RN Lactation Consultant Job Description
RN lactation consultant
provides nursing care that is sensitive to and consistent with cultural values, beliefs, and customs.
RN Lactation Consultant Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective RN lactation consultant job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included RN lactation consultant job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Identifies changes/problems in breastfeeding/lactation and intervenes promptly and appropriately according to lactation standards
Assists with training and precepting staff nurses, lactation team members, other health care providers and students
Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards
1 Year of Position-Related Experience
Demonstrate accurate assessment skills appropriate to my patient population and based on evidence, policy and practice standards when caring for all patients regardless of complexity or need
Place patient safety at the center of all care provided
Implement a plan of care according to identified physical, psychosocial and spiritual needs
Demonstrate the ability to prioritize nursing interventions based on patient needs and in conjunction with unit activities and resources available
Seek assistance from others and act as a resource to coworkers in order to provide optimal patient care through teamwork
Accept accountability for problem-solving issues and work with leaders to resolve clinical issues
RN Lactation Consultant Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for RN Lactation Consultant
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: BLS, IBCLC, NRP, BCLS, CBE, IBLCE, CLC, ICBLC
Education for RN Lactation Consultant
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the RN lactation consultant job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Nursing, Education, Graduate, School of Nursing, Nursing Program, Associates, Science, Continuing Education, Physician Assistant, Healthcare
Skills for RN Lactation Consultant
Desired skills for RN lactation consultant include:
Advances in nursing and healthcare practices
Beliefs
Cultural differences to provide nursing care that is sensitive to and consistent with cultural values
Customs
Provision of direct and indirect nursing care
Current lactation theories and research
Procedures
Achieving latch-on
Benefits of breastfeeding and human milk
Breast anatomy
Desired experience for RN lactation consultant includes:
BSN Registered Nurse
Professional Nursing Organization membership encouraged
Minimum of one year in-patient experience is preferred
IBCLC required
2-5 years experience in an acute care setting as a lactation consultant
Experience with data collection and presentation
RN Lactation Consultant Examples
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RN Lactation Consultant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of RN lactation consultant. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for RN lactation consultant
- Attend all hospital, unit mandatory and continuing education requirements
- Participate in staff meetings and read all updates in order to keep apprised of activities and practice changes
- Participate in shared decision making by working on committees and/or providing input to committee representatives
- Recognize the importance of professional contributions through national specialty certification, formal education advancement, professional organization membership and community service
- Participate in performance improvement activities and make recommendations for revisions to practice based on evidence and data collection
- Contribute to the growth of others by providing feedback through peer coaching
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or obtained within 5 years of employment Preferred
- Develop feeding plans to address the nutritional needs of the infant that may include but is not limited to breastfeeding support, breast pumping support, and supplementation as appropriate
- Provides direct lactation care using advance lactation knowledge and skills to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate neonates and their families
- Plans, teaches, and evaluates breastfeeding classes for expectant mothers
Qualifications for RN lactation consultant
- Graduate of an accredited nursing school (BSN preferred)
- BLS certification by the American Heart Association and proof of Arrhythmia Certification preferred
- Experience as a Lactation Consultant
- 3 years minimum experience in Maternal Child Nursing
- This position needs to recognize needs and behaviors of specific age groups and cultures of patients treated
- Certfied Lactation Counselor (CLC)
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RN Lactation Consultant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a RN lactation consultant. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for RN lactation consultant
- Assesses and assists with feeding plan in conjunction with RN caring for baby and pediatrician
- Manages breast pump depot
- Plans, teaches and conducts in-service education for maternal child staff members
- Plans, organizes and delivers lactation management services to all breastfeeding patients
- Answers telephone triage calls, provides advice, education and directs patient to further assistance if it is deemed appropriate
- Carries out other RN duties as assigned
- Demonstrates clinical leadership through effective teamwork and collaborative relationships
- Ensures new staff are aware of breastfeeding policies and practice them
- Precepts incoming RNs for 2 days during orientation
- AS in nursing or Case Management Certification
Qualifications for RN lactation consultant
- Work requires current state license as a Registered Professional Nurse
