Lactation Consultant Registered Nurse, Days, Part Time

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health • Lebanon, NH

91d

About The Position

This position involves acting as a facilitator to assist new parents, newborns, infants, and families in decision-making, self-care, and infant care related to feeding. It is a Part Time Benefited position requiring 30 hours per week, with shifts of 10 hours that rotate between weekdays and Saturdays.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Minimum of five years of experience within inpatient care in the OB and/or newborn setting, including parent education experience.

Nice To Haves

• Licensed Registered Nurse with NH eligibility
• CLC Certified Lactation Counselor or International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
• BLS or ACLS at hire.

Responsibilities

• Perform assessments on inpatients and outpatients referred for individual chest/breastfeeding consultations, teaching, and/or feeding support sessions.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate individual chest/breastfeeding education based on patient assessment and medical plan of care.
• Teach patients and significant others about chest/breastfeeding self-management.
• Document all aspects of chest/breastfeeding education.
• Facilitate referrals to other health-care professionals, community services, and support groups as needed.
• Triage patients, plan/recommend interventions, and/or determine immediate need for evaluation.
• Initiate infant feeding education prenatally for families making feeding choices through accurate information provided in various settings.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary team members in teaching parents and families in inpatient hospital and outpatient clinic settings, identifying lactation needs, and formulating and implementing plans for special needs parents and infants regarding infant nutrition.
• Implement standards of care, policies, and procedures for infant nutrition.
• Collaborate on written literature and/or brochures about infant and parent nutrition to be distributed to families and the community.
• Develop in-services and one-on-one teaching for multi-disciplinary team members relevant to infant nutrition.
• Serve as a resource person for nurses, physicians, and other health care providers within the hospital/clinic and the community.
• Support in maintaining statistics on the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center chest/breastfeeding population, evaluating, and updating the infant nutrition support services as indicated.
• Maintain communication based on referral, when indicated for parents/the feeding dyad, with other health care providers.
• Utilize knowledge of age-related growth and development to individualize the nursing process, functioning in accordance with the nursing philosophy, the standards of care, and the standards of practice, as defined by the New Hampshire Nursing Practice Act, and with respect for the Patient Bill.
• Promote the philosophy, values, and goals of the organization and the department, maintaining a functional communication network for the promotion of effective customer service.
• Demonstrate patience, courtesy, and compassion when interacting with patients, visitors, employees, and other customers, maintaining excellent professional rapport.
• Demonstrate a positive attitude and an ability to work with others in a cooperative effort to ensure customer satisfaction and continuous Quality Improvement.
• Comply with the department and Medical Center safety and infection control policies and procedures, and with relevant regulatory and legal standards.
• Participate in all meetings, in-service sessions, and required professional development programs and activities to maintain IBCLC certification.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees