Axis Community Health
Pleasanton, CA, USA
ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Promotes breastfeeding as the preferred method of infant feeding.
Attends monthly meetings and trainings for WIC breastfeeding peer counselors.
Recruits pregnant women who intend to breastfeed and would like to have PCP support. Maintain a determined caseload of PCP participants.
Develops relationships and communicates with WIC PCP participants by telephone and at WIC clinic visits at scheduled intervals determined by the local WIC program.
Gives basic information about normal breastfeeding to pregnant and new mothers, including the benefits of breastfeeding, preventing and overcoming common barriers and concerns, and getting a good start with breastfeeding.
Provides emotional support to mothers and their significant others through personal interaction.
Provides information on the effects of food, medications, and home remedies on lactation within guidelines addressed in training.
Abides by confidentiality...