Careers at DHEC: Work that makes a difference!

Pursuing Excellence, Inspiring Innovation, Promoting Teamwork, and Embracing Service

1. Provides information, through individual and group contacts, to prenatal women to encourage them to breastfeed, including benefits, overcoming concerns, and getting a good start with breastfeeding. Counsels using techniques that elicit an address client concerns and needs.
2. Provides routine breastfeeding follow-up and support for breastfeeding mother via telephone calls and text messages, breastfeeding class, and/or clinic visits, hospital visits, and when indicated, home visits under supervision.
3. Refers identified high risk mothers and babies to the Breastfeeding Coordinator and other appropriate health and medical professionals.
4. Participates in providing breastfeeding educational in-services for staff and community groups. Attends appropriate staff and peer counselor meetings, support groups, and local coalitions providing community breastfeeding outreach as requested.
5. Distributes appropriate educational and correspondence materials as needed, under supervision.
6. Conducts and helps facilitate the following classes: How to Breastfeed Class, Circle of Friends Class, and Prenatal Class (assists with site CPA).
7. Visits local hospital with under parameters and agreement outlined in the MOA/MOU, to educate new mothers in the hospital on breastfeeding and other WIC services.
8. Under supervision, assists with patient instruction, issuance, documentation, and maintenance of electric pumps and other devices as requested by the Breastfeeding Coordinator and/or site CPA.
9. Keeps up to date, reading current breastfeeding literature. Participates in continuing education, workshops, and in-services to update breastfeeding promotion and lactation management skills.
10. Maintains accurate and appropriate documentation and files.
11. Performs other duties as required by supervisor.

State Minimum Requirements: A high school diploma and relevant human services or social services experience.

Institutions of Higher Learning must be recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

Agency Additional Requirements: A mother who has successfully breastfed at least one (1) child, who is easily accessible and willing to be trained to provide individual or group breastfeeding counseling and support to women participating on WIC, using protocols established by the SC WIC Program. High school diploma is required. Experience as a WIC participant. DHEC employees are required to participate in disaster preparedness during hazardous weather or declaration of an emergency. This involves being subject to duty and or call on a 24-hour basis. You must possess a valid driver's license and have access to a reliable transportation. This position may require working early (before 8:30 am), evening (after 5:00 pm) and/or Saturday's. Ability to lift 30 pounds and stand for long periods of time.

Immunization Requirements:
All new employees who are healthcare providers will be required to provide documentation of immunity or be immunized against measles, mumps, rubella, pertussis, varicella, Hepatitis B prior to beginning employment.

Our Public Health Workforce Protection Policy requires healthcare staff with job-specific exposure risk to be fully vaccinated or alternatively, tested for COVID-19 on a weekly basis.

Applicants indicating college credit or degree(s) on the application may upload an unofficial copy of the transcript as an attachment to the application. Please note that the agency will require an official, certified copy of the transcript or diploma prior to hiring.