Conscientious Healthcare professional offering twenty-five years of experience in fast-paced clinical setting. Competent in organizing charts, preparing patient rooms and supporting diagnostic processes through laboratory testing and medication administration. Positive and upbeat with excellent communication skills.
assists pregnant women and teens achieve healthy births and improved health outcomes. The program seeks to partner with the family to address barriers to care and social determinates of health.
paraprofessional support person who is responsible for providing basic breastfeeding information and encouragement to indigent pregnant and breastfeeding mothers. Provide information, benefits, and reasons to breastfeed to pregnant and post-partum women in accordance with Agency policies and procedures and the USDA Loving Support for Breastfeeding Model. Counsels Wic prenatal and breastfeeding women at WIC clinics through face-to face counseling, telephone support, or through breastfeeding classes and support groups. Refers breastfeeding problems, questions or concerns that are beyond existing level of knowledge, scope of practice or require immediate attention to the Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Program. Oversees a caseload of indigent as well as WIC participants and makes routine contact with all participants. Contact postpartum women electing to breastfeed after delivery at hospitals on face to face, by phone or by office appointment to assist in breastfeeding initiating questions and concerns, provide information and support, encourage the continuance of breastfeeding and to respond to any breastfeeding concerns or problems. Arranges follow-up contacts as needed and indicated by WIC participants to provide necessary support and information to encourage a successful breastfeeding experience. Refers mothers to the local agency breastfeeding coordinator, lactation consultant, health care provider, or other community support program, according to local agency protocol and scope of practice. Gives basic breastfeeding information and support to new mothers, including discussing the benefits of breastfeeding, overcoming common barriers, and how to establish early successful breastfeeding. Also helps women prevent and handle common breastfeeding concerns within scope of practice. Maintains accurate records of all contacts and completes weekly activity worksheets documenting paper record information in a timely manner. Recognizes incompatible counseling relationships and reports these to supervisor. Assists WIC staff in promoting breastfeeding peer counseling through special projects, such as World Breastfeeding Week, and duties as assigned. Issues electric and manual breast pumps per NH Breast Pump Distribution policy. Performs pump follow up, tracking and documentation of participant follow up per protocol. Attends required Agency meetings with supervisor and other peers, and WIC BFPC monthly staff meetings, as scheduled. Attends state sponsored breastfeeding peer counseling meetings, special conferences or in-services on breastfeeding to increase knowledge and skills.