Nurse Lactation Specialist

3 weeks ago


Normal, Illinois, United States Carle Health Full time
Job Summary:

The Nurse Lactation Specialist at Carle Health is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility for a group of patients for a designated time frame and provides care to these patients via the utilization of the nursing process, nursing trends, technology, financial and human resources within the philosophy of the institution.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serves as a consultant when difficulties with lactation are beyond the knowledge and/or training of the health care provider.
• Consults, develops and implements lactation plans of care.
• Serves as a liaison and/or facilitator between the community and hospital providing ongoing expertise, education and support to groups and individuals.
• Provides a communication link between the hospital and health care provider's office to assure coordination of patient care and maintains communication with health care providers concerning patients experiencing lactation and breastfeeding problems.

Requirements:

• College Diploma in Nursing
• Registered Professional Nurse (RN) License Illinois upon hire and Certified Lactation Counselor CLC is not required if candidate is already IBCLC-certified.
• Mother-baby experience or equivalent with proven ability to work successfully with breastfeeding mothers and their infants.

Essential Functions:

• Demonstrates appropriate assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation based on stages of life and developmental status.
• Educates patients, families and health care team members. Provides education for mothers and family in correct lactation management.
• Develops and implements ongoing lactation educational program annually on lactation for the healthcare team. Participates in lactation program development and implementation.
• Works with the appropriate shared governance structure on issues relating to lactation.
• Participates in development of policies, procedures, algorithms and guidelines specific to lactation practice at site and system levels.
• Collects data, identifies, monitors and evaluates quality and safety issues related to practice.
• Maintains phone consultation system for lactation questions and problems.
• Represents the lactation department at unit/system/community meetings.
• Evaluates and integrates research findings into lactation practice.
• Maintains current knowledge of lactation research and reflects this knowledge in current lactation practice. Participates in lactation research projects.

Carle Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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