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Loading... Please wait.ApplicationDetailsPosted: 06-May-23
Location: Tacoma, Washington
Salary: Open
Categories:
ExecutiveInternal Number: 119374
Position Summary:
A WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor is a paraprofessional support role that gives basic breastfeeding information and encouragement to WIC pregnant and breastfeeding participants. The BFPC will provide breastfeeding education, community outreach and one-on-one appointments related to breastfeeding management, pre/postnatal and infant safety and health equity/wellness; in order to improve breastfeeding outcomes and quality of life for the increasingly diverse communities within MultiCare service areas.
This position will work closely with other WIC professionals, community partners and lactation consultants. Additional duties include, but are not limited to, conducting presentations and classes, supporting community coalitions, and providing input for policy development. This position supports the Mary Bridge WIC guiding principles; identifying and addressing needs of pregnant and breastfeeding mothers within WIC and the community, promoting diversity and inclusion, and supporting WIC breastfeeding efforts within the system to achieve impactful outcomes of breastfeeding initiation and duration rates.Minimum Requirements:
Education/Licenses/Certifications:
High school diploma/GED equivalent
Current Washington state drivers license and proof of a safe driving record (which meets established MHS Standards) obtained by a motor vehicle report from the appropriate statePosition Type: Part Time - Regular
Full Time Employee: NoPrimary Shift: Day
Work Schedule: Day ShiftsAbout MultiCare Health SystemMultiCare is a not-for-profit health care organization with more than 20,000 team members, including employees, providers and volunteers. MultiCare has been caring for our community for well over a century, since the founding of Tacoma’s first hospital and today is the largest community-based, locally governed system of health in the state of Washington, serving communities across Washington and Northern Idaho. MultiCare’s comprehensive system of health includes numerous primary care, urgent care and specialty services — including Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Network; MultiCare Indigo Urgent Care; Pulse Heart Institute; MultiCare Medical Associates, affiliated physicians; MultiCare Rockwood Clinic, the largest multispecialty clinic in the Inland Northwest region; and MultiCare Connected Care, our Accountable Care Organization. Eleven hospitals complete the organization: Allenmore Hospital, Auburn Medical Center, Capital Medical Center, Covington Medical Center, Deaconess Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital — the Puget Sound region’s only children’s hospital and state-designated Level II Pediatric Trauma Center for Western Washingt...on — Navos Behavioral Health Hospital, Valley Hospital, Tacoma General Hospital — which is home to the South Puget Sound region’s only Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit — and Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital. Our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration and Kindness, serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other. MultiCare is also proud of our commitment to workforce diversity and culturally competent care. This commitment is led by our CEO and supported through employee education and community outreach.Show moreShow lessMore Jobs from This Employerhttps://careers.qualityforum.org/jobs/18548671/breastfeeding-peer-counselorLoading. Please wait.Error
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