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A Brief Overview
The Lactation Consultant is responsible for providing clinical lactation services and support to patients, families, clinical teams and community. Collaborates with multiple departments and inter-professional teams as the expert with regard to lactation, breastfeeding and human milk management.Tasks include assessing, educating, implementing interventions, and monitoring outcomes of lactation support for clients.

What you will do

• Patient Care
• Ensures delivery of evidenced based and quality services
• Responds to consults per departmental standards
• Implements and monitors interventions with regard to breastfeeding and pumping
• Participates in patient care rounds, HMMC rounds
• Maintains patient lists within EHR
• Documents all encounters within the electronic health record
• Participates in policy/procedure development and upkeep
• Lactation Education
• Educates clients on proper technique with regard to breastfeeding and pumping
• Plans and develops departmental and patient teaching sessions.
• Serves as a preceptor to students
• Participates in community outreach programs, Hospital wide breastfeeding committee, WBW
• Research/Data Collection
• Participates in research and data collection as opportunities are identified
• Professional Development
• Maintains professional credentials and expands knowledge and skills.
• Develops and implements an individualized plan for professional growth and development including participation in professional organizations and activities, workshops, seminars, and staff development programs when feasible.
• Represents CHOP lactation program through participation in leadership of local or national professional organizations or initiatives, continuing education events and training programs when feasible.
• Participates as expert speaker/author on lactation topics as appropriate.

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Healthcare or similar field of study. Required

Experience Qualifications

• At least one (1) year experience in an inpatient hospital setting. Required
• Previous experience in NICU/Pediatric, critical care Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Comprehensive knowledge and application of lactation principles in medically fragile neonatal and pediatric patients.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing to patients and families, public, staff and physicians.
• Ability to organize tasks and work independently.
• Ability to plan, organize and direct the work of others.
• Ability to function independently.
• Ability to counsel and educate clients and medical staff

Licenses and Certifications

• International Board Certification Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) - International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners - upon hire - Required and
• Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required or
• Licensed Dietitian-Nutrition (LDN) (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required or
• Occupational Therapist (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required or
• Licensed Physical Therapist (PT) (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required or
• Respiratory Therapist (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required or
• Speech & Language Pathology License (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA - within 6 months - Required

To carry out its mission, CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community. As a condition of employment, CHOP employees who work in patient care buildings or who have patient facing responsibilities must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive an annual influenza vaccine. Learn more.

Employees may request exemptions for valid religious and medical reasons. Start dates may be delayed until candidates are immunized or exemption requests are reviewed.

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