NIH-Funded Breastfeeding Study
Lactation Consultant Position
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Bronx, NY)
This is a 5 year NIH funded clinical trial of prenatal care-based interventions to increase breastfeeding in low-income multiethnic women. An IBCLC will arrange pre-natal one-on-one meetings, daily hospital, and home visits with women in the IBCLC study groups (up to 3 months post-partum). The IBCLC will be based at a Montefiore health center and provide additional support on the labor and delivery ward of Weiler Hospital as well as through home visits and phone calls. Research assistant led phone post-partum interviews will collect infant feeding, and health visit data.
Project staff will gain valuable experience working with a multidisciplinary team with expertise in: breastfeeding, behavioral interventions, biostatistics, epidemiology, health education, information technology, maternal-fetal medicine, and nursing.
Responsibilities:
â ¢ Conduct one-on-one prenatal meetings with study participants at a Montefiore health center
â ¢ Conduct daily rounds at Weiler hospital to provide immediate postpartum support
â ¢ Make prenatal visits study participantsâ homes (taxi fare provided)
â ¢ Provide weekly phone support to participants for the first three months postpartum
â ¢ Maintain comprehensive records of LC activities and attend weekly project meetings
Requirements:
â ¢ International Board of Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) required
â ¢ English/Spanish speaking competence required
â ¢ BSN or RN highly preferable
â ¢ Availability and willingness to work some evenings/weekends as required
â ¢ Willingness to conduct home visits
â ¢ Very strong organizational and time management skills
â ¢ Able to take initiative, respect strict research procedures, and follow through with tasks
â ¢ Experience/comfort working with ethnically diverse, low-income populations
Availability and Compensation:
â ¢ Begins â 20 hours/week December 1, 2007, phasing in to 30 hours/week in 3-6 months
â ¢ Position is for 3 years
â ¢ Position comes with health and other benefits,
â ¢ Full time annual salary based upon $48K-$70K, depending upon credentials and experience.
Send résumé/CV and cover letter with salary requirements to:
Karen Bonuck, PhD
Department of Family and Social Medicine- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
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718 430 4085
Karen Bonuck, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Family and Social Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Mazer, Suite 100
Bronx, New York 10461
phone 718 430 4085
fax 718 430 8816
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