Lactation Consultant, Registered Nurse (RN)

Dartmouth Health • Lebanon, NH

104d

About The Position

The 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. The role requires performing assessments on inpatients and outpatients referred for individual chest/breastfeeding consultations, teaching, and feeding support sessions. The facilitator will plan, implement, and evaluate individual chest/breastfeeding education based on patient assessments and medical plans of care, while also documenting all aspects of the education provided.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Minimum of five years of experience within inpatient care in the OB and/or newborn setting.
• Experience in parent education.
• Licensed RN with NH eligibility.
• International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).
• Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC).
• BLS certification within 30 days.

Responsibilities

• Perform assessments on inpatients and outpatients referred for individual chest/breastfeeding consultations.
• 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 healthcare professionals, community services, and support groups as needed.
• Triage patients, plan/recommend interventions, and determine immediate needs for evaluation.
• Initiate infant feeding education prenatally for families making feeding choices.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary team members in teaching parents and families in inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Identify lactation needs and formulate 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 brochures about infant and parent nutrition.
• Develop in-services and one-on-one teaching for multi-disciplinary team members relevant to infant nutrition.
• Serve as a resource for nurses, physicians, and other healthcare providers.
• Support in maintaining statistics on the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center chest/breastfeeding population.
• Maintain communication with other healthcare providers regarding referrals.
• Utilize knowledge of age-related growth and development to individualize the nursing process.
• Promote the philosophy, values, and goals of the organization and department.
• Demonstrate patience, courtesy, and compassion in interactions with patients and others.
• Comply with safety and infection control policies and procedures.
• Participate in meetings, in-service sessions, and professional development programs.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree