Lactation Consultant - RN - Part time

Carilion Clinic • Roanoke, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

As part of the health care team, the Lactation Consultant assumes primary accountability for coordinating and providing individualized lactation care for patients in inpatient and outpatient settings. The role uses delegation and critical thinking to provide quality service through a collaborative, team-oriented approach. It assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates breastfeeding care to achieve optimum outcomes for mother/infant dyads, as appropriate to the service area, and ensures complete, accurate, and timely documentation.

The consultant collaborates with healthcare team members and patients and families to develop, implement, and evaluate age-specific interdisciplinary plans of care, revising them as patient status changes. Patient and caregiver education needs are identified, included in the care plan, addressed, and documented. The role advocates for patients, protects patient rights, provides psychological, social, and cultural support, and applies growth and development knowledge to patient care. It also appropriately uses and cares for breastfeeding equipment and devices and completes activities related to rental or sale of items in the Lactation Retail Center.

The position requires ethical professional conduct, accountability for professional actions and legal responsibilities, and adherence to Standards of Practice and the IBLCE Code of Ethics. The consultant maintains and expands knowledge through continuing education, maintains current IBCLC certification, and supports evidence-based care and performance improvement through clinical, leadership, and/or education pathways. The role demonstrates clinical expertise in changing circumstances, plans strategies to improve outcomes and resource use, serves as a clinical role model, manages resources and priorities, completes assigned projects on time, and uses problem-solving methods to address patient and personnel situations.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Nursing required.
• At least one year of maternal/child experience in an acute care setting in which lactation skills were utilized.
• RN licensure required.
• IBCLC required within the first 12 months of hire into this position.
• Successfully complete orientation and competency requirements.
• Obtain and maintain CPR.
• Must be able to meet essential job functions.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred.
• Three years of maternal/child experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and provide individualized lactation care in inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate breastfeeding care to achieve optimum patient outcomes for mother/infant dyads.
• Ensure complete, accurate, and timely documentation of care.
• Collaborate with healthcare team members and patients and families on age-specific interdisciplinary plans of care; revise plans as patient status changes.
• Identify patient and caregiver educational needs, incorporate them into care plans, provide education, and document it.
• Advocate for patients, protect patient rights, and provide psychological, social, and cultural support.
• Apply knowledge of growth and development to patient care.
• Use and care for breastfeeding equipment and devices appropriately.
• Complete activities related to rental or sale of items in the Lactation Retail Center.
• Maintain professional and ethical conduct and adhere to Standards of Practice and the IBLCE Code of Ethics.
• Participate in continuing education and maintain current IBCLC certification.
• Support evidence-based quality care and performance improvement through clinical, leadership, and/or education pathways.
• Plan strategies to reduce length of stay, turnaround time, and resource consumption while improving patient outcomes.
• Serve as a role model for clinical practice to coworkers, students, and physicians.
• Manage resources, establish priorities, and modify the environment to meet patient care needs.
• Complete manager/director-assigned projects within specified time frames and guidelines.
• Use problem-solving methods to resolve patient and personnel situations in the work area.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Employer-funded pension plan, vested after five years.
• Voluntary 403B plan.
• Paid time off accrued from day one.
• Onsite fitness studios and discounts to Carilion Wellness centers.
• Access to the Personify Health health and wellness app.
• Childcare discounts.
• Continued education and training.
• Well-being resources and perks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: Associate degree