Location:
Landmark Medical Arts Bldg,
200 Williamson Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07202
Job Overview:
The Peer Support Specialist processes families for WIC enrollment, orientation and benefit issuance and lactation support.
Qualifications:
Required:
- High School Graduate or equivalent
- Lacated, pumped or breastfed for at least 6 months
Preferred:
Scheduling Requirements:
- Shift working 8:30am to 4:30pm; some evenings until 6:30pm
- Monday-Friday
- May require travel to sites
- FT
Essential Functions:
- 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
Benefits and Perks:
At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees physical, emotional, social, and financial health.
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
- Dental and Vision Insurance
- Retirement Plans
- Short & Long Term Disability
- Life & Accidental Death Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Wellness Programs
- Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
- Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!
Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!
RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.
RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.
