries, anganwadis and armed forces. Therefore, Lady Health Visitor has a bright future in government as well as private sector.

Government hospitals and dispensaries

Private hospitals and clinics

Self-employed

Cities and towns across India