Parent Coordinator Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Completion of IBCLC (International Board of Certified Lactation Consultants) certification and maintenance of current educational requirements for certification.
• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Completion of de-escalation training.
• Knowledge of the lactation process, lactating families, and referral processes for lactating families.
• Knowledge of adult education principles.
• Minimum of 3–5 years of experience working with childbearing families in maternal health nursing.
• IBCLC certification.
• Current license to practice nursing in the State of Tennessee.
• BLS certification before going to the unit or department, maintained thereafter.
• Current NRP and CPI certifications, or completion within 6 months of hire.
• For non-Tennessee residents, Tennessee licensure or multistate licensure from a compact state must be obtained within three months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide lactation coverage for both campuses according to FTE requirements.
• See patients throughout both hospitals, including NICU, Labor and Delivery East, Mother/Baby East, OB/GYN BEH, L&D BEH, CH300 and CH400, and Children's clinics.
• Assist and educate mothers and their families concerning lactation.
• Provide phone consultations after discharge.
• Provide lactation education and support throughout Erlanger Health System as needed.
• Manage care of complex lactation concerns to facilitate optimum health.
• Coordinate and facilitate inpatient parent education to meet discharge needs.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary staff within and outside the organization.
• Participate in continuing quality improvement and evaluation processes related to management of care.