Job Location

SLAHP Main Office - Inglewood, CA

Description of Duties:

• Provides breastfeeding/chestfeeding education and support to breastfeeding/chestfeeding parents with complex situations or concerns following established protocols.

• Provides breastfeeding/chestfeeding counseling and education to high-risk Breastfeeding Program participants referred by WIC staff, including Breastfeeding Peer Counselors, WIC Nutrition Assistants, or Registered Dietitians/Degreed Nutritionists.

• Performs nutrition and health assessments of participants utilizing breastfeeding/chestfeeding services and family members enrolled in the WIC Program.

• Reinforces hospital-based IBCLC care plans when available from Healthcare Providers and consults with physicians or other health professional staff regarding participants utilizing breastfeeding/chestfeeding services who have special health care needs and lactation problems.

• Handles record keeping for the Lundquist WIC electric breast pump loan program and other coordination duties related to the smooth running of the program.

• As directed by the Deputy Chief, Breastfeeding Services provides ongoing training and support to site staff to ensure the smooth operation and integration of breastfeeding/chestfeeding services at the WIC sites.

Position requires a background check and health clearance.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• The position of Project Coordinator requires a Bachelor's Degree in Public Health, Child Development, or related field. Additionally, the position requires a designation as an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant and registered with the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners. The Project Coordinator provides high-level administrative and clerical tasks for the WIC Program, including direct participant services for complex breastfeeding/chestfeeding concerns.

• Experience counseling within the context of an accredited Lactation Program is required. Academic background and work experience in early childhood development and health education are required.

About Lundquist WIC Program

The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center is an independent, non-profit biomedical research organization located in Torrance, California. In dozens of laboratories throughout the campus, researchers are working to unravel the mysteries of heart and kidney disease, cardiac complications in newborns, chronic lung disease, skin cancer, sickle cell disease, disorders of the autoimmune system, and much more. Many of these projects are collaborative in nature, involving experts from different areas of specialization. Our discoveries have prevented blindness in newborns, enable premature infants with fragile lungs to breathe and allowed children with rare, often fatal diseases to grow up healthy and strong. The complexity of today’s biomedical research problems demands that scientists move beyond the confines of their individual disciplines and work together with colleagues in complementary fields. By joining forces, The Lundquist Institute’s diverse experts are able to tackle scientific challenges more effectively and to translate their findings more quickly into practical applications for patients.

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