Lactation Nurse- NICU

Position: Lactation Nurse- NICU- 36 hrs

Job Description
Registered Nurse or APRN with IBCLC will function under the Registered Nurse scope of practice and be accountable for planning, implementing, and evaluating direct care and staff education in support of lactating mother-infant dyads mary area of responsibility is in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Job Description
Registered Nurse or APRN with IBCLC will function under the Registered Nurse scope of practice and be accountable for planning, implementing, and evaluating direct care and staff education in support of lactating mother-infant dyads mary area of responsibility is in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive lactation assessment, consultation, and individualized plans of care.
• Support medically complex infants, children, and lactating parents.
• Collaborate with physicians, APPs, nurses, therapists, pharmacists, dietitians, and social work.
• Document assessments, education, interventions, and outcomes in the electronic medical record.
• Participate in interdisciplinary rounds and discharge planning.
• Provide patient, family, and staff education using evidence-based practice.
• Develop and update lactation policies, procedures, educational materials, and clinical guidelines.
• Lead and participate in quality improvement, regulatory readiness and research.
• Coordinate lactation resources including breast pumps and lactation spaces.
• Represent Connecticut Children's on committees and community initiatives.
• Serve as the hospital subject matter expert for lactation.
• Mentor nurses, students, and IBCLC candidates.
• Promote evidence-based practice and professional standards.
• Support Joint Commission and organizational quality initiatives.

Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Qualifications

Required
Preferred

Education:

• Required:
  
  Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

Education:

Experience:

• Required:
  
  Minimum two years RN experience either in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), maternal-child, post-partum unit, pediatric inpatient unit, or outpatient lactation clinic and one year inpatient lactation consultation.

Experience:

License / Certification / Registration:

• Current Connecticut RN license.
• Current IBCLC certification REQUIRED upon hire.
• Current BLS certification.
• Connecticut Licensed Lactation Consultant (LLC)

License / Certification / Registration:

Knowledge

• As above

Skills

• As above

Abilities

• Ability to stand, walk, bend, lift clinical equipment, assist patients with positioning and feeding, and safely perform nursing duties.

Physical Demands & Environmental Conditions

Frequency

Never

Minimal

up to 25%

Occasional

25% - 50%

Frequent

50% - 75%

Constant

75% - 100%
Stand ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
Walk ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
Sit ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
Manual Dexterity/Repetitive use of hands, wrists, arms, elbows ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
Forward reach w/hands and/or arms ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
Climb or balance ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
Stoop, kneel, crouch ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
Overhead/above shoulder reaching ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
Lifting:
Floor to Waist
15 lbs ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
15 - 25 lbs. ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
25 - 40 lbs. ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
50 lbs. ☐ ☐ ☒ ☐
Lifting:
Waist to Shoulder
15 lbs ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
15 - 25 lbs. ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
25 - 40 lbs. ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
50 lbs. ☐ ☐ ☒ ☐
Lifting:
Above Shoulder
15 lbs ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
15 - 25 lbs. ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
25 - 40 lbs. ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
50 lbs. ☐ ☐ ☒ ☐
Pushing / Pulling
15 lbs ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
15 - 25 lbs. ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
25 - 40 lbs. ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
50 – 100 lbs ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒ ☐
More than 100 lbs.
* (push/pull on wheels only)

• indicate weight range

☐ ☐ ☐ ☒ ☐
Environmental Conditions
Indoor ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
Exposure to Outdoors/Weather ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
High Temperatures/Humidity ☐ ☒ ☐ ☐ ☐
Extreme Cold Temperatures ☐ ☒ ☐ ☐ ☐
Exposure to bloodborn pathogens / bodily fluids ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒ ☐
Intense Noise Level ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒ ☐
Exposure to Radiation ☐ ☒ ☐ ☐ ☐
Exposure to Fumes ☒ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Exposure to Heights ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒ ☐
Exposure to Confined Spaces ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
Driving ☒ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Specify any other physical requirements required…