RN-Lactation Consultant

Job Summary

The Lactation Consultant-RN is responsible for providing safe, family-centered patient care by assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating lactation plans for the breastfeeding/chest-feeding dyad, as well as for pumping parent, and is fully collaborative with the patient, patient’s family, significant others, and members of the health care team.

Demonstrates specialized knowledge and clinical expertise in breastfeeding /chest-feeding and human lactation. Communicates and collaborates with physicians, leadership, co-workers, and other multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes. Provides high quality patient care utilizing critical thinking, nursing processes, decision-making, compassion, integrity, respect and empathy.

Preserves the patient’s autonomy, dignity, and rights. Able to perform general nursing duties, patient education, and prioritization.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide lactation assessment, management, education and instruction
• Assess the patient appropriately and accurately based on their medical condition and provide care appropriate to the condition and age of the patient including basic self-care activities
• Has knowledge of ordered medications and administers as prescribed
• Formulate a teaching plan based upon identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of learning; family is included in teaching as appropriate
• Demonstrate ability to utilize nursing knowledge to perform treatments and provide services
• Communicate/collaborate with multidisciplinary team in providing patient care and assume lifelong learning related to the nursing profession
• Demonstrate an ability to assist physicians with procedures and performs services requiring technical and manual skills
• Identify and address psychosocial needs of patients and family; communicate with social services regarding both hospital and post discharge needs
• Demonstrate cost-effective practices and non-wasteful usage of supplies, linen, and charge items
• Prioritize patient care effectively and efficiently and promote patient safety by reducing the risk of unnecessary harm associated with health care Experience Minimum of three years of maternal-child, labor and delivery, postpartum, nursery, NICU, or pediatric nursing experience. Previous lactation consulting experience preferred.

Education

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Training Computer literacy Licensure RN; BLS within 14 days of hire ACLS/PALS NRP within 60 days of employment Certified Lactation Educator (CLE) certification International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) certification