Lactation Consultant (Augusta, GA) – PT

Wellstar


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Job Summary:

The Lactation Consultant has specialized education and extensive experience in managing the needs and care of the breastfeeding family.

In providing patient care using an understanding of age specific needs, the Lactation Consultant addresses the physiological, emotional, developmental, psychosocial and spiritual needs of the patient and family/ support system. Using a family centered approach, educational needs may range from pre-conception through time of weaning, assisting the mother to attain her individual breastfeeding goals.

The Lactation Consultant is responsible for professional and self developmental activities. The Lactation Consultant is responsible for delivering patient care in complex, multiple problem breastfeeding situations.

The Lactation Consultant functions as a member of the multidisciplinary health care team as a consultant, instructor, and mentor/preceptor to other health care professionals and clients in hospital and community settings.

The Lactation Consultant independently performs her job functions and is responsible to the Manager or Assistant Nurse Manager.

The Lactation Consultant who is not IBCLC certified must have an IBCLC preceptor and be checked off for all inpatient, outpatient and phones consultations for 6 months after hire date.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

Inpatient Consults

Contact Patients nurse for any pertinent information

Visit mother in hospital room for introductions and history intake

Assess infant feeding/latch

Provide feeding plan specific to mother/babys individual needs/goals

Referral for outpatient consult and/or breast pump rental

Outpatient Consults

History intake/Assessment

Provide hands on assistance to resolve problems

Provide plan of care: follow up and referral

Provide report to healthcare provider via fax and phone call if needed

Phone Consultations

Follow up phone call to NICU mothers to determine milk supply and address any concerns

Follow up phone call to Breastfeeding Center outpatients previously seen

Answer helpline phone calls: address concerns

Performance Improvement surveys

Professional activities

Maintains confidentiality

Serves as a professional role model within professional designation

Serves a mentor in the development of peers, staff and students

Serves as resource to nursing staff and leadership, and medical staff

Supports performance improvement initiatives designed to promote quality patient care

Acts as a resource to members of the health care team

Work hand in hand with prenatal and postpartum providers to help new families meet their breastfeeding goals.

Help the hospital to establish and support polices for exclusive breastfeeding

Internal and external (community) breastfeeding education and promotion

Maintains current clinical knowledge in order to contribute evidence to curriculum

Identify patient learning needs and utilizes education principles based on age specific criteria to meet these needs

Designs and implements educational programming that addresses identified learning needs

Obtain roster and contact class participants prior to class

Ensure adequate class supplies and communicate needs in a timely and appropriate manner

Set up for classes adjusting for site specific variances

Breastfeeding Classes

Teaches breastfeeding classes in the hospital and community.

Retail sales

Assist customers in choosing breast pump which meets their needs

Assist customers in choosing/fitting Nursing bra

Assist customers in choosing other retail items

Provide direction in breastpump registration and rental process

Take in cash and provide receipt for cash and carry retail items

Performs other duties as assigned

Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Required Minimum Education:

  • Associates Health Science
  • Associates Nursing-Preferred or Bachelors Other-Preferred

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):

All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

  • BLS – Basic Life Support or BLS-I – Basic Life Support – Instructor
  • IBCLC – Certified Lactation Consultant

Required Minimum Experience:

Breastfeeding experience is required to become eligible to sit for the exam.

This experience is considered adequate for entry level into Lactation Consultant practice. Hours vary based on educational background. Minimum breastfeeding experience is typically 2500 hours

Required Minimum Skills:

Strong judgment skills the ability to work with minimal supervision and make independent decisions that still reflect the policies/procedures and philosophy of the department

Assisting the breastfeeding mother to attain her individual breastfeeding goals

Assessment and patient care regarding breastfeeding for newborns, infants and mothers

Communication with members of the health care team

Teach breastfeeding classes to the community and to health care workers

Telephone counseling

Keyboard skills (computer skills including word processing desirable)

Other duties as required related to health promotion, the WellStar Health System, and the day to day functioning of the department

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