- Work requires 2-5 years of progressively more responsible experience on a nursing care unit with successful completion of course for lactation educator or certified lactation counselor to develop an understanding of the concerns, questions, and problems of breasting feeding parents and develop counseling expertise
- Work requires the interpersonal skills necessary to comfort, support and counsel patients and to instruct patients in proper breastfeeding techniques
- Work requires analytical ability necessary to assess patients' needs, identify problems, and develop solutions
- Work requires job incumbent to obtain IBCLC board certification within 1-2 years of initially accepting the position
- Computer skills to operate software program for billing/tracking
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RN Lactation Consultant Job Description
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Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a RN lactation consultant. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for RN lactation consultant
- Strong work ethic to build on a foundation of proactivity and teamwork
- Personal and professional track record that demonstrates a commitment to quality of health care
- Ability to demonstrate a working knowledge of community resources, post-acute care coordination, and case management principles
- A positive attitude and ability to work in a highly complex and dynamic movement for health delivery reform
- Two years’ experience in case management or acute care hospital or similar experience (preferred)
- Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office and Cerner EMR (preferred)
- Providing nursing care to patients in all settings in collaboration with other health care providers
- Coordinates educational activities to facilitate quality age specific patient care and customer satisfaction
- Adapt and implement teaching and counseling techniques to level of patient and family comprehension
- Validate and document patient understanding related to teaching and counseling provided
Qualifications for RN lactation consultant
- Graduate from an accredited professional school of nursing
- Minimum of two years experience in maternal-child health nursing in an acute care setting
- Current knowledge and skills of nursing process, lactation and current trends
- Ability to operate computer, printer, fax machine, copy machine and telephone system
- Ability to problem solve, analyze situations, think critically and give constructive feedback to clinical team and others
- Techniques for continuous process improvement and maintaining quality customer service
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RN Lactation Consultant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of RN lactation consultant. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for RN lactation consultant
- Review procedure(s) as requested
- Share new knowledge at a unit/staff meeting
- Initiate and monitor clinical pathways where appropriate
- Initiate discharge planning upon admission
- Implement prescribed treatment and nursing plan of care on a regular basis
- Provides follow up for patients who have discussed lactation concerns with staff nurses and need additional consultation with a lactation consultant
- Acts as a visible lactation resource to promote lactation services, breastfeeding education and breast pump sales
- Promote evidence-based practice and quality initiatives and exhibits professionalism in nursing practice
- Be willing to flex to Postpartum unit as needed
- Actively anticipates patient's and/or patient's family needs and expectations and utilizes these in conjunction with the assessment to develop an appropriate plan of care for the patient
Qualifications for RN lactation consultant
- CT LACTCON
- IBCLC certification is preferred and required within 12 months of employment
- Associate Degree in Nursing, BSN or IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant)
- One year recent clinical or education experience (Preferred)
- Must be able to multi-task an pay attention to details
- L&D and Lactation Consultant Experience required
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RN Lactation Consultant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a RN lactation consultant. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for RN lactation consultant
- Maintains and utilizes competencies per unit expectation
- Responsible for conducting hospital rounds to evaluate mother and infant needs as they relate to breastfeeding and the initiation of lactogenesis
- Provides verbal and written information to parents about breastfeeding
- Educates mothers in the use of electric and manual breast pumps and provides information on storage and transfer of expressed breast milk
- Assists with the development of breastfeeding programs which are congruent with the stated mission and objectives of Clear Lake Regional Medical Center
- Assists in determining the breastfeeding needs of the expectant/delivered family in collaboration with MDs and nursing
- Participate in the education of hospital staff in the Women’s Services departments
- Initiates/actively participates in performance improvement activities, both department specific and hospital-wide
- Responsible for obtaining and maintaining current competency and/or certification for the practice of lactation consulting
- Maintains own professional growth through appropriate organizations, seminars, and self-directed education endeavors
Qualifications for RN lactation consultant
- Bachelor's Degree required within 24 months
- Continuing education in lactation and breastfeeding required
- Experience in providing adult education
- Communication and group dynamic skills
- Ability to assist with problem solving in a positive manner
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships with patients, hospital staff, physicians, midwives, and community educators