Lactation Nurse- NICU- 36 hrs
Connecticut Children's Medical Center•Hartford, CT
•Onsite
About The Position
Registered Nurse or APRN with IBCLC will function under the Registered Nurse scope of practice and be accountable for planning, implementing, and evaluating direct care and staff education in support of lactating mother-infant dyads at CCMC. Primary area of responsibility is in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Requirements
- Current Connecticut RN license.
- Current IBCLC certification REQUIRED upon hire.
- Current BLS certification.
- Must possess a degree or diploma from an accredited nursing program for registered nurses.
- Minimum of one-year hospital-based nursing experience required.
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, lift clinical equipment, assist patients with positioning and feeding, and safely perform nursing duties.
- Must possess sight/hearing senses or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately so the requirements of the position can be fully met.
Nice To Haves
- BSN preferred.
- NICU, special care nursery, or postpartum experience strongly preferred.
- Minimum of one-year hospital-based nursing experience required; NICU, special care nursery, or postpartum experience strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive lactation assessment, consultation, and individualized plans of care.
- Support medically complex infants, children, and lactating parents.
- Collaborate with physicians, APPs, nurses, therapists, pharmacists, dietitians, and social work.
- Document assessments, education, interventions, and outcomes in the electronic medical record.
- Participate in interdisciplinary rounds and discharge planning.
- Provide patient, family, and staff education using evidence-based practice.
- Develop and update lactation policies, procedures, educational materials, and clinical guidelines.
- Lead and participate in quality improvement, regulatory readiness and research.
- Coordinate lactation resources including breast pumps and lactation spaces.
- Represent Connecticut Children's on committees and community initiatives.
- Serve as the hospital subject matter expert for lactation.
- Mentor nurses, students, and IBCLC candidates.
- Promote evidence-based practice and professional standards.
- Support Joint Commission and organizational quality initiatives.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
