What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lactation Consultant position at Grand View Health?
Responsibilities
The Lactation Consultant promotes, protects and supports breastfeeding while recognizing that breastfeeding is an individual decision.
Essential Functions :
- Creates a milieu that promotes learning for staff and patients.
- Conducts bedside lactation rounds.
- Consults with mothers having breastfeeding problems.
- Plans, teaches and conducts in-service education for maternity nursing staff.
- Plans, organizes and delivers lactation management services to all breastfeeding inpatients.
- Possesses excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Able to collect, organize and summarize data related to breastfeeding activities
- Demonstrated ability to lead, organize, manage and develop lactation programs and ability to successfully assist mothers with breastfeeding skills, required
Qualifications
Education and Experience :
High School Diploma / GED required
Bachelor’s degree in nursing Over 1 year to 3 years’ experience in maternal child health nursing, preferred. OR
Master’s degree Health & wellness with a concentration in Lactation Consulting Over 1 year to 3 years’ experience in maternal-child health nursing, preferred.
Licenses and Certifications :
Lactation Consultant – IBCLC Certified, Upon hire, required
Benefits :
We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits to part-time and full-time employees including :
