Job Description - Lactation Consultant (Reg) / Per Diem- Mother Baby (3287810)

Job Description

Lactation Consultant (Reg) / Per Diem- Mother Baby-(3287810)

Description

Job Summary :

The Lactation Consultant is a health care professional who is knowledgeable, skilled and experienced in lactation and breastfeeding management.

The primary focus of this position is to provide education, assistance, and support to breastfeeding women and newborns.

The Lactation Consultant will also provide education to the perinatal nurses

who will be caring for maternity patients.

The Lactation Consultant will provide education within the scope of the Childbirth Education Program as well as continued consultation to patients who are in need of services post-discharge.

The Lactation Consultant will be responsible for creating policies and procedures within the scope of Breastfeeding.

Essential Functions :

• Establishment and implementation of Breastfeeding policy that is routinely communicated to staff
• Training and education of all staff in the skills necessary to implement breastfeeding policy
• Maintains and expands knowledge and skills for lactation consultant practice by participating in continuing education programs and professional development activities
• Interface with Childbirth Educators to educate consistently and comprehensively on breastfeeding issues
• Establishment of an employee breastfeeding program so that employees returning to work may continue breastfeeding
• Follow-up with breastfeeding patients as appropriate availability as a referral source for NWH
• Referral and communication to primary care provider as appropriate.

Qualifications

Qualifications :

• Current Licensure in nursing in Massachusetts
• IBCLC Certification
• Demonstrated, successful teaching experience
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Knowledge of Business Administration Preferred
• BSN preferred
• Recent OB or Mother / Baby nursing experience preferred.
• Knowledge of the special needs and behaviors of infant, child, adolescent, adult patients required.
• CPR Training Required

Physical Environment :

The Lactation Consultant works in a variety of patient care environments where there may be exposure to communicable diseases and hazardous materials such as chemothera-peutic agents, radioisotopes and radiation.

Caring for patients also involves exposure to human waste and other unpleasant elements. Other duties may include general cleaning with exposure to dirt, odors, cramped quarters, etc.

Physical Standards of Job Description :

• Constantly 75% or more of the worker's time is spent in the activity
• Frequently 25% to 75% or more of the worker's time is spent in this activity
• Occasionally 5% to 25% or more of the worker's time is spent in this activity
• Rarely under 5% or more of the worker's time is spent in the activity
• N / A not applicable

Basic activity being performed

N / A

Comments

Walking

19% - Patient care activities

Standing

16% - Patient care activities

Sitting

with back support

8% - Patient care and paperwork

without back support

Reaching

Overhead

10% - Patient care activities

Forward

Lateral

Stooping

3% - Patient care activities

Bending at waist

Crouching

6% - Patient care activities

Bending at knees

Kneeling

1% - Patient care activities

Climbing

1% - Patient care activities

Crawling

1% - Patient care activities

Twisting

5% - Patient care activities

Balance

5% - Patient care activities

Other : Other :

Other : 5 lbs

5 lbs

5% - Patient care activities

5-15 lbs

15-40 lbs

40-75 lbs

75-100 lbs

5 lbs

10% - Patient care activities

5-15 lbs

15-40 lbs

40-75 lbs

75-100 lbs

5 lbs

10% - Patient care activities : lifting of equipment and lifting / positioning of patients weight varies significantly

5-15 lbs

15-40 lbs

40-75 lbs

75-100 lbs

Sensory Requirements

Comments

Close paper work

VOI used

Color vision required

Visual monotony

Conversation

Monitoring Equipment

Telephone

Transcription

Background Noise

Hot / Cold

Sharp / Dull

The above is intended to describe the general contents and requirements of work being performed by people assigned to this position.

It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive statement of all duties, responsibilities or skills of personnel so classified.

Last updated : 2024-05-14