Lactation Consultant

Lactation Consultant

Days - PRN Liberty Hospital Medical Plaza East

Position Summary / Career Interest:

Responsible for the delivery of professional nursing services, which will address the physical, psycho-social, spiritual, cultural, developmental, and age-appropriate needs of each individual patient/family. Accountable for development and implementation of Lactation Program and teaching breastfeeding basics to staff on the OB unit. Accountable for the coordination of breast pump rental program.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Prepares, organizes, directs, conducts and supervises orientation for the Obstetrical nursing areas
• Develops, coordinates, and conducts educational programs
• Conducts needs assessment for Obstetrical staff
• Assists with basic life support courses
• Evaluates progress of new orientees during clinical orientation process
• Promotes the principles of mission/vision of Liberty Hospital
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• Recent clinical experience in maternal child care.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Bachelor Degree Nursing
• 3 or more years Clinical experience in maternal/child care setting.
• 2 or more years Experience as IBCLC.
• 2 or more years Teaching experience in maternal/child setting.
• Experience with outpatient follow-up.

Required Licensure and Certification

• Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing with eligibility to work in the state of MO.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• International Board Certified Lactation Consultant - International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE) or CLC required within 90-days of hire or internal transfer effective 4/13/2023.

Preferred Licensure and Certification

• Maternal Newborn Nursing (RNC-MNN) - National Certification Corporation for the Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing Specialties (NCC)
• Inpatient Obstetric Nursing (RNC-OB) - National Certification Corporation for the Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing Specialties (NCC)
• Low-Risk Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing (RNC-LRN) - National Certification Corporation for the Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing Specialties (NCC)
• Nursing Continuing Education/Staff Development (RN,C)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Important information for you to know as you apply:

• The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
• The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link View email address on click.appcast.io.
• Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.