Peer Support Staff, WIC Program

at  RWJBarnabas Health

Req #: 0000164331
Category: Clerical / Administrative Support
Status: Full-Time
Shift: Day
Facility: Trinitas Regional Medical Center
Department: W I C Program

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• High School Graduate or equivalent
• Lacated, pumped or breastfed for at least 6 months

Preferred:

• Bilingual

SCHEDULING REQUIREMENTS:

• Shift working 8:30am to 4:30pm; some evenings until 6:30pm
• Monday-Friday
• May require travel to sites
• FT

• Provides age appropriate equipment is used for performing height and weight measurements for women and infants
• Familiar with healthy weight guides and growth charts for breastfeeding infants
• Maintains patient documents and reports as required
• Obtain and document an appropriate history of the breastfeeding mother and child-as part of WIC system
• Analyze assessment information to identify issues and/or problems
• Reviews WIC assessments and medical information
• Implement the plan of care appropriate to the situation and acceptable to the mother
• Provide lactation education according to NJWIC Guidelines: Benefits, barriers, getting a good start with breastfeeding and help mothers prevent and handle common breastfeeding concerns
• Documents breastfeeding plan
• Make referrals according to established protocols to the CPA, Lactation Consultant, the mothers physician, a public health program in the community, or a social service agency
• Provide telephone contacts to pregnant and breastfeeding women based on delivery dates and follow-up appointments
• Provides breastfeeding aids
• Participates in Breastfeeding Awareness/Outreach events
• Provides education in community organization