Lactation Consultant

Part-time, 20 hours/week

Days

Onsite

Summary

The Lactation Consultant is responsible for assessment, planning, education, and discharge planning for lactation counseling.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for assessment, planning, education, and discharge planning for lactation counseling.
• Acts as resource person for staff for specialty area.
• Counsels lactating mothers on an inpatient basis and outpatient basis for Akron Children’s Hospital Lactation Counseling Center.
• Responsible for identifying pre-natal care, lactation counseling, and infant care education/support group needs in the community and for assisting with the Center’s program development and program implementation in these areas.
• Other duties as required.
  
  

Other Information

Technical Expertise

• Experience in counseling lactating mothers is required.
• Experience in developing new programs is preferred.
• Experience in working with multi-disciplinary teams is preferred.
• Experience working with all levels within an organization is required.
• Experience in healthcare is preferred.
• Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is required. EPIC software is preferred.
  
  

Education And Experience

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required or must be obtained within 5 years from date of hire.
• Certification:
• Registered Nurse licensure is required.
• Current Health Care Provider BLS training from the American Heart Association is required.
• International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant is required
• Years of relevant experience: 3 to 5 years is required.
• Years of experience supervising: None
  

Will consider candidates with the Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) certification upon hire with successful completion of IBCLC (International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant) certification within

Part Time

FTE: 0.500000

Status: Onsite