What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN-Lactation Consultant Job Details | HHC position at Wishard-Eskenazi Health?
Division:Eskenazi Health
Sub-Division: Hospital
Req ID: 22082
Schedule: Part Time
Shift: Nights
Eskenazi Health serves as the public hospital division of the Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County. Physicians provide a comprehensive range of primary and specialty care services at the 327-bed hospital and outpatient facilities both on and off of the Eskenazi Health downtown campus as well as at 10 Eskenazi Health Center sites located throughout Indianapolis.
FLSA Status
Non-ExemptJob Role Summary
The RN-Lactation Consultant demonstrates specialized knowledge and clinical expertise in breastfeeding/chestfeeding and human lactation. Lactation Consultants are primarily focused on providing safe, family-centered, and comprehensive infant feeding services for breastfeeding/chestfeeding dyads in collaboration with the patient, patient’s family, significant others, and other members of the health care team. As an integral member of the Health Care Team, the Lactation Consultant functions within the Scope of Practice as defined by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE) and follows Standards of Practice as defined by their professional association, International Lactation Consultant Association, and adheres to policies, procedures, and guidelines of care.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
Job Requirements
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
o Clinical nursing practice, use of equipment/instruments relevant to unit/area care, and scope of practice according to policies, procedures and standards.
o Effective interpersonal communication and team skills which include listening, interviewing techniques with patients, families and staff.
o Assessment, reassessment and monitoring of patients.
o Concise, accurate, legible documentation.
o Problem solving techniques, critical thinking skills, decision-making
o Provide care appropriate to meet the age and cultural needs of the patients served.
o Demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span
o Ability to assess data/interpret appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to age specific needs as well as clinical indications.
o Fundamental nursing theories and current clinical concepts of care.
o Disease processes and related treatments/care/medications
o Departmental/hospital policies/protocol
o Infection control procedures and protocols
o Treatments/medications.
o Diagnostic/therapeutic procedures and interventions
o Function as a member of the health care team
o Support and develop staff
o Delegate responsibilities/duties as appropriate
o Follow oral and written instructions
o Record and interpret information accurately
o Assess and respond to patient status or needs
o Perform CPR and other technical skills related to unit/department/assignment
o Work independently with little supervision
o Work effectively under stress/pressure and in crisis situations.
o Establish care/work priorities
o Display good judgment.
Accredited by The Joint Commission and named one of the nation’s 150 best places to work by Becker’s Hospital Review for four consecutive years and Forbes list of best places to work for women, and Forbes list of America’s best midsize employers’ Eskenazi Health’s programs have received national recognition while also offering new health care opportunities to the local community. As the sponsoring hospital for Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services, the city’s primary EMS provider, Eskenazi Health is also home to the first adult Level I trauma center in Indiana, the only verified adult burn center in Indiana, the first community mental health center in Indiana and the Eskenazi Health Center Primary Care – Center of Excellence in Women’s Health, just to name a few.
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