Description

UPMC Western Maryland is seeking a Flex Full-Time Lactation  Consultant to support our Obstetrics unit. 

About the Unit

• The OB-GYN Department includes four labor and delivery rooms with two antenatal rooms, two cesarean section (C/S) rooms, dedicated post-op recovery unit, 12 private post-partum rooms, 16-bed well-nursery, and a 4-bed special care nursery (Level II nursery). This unit delivers approximately 1,000 babies each year with a C/S rate of 34 percent. All Nurses are BLS a NRP certified. Labor and Delivery nurses are all certified in electronic fetal monitoring. All nursery/OB nurses are Code Blue and S.T.A.B.L.E. certified (sugar, temperature, airway, blood pressure, lab work, and emotional support) for post-resuscitation/pre-transport stabilization.

Purpose:
Provides optimal breastfeeding management.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct clinical lactation rounds assessing patients' status and problems, and develop individualized care plans.
• Conduct clinical training of professional, nursing and ancillary staff.
• Participate in discharge planning by identifying post-discharge needs and providing breastfeeding instruction; providing information on the safe use of medication with breastfeeding and breastfeeding aids as well as on community support groups and services.
• Assist in marketing lactation program to the community, establishing preceptorships and conducting informational seminars.
• Maintain accurate and legible patient care records and develop reports.
• Design and update staff instruction manual, review current and planned educational materials, policies and procedures.
• Act as a lactation consultant and referral resource for other health team members, patients, and their families.
• Assist in employee preparation for lactation consultant certification examination.
• Follow the mandatory reporting procedures for any incident or serious event that did affect or potentially could have affected the clinical care of any patient.

Qualifications

• Analytical ability and independent judgment; interpersonal skills; organizational and leadership abilities.
• IBCLC certified or eligible for certification preferred
• Clinical lactation management skills including psycho-motor skills necessary to use appropriate breastfeeding aids and teaching skills to provide related in-services.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Board Certified Lactation Consultant

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

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