RN-Lactation Consultant PRN

Job Summary

The Lactation Consultant-RN is responsible for providing safe, family-centered patient care by assessing,

planning, implementing, and evaluating lactation plans for the breastfeeding/chest-feeding dyad, as well

as for pumping parent, and is fully collaborative with the patient, patient’s family, significant others, and

members of the health care team. Demonstrates specialized knowledge and clinical expertise in breast feeding /chest-feeding and human lactation. Communicates and collaborates with physicians, leadership,

co-workers, and other multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes. Provides high quality patient

care utilizing critical thinking, nursing processes, decision-making, compassion, integrity, respect and

empathy. Preserves the patient’s autonomy, dignity, and rights. Able to perform general nursing duties,

patient education, and prioritization.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide lactation assessment, management, education and instruction
• Assess the patient appropriately and accurately based on their medical condition and provide care

appropriate to the condition and age of the patient including basic self-care activities

• Has knowledge of ordered medications and administers as prescribed
• Formulate a teaching plan based upon identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of

learning; family is included in teaching as appropriate

• Demonstrate ability to utilize nursing knowledge to perform treatments and provide services
• Communicate/collaborate with multidisciplinary team in providing patient care and assume lifelong

learning related to the nursing profession

• Demonstrate an ability to assist physicians with procedures and performs services requiring

technical and manual skills

• Identify and address psychosocial needs of patients and family; communicate with social services

regarding both hospital and post discharge needs

• Demonstrate cost-effective practices and non-wasteful usage of supplies, linen, and charge items
• Prioritize patient care effectively and efficiently and promote patient safety by reducing the risk of

unnecessary harm associated with health care

Experience

Minimum of three years of

maternal-child, labor and

delivery, postpartum, nursery,

NICU, or pediatric nursing

experience.

Previous lactation consulting

experience preferred.

Education

Graduate of an accredited School

of Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

(BSN)

Training

Computer literacy

Licensure

RN; BLS within 14 days of hire ACLS/PALS

NRP within 60 days of

employment

Certified Lactation Educator

(CLE) certification

International Board Certified

Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)

certification