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This job provides clinical assessment, care, support, and education to breastfeeding mothers within both the inpatient and outpatient setting and collaborates with the nursing and medical staff regarding the care of the breastfeeding dyad. Provides support for the mother-infant breastfeeding dyad. Assesses, plans, intervenes, and evaluates lactation support and education for clients in the postpartum period. Assesses, plans, implements, documents, and evaluates the plan of care regarding breastfeeding women.

Education

Required – High school diploma or equivalent.

Preferred – Associate degree in public health, education or related field.

Work Experience

Required – 1 year of lactation consultant experience.

Certifications

Required – International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBCIC) certification upon hire.

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification from the American Heart Association. Neonatal Resuscitation Program certificate (NRP) within 3 months of hire.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

• Ability to assess and evaluate patient care for breastfeeding mothers and babies, utilizing evidence based practice.

• Ability to collaborate with patient and family to develop and implement a plan of care that includes physical, spiritual and educational components.

• Ability to work with state-of-the-art technology.

• Ability to manage lactation assignment effectively.

• Ability to provide equipment as needed, formulate feeding plan with parents, and make referrals for services as needed.

• Proficiency in using computers, software, and web-based applications.

• Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to present information clearly and professionally.

• Strong interpersonal skills.

• Organizational skills.

Job Duties

• Assesses the adequacy of breastfeeding and provides interventions and education as necessary for correction and/or prevention of feeding problems for breastfeeding babies and mothers.

• Assists mothers of infants who cannot breastfeed to establish and maintain a milk supply and store their milk appropriately.

• Collaborates with the infant's or mother's primary care provider and hospital or clinic staff as needed to implement feeding interventions to meet the infant's and/or mother's medical needs.

• Provides post discharge support of breastfeeding for patients through telephone consultation, clinical visits, and consultation with the primary care provider of the mother or infant.

• Contributes to the achievement of divisional and organizational goals.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills. Other duties may be added, or this description amended at any time.

Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state, and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations, and standards.

This employer maintains and complies with its Compliance & Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct, including the immediate reporting of any known or suspected unethical or questionable behaviors or conduct; patient/employee safety, patient privacy, and/or other compliance-related concerns. The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Physical and Environmental Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.

Duties performed routinely require exposure to blood, body fluid and tissue.

The incumbent works in a patient care area; works in an area where patients enter; works directly with patients; and/or works with specimens that could contain communicable diseases. The incumbent has an occupational risk for exposure to all communicable diseases.

Because the incumbent works within a healthcare setting, there may be occupational risk for exposure to hazardous medications or hazardous waste within the environment through receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, cleaning and/or disposal of contaminated waste. The risk level of exposure may increase depending on the essential job duties of the role.

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