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BREASTFEEDING PEER COUNSELOR

Join Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center—one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades—is a 384-bed, not-for-profit, fully accredited community teaching hospital serving Queens since 1891, where we started in just a four-bedroom house. Today, we deliver nationally recognized care in cardiology, stroke, oncology, imaging, and emergency medicine, and are New York State’s only Primary Heart Attack Center and the first Comprehensive Stroke Center.

With an expanded Level I Trauma Center, Pediatric Emergency Department, modern maternity services, and over 120,000 ER visits annually, we offer dynamic opportunities for professional growth, impact and clinical excellence. Through our affiliation with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the upcoming opening of our newly built, state-of-the-art Cancer Center, we continue to expand access to world-class care.

As a safety-net hospital, filling a void for the people in the community, we proudly serve all patients regardless of ability to pay. Join us during this exciting period of growth and help shape the future of healthcare.

Mission: To serve our patients and the community in a way that is second to none. 

Vision: To be the premier integrated healthcare delivery system by providing the highest quality, most cost-effective service, which is accessible and sensitive to all.

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Jamaica Hospital

BREASTFEEDING PEER COUNSELOR

DEPARTMENT: WIC PROGRAM    PART TIME: 20 HOURS

The WIC department at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center is a top-tier WIC program provider. Our (4) WIC program sites offer a variety of services including nutrition education, supplemental food benefits, breastfeeding support, referral to community organizations, and education on how to sustain a healthy lifestyle. We are currently seeking a Breastfeeding Peer Counselor for an immediate part-time opportunity.

DUTIES: 

The selected candidate will assist Program Director in the implementation of the Special Supplemental Food and Nutrition Education Program for Women, Infants, and Children.

Under the direction and supervision of the Breastfeeding Coordinator and the Breastfeeding Assistant, the primary responsibility of the Breastfeeding Peer Counselor will be to serve as a support person providing in-person, telephonic, and onsite basic breastfeeding information and encouragement to an assigned caseload of pregnant and breastfeeding mothers.

  • Documenting and recording contacts with WIC mothers.
  • Referring mothers, according to established clinic protocols to other providers including WIC nutritionist, breastfeeding coordinator, Lactation Consultant, social service agencies and, other public health community programs.   
Requirements
  • Minimum High School or General Equivalency Diploma
  • Must be a prior WIC participant and have prior breastfeeding experience for at least one baby.
  • Must be extremely passionate about breastfeeding and be willing to educate, promote and advocate breastfeeding to other mothers.
  • Must have a pleasant demeanor and exhibit outstanding customer service skills at all times. Good writing, reading, and communication skills.
  • Bilingual preferred (Spanish, Bengali, Hindi, or Haitian Creole).
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