Lactation Consultant

Conifer Health Solutions • Rock Hill, SC

10h

About The Position

Serves as a clinical expert and program coordinator for the Lactation Program. Responsible for direct patient/family teaching and for developing teaching skills of direct care staff so those patient/family goals can be met.

Requirements

• Associate degree or professional training required
• No previous experience is required
• IBCLC certification required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 1 to 2 years is preferred

Responsibilities

• Conducts individualized patient and family need assessment regarding knowledge of breast-feeding
• Performs and documents targeted patient physical/emotional assessment and identifies deviations from norm
• Develops goals and objectives for individualized patient teaching and overall patient education program
• Provides direct patient instruction and clinical consultation services for the breast-feeding patients
• Uses input/evaluation from staff, patient, family, physicians, and community to continuously improve patient education processes
• Performs related duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees