Clinical Staff Leader-Lactation Part Time

Job Summary:
The Lactation Consultant/Parent Educator CSL is a certified IBCLC in the state of Tennessee employed by Erlanger Health System who has clinical, teaching, supervisory, throughput and quality responsibilities to the IBCLC's and CLC's as well as administrative, supervisory, throughput, and quality responsibilities to the Women's Service Line. The CSL performs quality improvement initiatives as well as maintains quality scorecards and reports and disseminates the data as appropriate. The CSL serves as the liaison for the Lactation Team and the Women's Service Line with other departments and administration. The CSL will oversee all aspects of the Lactation Department and NICU for the Erlanger System. This also includes the monthly statistics, and quick identification of problem areas.

The CSL will continue to work in the capacity of a Lactation Consultant while coordinating overall care by the NICU Lactation Team. The coverage will include lactation coverage for both campuses as needed. Areas of coverage: including but not limited to NICU, PICU, CH300, CH400, and Children's clinics. Assists and educates mothers and their families concerning lactation and is available in the lactation clinic and phone consultations after discharge.

Education:
Required: IBCLC (International Board of Certified Lactation Consultants) Certification; maintains current educational requirements for certification. Graduate from accredited school of nursing for the State of Tennessee
De-escalation training

Preferred: Master of Science Degree in Nursing

Experience:
Required: Knowledge of lactation process, lactating family, & referral process for lactating families, and of adult education principles. Ability to teach all Prenatal Classes as needed. Minimum of 5-10 years� experience working with childbearing families in maternal health nursing.

Preferred: N/A

Position Requirement(s): License/Certification/Registration
Required: Certification by IBCLC. Current license to practice nursing in the State of Tennessee. BLS to be completed prior to going to the unit/department and to be maintained going forward. NRP The Nurse Licensure Compact will not change how to obtain or renew a Tennessee license. However, the Tennessee nursing license will be a single state license for Tennessee Residents or non-compact state residents. Tennessee licensure or multistate licensure from a compact state must be obtained within three months of hire for non-Tennessee residents.

Preferred: N/A

Department Position Summary:
The Lactation Consultant/Parent Educator CSL is a certified IBCLC in the state of Tennessee employed by Erlanger Medical Center who has clinical, teaching, supervisory, throughput and quality responsibilities to the IBCLC's and CLC's as well as administrative, supervisory, throughput, and quality responsibilities to the Women's Service Line. The CSL performs quality improvement initiatives as well as maintains quality scorecards and reports and disseminates the data as appropriate. The CSL serves as the liaison for the NICU Lactation Team and the Women's Service Line with other departments and administration. The CSL will oversee all aspects of the NICU Lactation Team for the Erlanger System. This also includes the monthly statistics, and quick identification of problem areas.

A Lactation Consultant/Parent Educator CSL employed by Erlanger Health System (EHS) is responsible for providing lactation education/support throughout the Erlanger Health System as needed. In addition, he/she will manage the care of complex lactation concerns to facilitate optimum health. Coordinates and facilitates inpatient parent education to meet discharge needs. Works collaboratively with interdisciplinary staff, internal and external to the organization. Recruits and supervises qualified NICU IBCLC's and CLC's including responsibility for monitoring quality of programs and completing annual performance appraisals. The Lactation Consultant/Parent Educator CSL will also have input into hiring, firing and corrective action of the Lactation associates.