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Breastfeeding Peer Counselor (Part - Time)

TCA Health Inc. -
Chicago, IL

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Job Details

Part-time
$18 - $20 an hour

Qualifications

Confidential information handling
High school diploma or GED

Full Job Description

Job Title: Breast Feeding Peer Counselor

Pay Range: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour.
Department: WIC

FLSA Status: Part - time, non-exempt

About TCA
TCA Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center located on Chicago's far south side has been a provider of innovative, accessible, and quality primary care, dental, behavioral health services and more to Chicagoland's underserved communities for over 50 years! The culture at TCA Health is one of service and commitment. Our team of dedicated professionals is the reason why TCA Health continues to be one of Chicago’s leading Federally Qualified Healthcare Centers.

TCA VALUES
TCA C.A.R.E.S.

Compassion: We are kind, considerate, and caring.
Accountability: We take ownership for each person’s experiences.
Respect: We treat each person with dignity.
Excellence: We seek the highest level of performance in all we do.
Stewardship: We strive for racial and health equity, diversity, and inclusion by delivering quality health care and access for all

POSITION SUMMARY

The Breastfeeding Peer Counselor will have direct responsibility for providing basic information about breastfeeding promotion and management to expectant and lactating women. Promotes breastfeeding through informal interaction with mothers/prenatal, lead/provide breastfeeding support groups and provide telephone/in person assistant to nursing mothers.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (include but are not limited to the following)

Contacts all prenatal women interested in breastfeeding referred by WIC personnel.
Provide breastfeeding counseling and follow-up based on Nutrition Practice Guidelines and BFPC Policy and Procedures.
Provide written and verbal information about breastfeeding to all prenatal women.
Schedule on or off-site breast-feeding workshops as needed for WIC participants and community residents.
Evaluate all breastfeeding educational material for appropriateness.
Provide in-service training for TCA Health, Inc. staff on the nutritional and socioeconomic aspects of breastfeeding, as well as the myths.
Document all WIC client contacts using Peer Counselor codes and case notes in IWIC
Refer breastfeeding mothers/babies when further assistance is needed.
Monitor individual progress by follow-up calls, mailings and home visits.
Provide breastfeeding education at all TCA Health sites, including WIC as well as provide education to community agencies in collaboration with TCA Health
Attend all meetings, conferences, and trainings as assigned via telephone or off-site
Complete Peer Counselor reports on a weekly basis
Travel to WIC sites on assigned days
Perform other duties as assigned to support the goals of the program
Will follow role assignments that are in alignment with the Patient Centered Medical Home Standards and participate in all Patient Centered Medical Home efforts.

Assumes other duties as assigned by management.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Good organizational skills and detail oriented.
Must be able to provide service in a discrete, confidential and sensitive manner.
Ability to make sound judgments.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

Minimum High School Diploma/GED completed.
Complete Loving Support Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Training.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to walk and or stand most of the day.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Clinical setting environment.

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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

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Must be able to provide service in a discrete, confidential and sensitive manner.

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