Lactation Specialist RN, 7a-7p - UofL Health

We are Hiring at UofL Hospital - Lactation Specialist RN

Location: 530 South Jackson Street, Louisville, KY 40202

Shift Options: Full-Time, 7a-7p

About UofL Health 

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with nine hospitals, four medical centers, Brown Cancer Center, Eye Institute, nearly 200 physician practice locations, and more than 1,000 providers in Louisville and the surrounding counties, including southern Indiana. Additional access to UofL Health is provided through a partnership with Carroll County Memorial Hospital.  Affiliated with the University of Louisville School of Medicine, UofL Health is committed to providing patients with access to the most advanced care available. This includes clinical trials, collaboration on research and the development of new technologies to both save and improve lives. With more than 13,000 team members – physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly-skilled health care professionals, UofL Health is focused on one mission: to transform the health of communities we serve through compassionate, innovative, patient-centered care. For more information on UofL Health, go to www.uoflhealth.org.

This employee, an Internal Board of Lactation Consultant Examiner (IBCLC), will aid breastfeeding mothers in the inpatient and outpatient settings. They will also educate the mother and staff regarding updated lactation practices. The employee will maintain competency and application of the scientific knowledge necessary to meet patient needs. The employee demonstrates thorough organizational skills and the ability to provide ease in flow of work. The IBCLC is knowledgeable and supportive of the hospital, department, and nursing unit philosophies.

• Provides problem solving advice and support mothers and staff to decrease the incidence of unresolved problems of breastfeeding
• Provides individual consultation to hospital patients and outpatients
• Performs breastfeeding assessments on new mothers and infants
• Documents teaching/progress and place in obstetrician and pediatrician’s chart of patient
• Serves as a resource for staff, physicians, and support group counselors including orientation of new staff and in-service education
• Provides services to perinatal clients who present to the Center with lactation issues or problems

• Provides a positive breastfeeding experience for the nursing dyad
• Promotes bonding of mother and baby
• Develops a plan of care with mother to support her breastfeeding; provides constant teaching and support
• Increases the percentage of breastfeeding mothers
• Establishes and teaches in-hospital breastfeeding classes
• Gives anticipatory guidance to mothers
• Provides phone numbers for questions and concerns after discharge to the mother
• Establishes network with community services that would enhance support systems for the breastfeeding mothers; refers mothers to a support group and community resources as needed
• Coordinates counseling, support, area for pumping, follow up D/C care for mothers of high-risk infants who wish to provide breast milk for infant
• Assists in the coordination of dispensed breastfeeding devices
• Confers with staff on patient need
• Consults with primary care givers for mother/infant as needed
• Participates as a team member with staff and physicians to provide comprehensive holistic care
• Coordinates and/or participate in a breastfeeding committee
• Establishes/reviews/revises standards of care supporting breastfeeding
• Develops/reviews/revises breastfeeding policies, care plans, charting systems for documentation, teaching, progress notes, and patient literature
• Maintains statistics/data to assess and evaluate effectiveness of provided services
• Provides outpatient follow-up and education for breastfeeding women
• Refers outpatients with medical problems to their physician
• Communicates with the referring health care provider/agency regarding follow up/progress of referrals received
• Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct
• Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education:
• Associate Degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing program (required)
o All new hire Associate Degree Registered Nurses, new graduate and experienced, are required to start an approved BSN program within three years of hire (required)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing program (preferred)

Experience:
• Three to five (3-5) years of patient care experience in obstetrical and/or neonatal healthcare (required)
• Recent experience working with mothers and infants who are breastfeeding (required)

Licensure:
• Active Kentucky Registered Nurse License or compact license with privileges to work in Kentucky

Certification:
• Basic Life Saving (BLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) (required)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) (required)
• Certified Lactation Consultant (CLC) (required)
o International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) within 2 years of position hire date (required)

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