Full Time Lactation Consultant - Arthur M. Blank Hospital

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• Experience in pediatric populations from birth through early childhood

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• Bachelor of Science in Dietetics, Education, Nursing, or related field

• International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).

• Must demonstrate and maintain current knowledge and skills necessary to provide care/services appropriate to the age of patients served
• Must possess excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills

• →Demonstrates expertise in care of mothers/infants with complex breastfeeding problems.

• →Stays abreast of current trends in lactation care.
• →Participates in professional development programs.
• →Shares new knowledge with the healthcare community.
• →Performs other responsibilities as required.

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• Evaluates positive signs of lactogenesis and latching on.
• Evaluates adequacy of breast milk intake and determines appropriate goals.
• Evaluates and monitors any problems or complaints related to breasts or pumping equipment.
• Evaluates and dictates pumping frequency and duration.
• Implements appropriate teaching interventions based on infant’s clinical condition, mother’s progress, and breastfeeding goals.

• Designs, implements, and monitors policies and procedures to assess quality control in the collection, transport, storage, and feeding of breast milk to hospitalized infants.
• Designs, implements, and monitors policies and procedures to provide nourishment to breastfeeding mothers of hospitalized infants.
• Designs, assesses, implements, and monitors an inpatient lactation management standard of care.
• Designs, implements, and monitors policies and procedures to assess the procurement and maintenance of lactation equipment.
• Designs, implements, and monitors policies and procedures for use and access of electric breast pumps by patient’s mother.

• Maintains educational materials for patients and healthcare providers.
• Assesses use of educational materials to teach patients and healthcare providers.

• Designs and provides lactation management education and competency-based training for nursing and nutrition staff.
• Designs, conducts, and evaluates educational programs and materials related to lactation management for patients, employees, medical, nursing, nutrition, and support staff to ensure quality patient care.
• Designs, implements, and evaluates a breastfeeding teaching module with pre- and post-tests to become a mandatory part of each professional orientation session for new employees.

• Documents lactation assessment using appropriate format.
• Documents response to lactation therapy using appropriate format.
• Documents all services for billing purposes.
• Documents participation in data collection, analysis, and review for quality monitoring using appropriate tools.
• Documents and dictates the delivery and effectiveness of family and community education.

• Participates in interdisciplinary rounds and patient care conferences.
• Participates in discharge process.
• Advises appropriate team members of changes in patient condition.
• Evaluates needs of interdisciplinary team members on lactation-related issues, plans education module, and instructs on lactation-related issues.
• Plans education module and instructs residents and medical students on lactation-related issues.