Lactation Consultant

Summary

The Lactation Consultant is responsible for assessment, planning, education, and discharge planning for lactation counseling.

20 hours/week

• Responsible for assessment, planning, education, and discharge planning for lactation counseling.
• Acts as resource person for staff for specialty area.
• Counsels lactating mothers on an inpatient basis and outpatient basis for Akron Children's Hospital Lactation Counseling Center.
• Responsible for identifying pre-natal care, lactation counseling, and infant care education/support group needs in the community and for assisting with the Center's program development and program implementation in these areas.
• Other duties as required.

Technical Expertise

• Experience in counseling lactating mothers is required.
• Experience in developing new programs is preferred.
• Experience in working with multi-disciplinary teams is preferred.
• Experience working with all levels within an organization is required.
• Experience in healthcare is preferred.
• Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is required. EPIC software is preferred.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required or must be obtained within 5 years from date of hire.
• Certification:
  • Registered Nurse licensure is required.
  • Current Health Care Provider BLS training from the American Heart Association is required.
  • International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant is required
• Years of relevant experience: 3 to 5 years is required.
• Years of experience supervising:
  None

Will consider candidates with the Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) certification upon hire with successful completion of IBCLC (International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant) certification within

Part Time

FTE: 0.500000

Status:
Onsite