Lactation Navigator

OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center is Oklahomas only National Cancer Institute (NCI)Designated Cancer Center and one of only 73 NCIDesignated Cancer Centers in the United States. This highly competitive accreditation ensures that our patients receive the highest standard of care and have access to the most advanced cancer treatment options.

At the Stephenson Cancer Center we have an exciting new job opportunity that could be right for you! The Lactation Navigator collaborates with the Program Manager Principal Investigator organizations peers and/or volunteers to identify plan and implement strategies for various programs. Contributes to the design development implementation and evaluation of educational programs. Collects and analyzes data to identify community needs before implementing programs to multiple audiences across the state of Oklahoma.

Duties:

• Assists with the development of outreach strategies and marketing tools of lactation support resources. Identifies resources and opportunities to implement programming and policy system and environmental changes.
• Collaborates with program teams community organizations peers and volunteers in the of events and activities. Contributes to the design and implementation of the program components. Develops and maintains mutually beneficial relationships with agencies and organizations across the state. Provides program information to the public through public relations and media campaigns.
• Assesses available lactation support resources. Identifies the availability of lactation services and resources and related gaps identifies local and state policies related to the availability of and access to services. Identifies opportunities to impact relevant policies. Distributes educational materials and programs to community agencies local government and state government.
• Provides guidance to agencies and organizations on assessment of education needs and on development and delivery of education programs. Seeks funding opportunities to expand programming for priority audiences.
• Supports hotline app development and implementation.
• Provides educational program development delivery and evaluation. Implements and manages communitybased projects involving community partners and stakeholders. Prepares and distributes education materials (videos blogs brochures flyers etc..
• Prepares monthly reports of all activities performed and assigned program objectives. May conduct literature searches relevant to the program. Maintains records for reporting purposes.
• Develops prepares and coordinates project applications and projectrelated activities to obtain funding for education programs and related work.
• Collaborates with external partners to refer participants to lactation resources. Collaborates with program teams community organizations peers and volunteers in the of events and activities. Contributes to the design and implementation of the program components. Develops and maintains mutually beneficial relationships with agencies and organizations across the state. Provides program information to the public through public relations and media campaigns.
• Organizes community events trainings conferences and community presentations.
• Performs various duties as needed to successfully fulfill the function of the position.

Required Education: Bachelors degreeAND:

• 12 months experience in community outreach activities or health education.

Equivalency/Substitution: Will accept 48 months related experience in lieu of the Bachelors degree for a total of 60 months experience.

Certifications or Licenses: None.

Skills:

• Knowledge of community outreach practices
• Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methods
• Ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Must have time management and organizational skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team setting
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Must have social media and marketing skills and media relations
• Ability to plan events and coordinate programs
• Computer proficiency including Microsoft Office graphics presentation software and create webpages
• Detail oriented and demonstrated organizational skills.
• Available beyond typical workday for community programming and research
• Able to utilize computer virtual meetings social media and website.

Working Conditions:

• Physical:
  • Sit for prolonged periods.
  • Communicate effectively.
  • Manual dexterity.
• Environmental:
  • Standard Office Environment with some offcampus meetings with external partners.

Department Preferences:

• Prefer Breastfeeding Peer Counselor with WIC
• Certified as an IBCLC or breastfeeding educator or counselor Lactation Specialist/Educator/ Counselor or comparable

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