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The Lactation Consultant provides advanced knowledge and leadership on lactation concerns, training and solutions. Provides clinical expertise by providing direct and indirect patient care. Collaborates with the health care team in assessing, designing, implementing, and evaluating population-based programs of patient care to enhance high quality-cost effective patient outcomes. Models appropriate behavior as exemplified in MLH Mission, Vision and Values.
Working at MLH means carrying the mission forward of caring for our community and impacting the lives of patients in every way through compassion, a deliberate focus on service expectations and a consistent thriving for excellence.
A Brief Overview
The Lactation Consultant provides advanced knowledge and leadership on lactation concerns, training and solutions. Provides clinical expertise by providing direct and indirect patient care. Collaborates with the health care team in assessing, designing, implementing, and evaluating population-based programs of patient care to enhance high quality-cost effective patient outcomes. Models appropriate behavior as exemplified in MLH Mission, Vision and Values.
What you will do Provides advanced level of direct and indirect care to individual patients/families and/or groups of patients/families as related to lactation.
Provides leadership and collaborates with other health professionals in regard to lactation, and develops educational resources for staff education programs which addresses the specific needs of populations of patients.
Demonstrates collaborative leadership with researchers, other health professionals, divisions, and departments to generate knowledge and make practice changes based on research findings, as well as, the results of the organizational and departmental quality improvement processes.
Provides leadership in meeting system, organizational, division, and departmental goals.
Demonstrates accountability for professional responsibilities and self-development.
Education/Formal Training Requirements
Required - Associates Degree Nursing
Preferred - Bachelor's Degree Dietetics
Preferred - Bachelor's Degree Nursing
Work Experience Requirements
Required - Lactation consultant 3-5 years
Licenses and Certifications Requirements
Required - Registered Nurse Tennessee - Tennessee Board of Nursing
Preferred - Dietitian-Nutritionist Mississippi - Mississippi State Department of Health
Preferred - Certified Lactation Consultant - International Board Certified Lactation Consultants
Preferred - Registered Nurse Mississippi - Mississippi Board of Nursing
Preferred - Dietitian-Nutritionist Tennessee - Tennessee Board of Dietitians/Nutritionist Examiners
Preferred - Registered Nurse Arkansas - Arkansas State Board of Nursing
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Proficiency in applying advanced concepts, principles, and professional techniques in a specialized field of lactation management breastfeeding. Such proficiency is acquired through certification by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners.
Ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal form to patients, public, hospital and medical staff, and physicians
Ability to function independently on assigned patient care units.
Ability to counsel and educate others.
Supervision Provided by this Position
There are no supervisory or lead responsibilities assigned to this position.
Physical Demands
Frequent patient contact.
Exposure to patient body fluids.
Exposure to excessive heat or cold as required.
Ability to react quickly to emergency situations.
Ability to read and write to communicate orally and in…