Lactation Consultant, In-House Registry, Nights

UChicago Medicine • Chicago, IL

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Lactation Consultant, Registry is a member of the nursing staff who influences quality patient care in the area of lactation and breastfeeding through an integral role as clinician, educator and consultant. This role functions as a member of the multidisciplinary health care team and will consult with physicians, pharmacists, and other appropriate individuals as necessary in order to serve as a direct resource to breastfeeding mothers and babies. The consultant will also function as a Lactation Consultant in areas of expertise, collaborating with the mother, the primary nurse and physician in the management of lactation and breastfeeding. They will assist the primary nurse to formulate a nursing care plan for establishment of lactation and breastfeeding. Additionally, the consultant will collaborate with all members of the health care team to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate lactation and breastfeeding problems and to suggest treatment approaches and outcomes. The role involves developing, evaluating, and revising policies and procedures related to lactation and breastfeeding, as well as monitoring and evaluating hospital practices which promote or impede lactation and breastfeeding. The consultant will respond to requests for information concerning lactation and breastfeeding from outside the medical center as time allows and participates in all aspects of evaluation, acquisition, maintenance, repair, rental, sale, and instruction in the use of all products related to lactation and breastfeeding. Finally, the consultant generates Quality Improvement statements and evaluates achievement of goals in the area of lactation and breastfeeding, and collaborates with OB/Ped Leadership in the development of programs.

Requirements

• Active Registered Professional Nurse licensure in Illinois
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree required
• Three years of clinical nursing experience in either Pediatric or Obstetrics in a tertiary center or large community center
• One or more years' of Lactation Consultant experience
• International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) Certification or Certification Eligibility

Nice To Haves

• Masters Degree (MSN) preferred

Responsibilities

• Functions as a member of the multidisciplinary health care team and will consult with physicians, pharmacists, and other appropriate individuals as necessary in order to serve as a direct resource to breastfeeding mothers and babies.
• Functions as a Lactation Consultant in area(s) of expertise, collaborating with the mother, the primary nurse and physician in the management of lactation and breastfeeding.
• Assists the primary nurse to formulate a nursing care plan for establishment of lactation and breastfeeding.
• Collaborates with all members of the health care team to assess, plan implement, and evaluate lactation and breastfeeding problems and to suggest treatment approaches and outcomes.
• Develops, evaluates and revises policies and procedures related to lactation and breastfeeding.
• Monitors and evaluates hospital practices which promote or impede lactation and breastfeeding.
• Responds to requests for information concerning lactation and breastfeeding from outside the medical center as time allows.
• Participates in all aspects of evaluation, acquisition, maintenance, repair, rental, sale, and instruction in the use of all products related to lactation and breastfeeding.
• Generates Quality Improvement statements and evaluates achievement of goals in the area of lactation and breastfeeding.
• Collaborates with OB/Ped Leadership in the development of programs.

Benefits

• Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity.
• Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level