RN- Lactation Consultant

Overview:

RN Lactation Consultant effectively demonstrates the ability to guide, council and assists patients with questions.

Responsibilities:

• Performs initial and annual competencies per job class.
• Makes daily rounds on all breast feeding parents, assisting as needed.
• Attends in-services, all required training/education and unit/departmental meeting.
• Instructs patients and staff in operation of breast pumps and other breast-feeding aides.
• Assists patients of premature infants with breast-feeding needs.
• Coordinates follow up phone calls to discharged patients to identify problems or concerns.
• Teaches monthly pre-natal breast feeding classes.
• Conducts consultations as requested.
• Completes monthly OPS reports and submits to administration

DCH Standards:* Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.

• Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook
• Must adhere to the DCH Behavioral Standards including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self.
• Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software and intranet.
• Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Current Alabama RN licensure. Current International Board Certified Lactation Consultant required. Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.

WORK CONTEXT* Demonstrate leadership skills

• Requires decision making that will affect others
• Responsible to achieve outcomes
• Must be able to communicate clearly and accurately
• Ability to delegate to team members and students
• Must be able to receive delegation
• Address conflict and stressful situation
• Communicate with different personalities and engage in face to face discussion
• Dealing with unpleasant or verbally/physically aggressive personalities
• Must be able to use electronic mail, telephone and texting
• Must be able to work in groups
• Must be able to perform structured and unstructured work
• Must be meet time pressure and time lines
• Includes possible exposure to human body fluids, disease, infection, lab chemicals and hazardous materials and/or cleaning solutions
• Requires wearing of common protective and safety equipment such as gloves, safety glasses, mask, gowns, etc.

PHYSICAL FACTORS* Heavy work. Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects

• Must be able to tolerate prolonged periods of standing and walking
• Must be able to reach reasonable distances in any direction
• Must be able to stand, walk, kneel, bend, sit and stoop
• Must be able to run in an emergency
• Must have the ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull and carry objects
• Must be able to move fingers in a coordinated manner and must be able to feel and perceive temperature, texture, shape and size with fingertips
• Must be able to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation
• Must possess stamina to work prolonged shifts
• Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range.
• Physical presence onsite is essential.