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Lactation Consultant

Benton, Arkansas

Req ID 303408 Post Date May. 27, 2025 CategoryNursing FacilitySaline Memorial Hospital
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The Lactation Consultant plans, implements, monitors, and evaluates the Lactation Program and services offered. The Lactation Consultant serves as a resource to staff and patients.Collaborates with healthcare team members to provide patient, staff and community education and support. Assesses patient condition including physical, psychosocial and age-specific needs related to lactation. Provides direct instructions, interventions, and support in resolving patient breast feeding issues.Assists health care team in maintaining current knowledge base and competency with breast feeding.
In the execution of job duties, it is the universal expectation that all tasks are performed with a patient centered focus, while also seeking opportunities to continually improve core processes. Incumbent will be scheduled based on operational need, which may include but is not limited to: holidays, extended shifts, night and/or weekend shifts, standby and/or on-call. This job description is only meant to be a representative summary of the major responsibilities and accountabilities performed by the incumbents of this job. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
Reports to: Women and Infant’s Nursing Director
FLSA: Non-exempt
Education: Bachelor’s degree Preferred
Licenses: Current RN License- Preferred
Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS); International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE)
Minimum Work Experience
3 years of experience in Mother/Baby/Nursery environment; Preferred: Education experience in clinical and/or classroom setting
Required Skills
Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
Understanding of diverse cultural, physical, emotional, and psychological response to birthing, lactation, and parenting. Ability to facilitate small and large groups.
Essential Functions
Teaches, coaches, supports, and mentors nursing staff and other healthcare learners to promote evidence-based clinical practice, and support breastfeeding skills to mother-infant dyad. Serves as a consultant to nursing, members of the healthcare community, and to the larger community in areas of lactation.
Assesses local community need for breastfeeding education, and participates/teaches in programs to address identified needs as appropriate.
Use current lactation theories and research to develop evidence-based feeding plans that address individual feeding issues, such as nutritional requirements, while respecting the family’s breastfeeding goals.
Participates in the development, implementation, and evaluation of standards of practice, guidelines, policies, procedures, and protocols within area of lactation.
Participates in the design, implementation and evaluation of programs and projects in lactation and breastfeeding to meet goals and objectives of the organization and department.
Participates in interdisciplinary performance improvement and clinical research to promote evidence-based lactation services and to improve clinical outcomes.
Provides lactation support and services to new mothers and infants.
Non-Essential Functions
Updates skills and knowledge by attaining 15 contact hours annually and provides
documentation of completion.
Assists with orientation and training of others as directed.

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