Lactation Consultant, PRN

BHS • Lexington, KY

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Lactation Consultant is a member of the Mother/Baby nursing team and is responsible for educating and supporting mothers who plan to breastfeed, monitoring of infants at risk for delayed breastfeeding, and assisting the mother/infant pair with feeding and bonding. Responsibilities include staff education, assisting with departmental policy and procedure development and evaluation, monitoring outcomes related to breast-feeding and infant nutrition and participation in continuing education and professional development activities. As a clinical nurse, this individual spends majority of his/her time (> 50%) coordinating, ensuring and providing direct patient care activities on the unit through: provision of nursing rounds, assessments and treatments; facilitating admission, transfer and discharge activities; provision of patient and family-centered education; care coordination and individualized treatment planning as applicable, etc.

Requirements

• Graduate from a nursing school with a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in nursing
• A minimum of 2 years nursing related experience
• Current RN licensure to work in Kentucky
• CLC required
• Must obtain BLS within 30 days of hire
• Adequate hours in lactation education to sit for Lactation Certification Exam IBCLC

Nice To Haves

• IBCLC preferred
• If applicant does not currently have IBCLC, then will work to gain IBCLC certification within three (3) years of hire date

Responsibilities

• Educating and supporting mothers who plan to breastfeed
• Monitoring of infants at risk for delayed breastfeeding
• Assisting the mother/infant pair with feeding and bonding
• Staff education
• Assisting with departmental policy and procedure development and evaluation
• Monitoring outcomes related to breast-feeding and infant nutrition
• Participation in continuing education and professional development activities
• Provision of nursing rounds, assessments and treatments
• Facilitating admission, transfer and discharge activities
• Provision of patient and family-centered education
• Care coordination and individualized treatment planning as applicable

Benefits

• Preventive Plan
• Retirement Plans
• Flimp Decisions will help you pick the best value plan option given your expected medical needs. The proprietary algorithm provides a personalized financial analysis and recommendation, considering both premium and expected out-of-pocket cost (copays, etc.), as well as other important plan features.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level