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Job Title

Lactation Counselor

                        

Location

Vero Beach

                    

Facility

CC Indian River

                     

Department

Healthy Start-Indian River Hospital

                      

Job Code

001476

                     

Shift

Variable

                       

Schedule

8:00am-10:00pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital, and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Indian River has been recognized as one of the top regional hospitals in South Florida. Indian River Hospital is in sunny Florida’s Treasure Coast where it is committed to providing optimal family-centric and community-focused care. At Indian River Hospital, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.    

Responsibilities:

• Performs initial and on-going assessments of the mother/baby dyad’s lactation goals and issues.
• Develops evidence-based feeding plans that address the mother and infant's feeding issues.
• Designs and implements patient education, staff development, consultation, counseling, research, and community involvement, in a variety of clinical settings.
• Supports community outreach, education programs and activities.
• Maintains knowledge of current lactation theories and research.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Must meet educational or licensing requirements for the IBLCE (International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners).

Certifications:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) Healthcare Provider.
• If in an inpatient setting, Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification within 6 months of hire.
• Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) certification or equivalent upon hire, with successful completion of IBCLC certification within 24 months of hire.
• Registered Nurse preferred.

Complexity of Work:

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
• Ability to provide Inter-disciplinary collaboration and form plan of care.

Work Experience:

• One year of hospital or community-based nursing experience working with breastfeeding mothers and infants preferred.
• Will consider candidates with two years of nursing experience in a non-related field or two years of verified lay-experience (paid or voluntary) working with breastfeeding mothers and infants in a hospital-sponsored or community setting under the supervision of an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) or minimum two years of experience as certified health and wellness educator/instructor.
• Experience developing and delivering staff education related to breastfeeding management and lactation care preferred.
• Experience in perinatal nursing, obstetrics, pediatrics, neonatal intensive care nursing or related field preferred.
• Experience counseling breastfeeding families inpatient, ambulatory and/or community settings preferred.

Physical Requirements:

•  Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects.
• Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.
• Note: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

                       

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