Breastfeeding Peer Counselor | NICU Job Chicago area,Illinois USA,Nursing

Location:

Chicago, Illinois

Business Unit:
Rush Medical Center

Hospital:
Rush University Medical Center

Department:
Neonatal ICU-NICU

Work Type: Full Time (Total FTE between 0.9 and 1.0)

Shift: Shift 1

Work Schedule: 12 Hr (7:00:00 AM - 7:00:00 PM)

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Pay Range: $16.48 - $25.96 per hour

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Summary

Under the direct supervision of the Project Manager, Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Program (Manager), the Director for Clinical Research and Lactation (Director), and the Unit Director (as appropriate) the Certified Breastfeeding Peer Counselor will provide basic lactation information and services to mothers whose infants are cared for in the NICU at RUMC, and women in the high-risk antepartum setting. The Breastfeeding Peer Counselor I will promptly document in all appropriate areas of infant and maternal record as well as in staff communication logs after each interaction or completed task.

The Breastfeeding Peer Counselor I will also make home visits to selected mothers following discharge of the infant from the NICU. Exemplifies the Rush mission, vision and values and acts in accordance with Rush policies and procedures.

Other information

Required

Job Qualifications:

Certification as a Breastfeeding Peer Counselor through La Leche League or other approved agency.
Ability to communicate effectively with women and families from a variety of ethnic, cultural, and economic backgrounds.
Ability to work collaboratively with Rush NICU physicians, nurses, social workers, fellow breastfeeding peer counselors, and other healthcare providers.
Ability to work efficiently and complete assignments independently and with excellent attention to detail.
Ability to meet the lactation coverage needs of the NICU.

Preferred

Job Qualifications:

Mother of infant(s) cared for in the Rush Special Care Nursery

Responsibilities

Demonstrates entry level lactation skills.

Contacts each new mother whose infant is admitted to NICU within 24 hours and outlines primary features of the Rush Mothers’ Milk Club Program.

Meets in person with each mother within 24 hours after delivery and explains evidence for providing mothers’ milk to infants in the NICU; outlines key components of the Rush Mothers’ Milk Club Program.

Provides a copy and thoroughly reviews the Welcome to the Rush Mothers’ Milk Club brochure contents and describes her own photos/story and role as a peer counselor.

Maintains an active presence in the NICU to reach out to mothers and staff to provide ongoing lactation support and assistance.

Continually circulates through all areas of the NICU during each shift to provide regular contact with pumping or breastfeeding mothers; responds quickly when paged or contacted to provide lactation assistance, support, or information.

Present in NICU throughout shift to offer and assist and educate families and staff regarding all lactation or breastfeeding concerns.

Assists with maintaining safety and management of expressed human milk to be fed in the NICU.

Reviews breast pump use, principles of milk synthesis and removal, and collection and storage.

Provides an in-person breast pump assessment on the day of delivery to ensure that each mother is using the breast pump and pieces properly, understands use of collection equipment, milk expression schedule, and My Mom Pumps for Me! milk volume diaries.

Assists each mother in obtaining evidence-based breast pump for in-home use, either through rental, Medicaid pump program, or purchase, providing personalized insurance letter as needed. Ensures that each mother is encouraged to use the hospital grade breast pump during all NICU visits, emphasizing the ease of pumping at the infant's bedside.

Monitors maternal milk volume…


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