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About the Role

The Lactation Counselor provides safe, family-centered patient care by assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating lactation plans. This role supports breastfeeding and pumping parents, collaborating with patients, families, and the healthcare team. The position requires specialized knowledge and clinical expertise in breastfeeding and human lactation, aiming to create a supportive environment for mother and baby health.

Responsibilities

Provides individual and group lactation support to prenatal and post-partum patients.
Offers provider and community education.
Assists with community outreach and maintains a database of referral sources.
Helps patients access social service resources.
Assists in reporting data to funders and preparing program outcome reports.
Provides registration, enrollment, and follow-up assistance for patients.
Coordinates scheduling of meetings, special events, and program activities.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum one (1) year of work experience with perinatal support services.
Understanding of prenatal care, labor and delivery, and newborn care is required.
Cultural responsiveness and experience working with diverse populations.
Outstanding interpersonal skills.
Ability to communicate effectively by phone and email.
Strong computer and technical skills, including MS Office.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Demonstrated writing ability.
Comfortable managing and tracking multiple projects and goals.
Comfortable working with spreadsheets and managing large amounts of data.
Ability to work both independently and within a team.
Position requires prolonged periods of standing, reaching, and walking.
Position requires stooping, bending, lifting, and carrying items weighing up to 25 pounds.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Skills

Lactation counseling
Breastfeeding support
Patient assessment
Care planning
Interpersonal communication
MS Office proficiency
Data management
Spreadsheet management
Report preparation

Location

Brookdale

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Minimum one (1) year experience

Education Level

Bachelor's Degree preferred

Salary/Compensations

Salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and can be modified in the future. When determining a team member’s base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., site, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

About the Company

One Brooklyn Health (OBH) aims to streamline all of its Maternal and Child Health programs and Initiatives to create a Family and Baby Friendly environment that supports all aspects of mother and baby health and well-being.

Equal Opportunity

OBH is an equal opportunity employer, it is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, military status, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability or handicap or other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.