Job Description

Bargaining Unit: EAP

Rate of Pay: $77.41/hour + DOE (Base Pay of $73.72/hour includes 5% temporary rate)

Summary

The Lactation Care Coordinator is responsible for the overall coordination, planning, and management of complex infant feeding concerns. Actively promotes breastfeeding and assists mothers in reaching their own goals for infant feeding and collaborates with community partners who provide perinatal services to address any social drivers of health. Fosters a baby friendly environment and utilizes the nursing process in provision of lactation consultant services to patients within the health system. Works to continue the Baby Friendly Program designation. Works within the Perinatal Lactation Care Coordination Program team and other health system departments serving this patient population.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs the nursing process through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of safe therapeutic care to patients by performing the following:
• Lactation and Infant Feeding:
• Assesses physical, educational and psychosocial needs of patients and develops objectives to assist patients, families and staff towards successful breastfeeding in both the inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Develops individualized plan to achieve goals and documents the care rendered in the medical record.
• Evaluates patient response to the individualized plan of care.
• Participates with lactation staff to develop, evaluate and/or revise the breastfeeding education program. Incorporates appropriate tools/equipment to enhance lactation intervention in the care of the mother/newborn and assists in teaching staff to utilize tools/equipment to accomplish maximum quality of care.
• Communicates and collaborates regularly with colleagues to maintain and advance breastfeeding standards of care and practice.
• Collaborates with community partners such as: County Health Department, Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), Family Resource Centers, Early Head Start and Home Visiting Programs, to provide breastfeeding education and support for staff and the families they serve.
• Provides additional post-partum consultations to resolve identified problems (i.e. low milk supply, poor latch etc.).
• Encourages return demonstration regarding infant lactation feeding.
• Works collaboratively with Lactation Consultant RN.
• May receive referrals from Pediatric Services for – infant weight loss, dehydration, failure to thrive, jaundice, cleft lip/palate, congenital/metabolic disorders for infants up to six months of age.
• May receive referrals from OBs for – breast augmentation/reduction; mastitis, yeast infections; nipple infections; maternal depression; low milk supply; advanced maternal age, teens, drug abuse; multiple births.
• May initiate or receive Child Protective Services (CPS) referrals - for newborn failure to thrive, questionable parenting expectations and screen for possible neglect and/or abuse
• Participates in the quality assurance assessment for Baby Friendly and performance improvement data.
• Conducts Postpartum follow up phone calls and makes patient referrals as appropriate.
• Supports Baby Friendly designation by working with Perinatal Lactation Care Coordinator and Lactation Consultant RN; assists with management of lactation policies and procedures with staff and will help with revisions as needed.
• Regularly communicates and collaborates with colleagues to maintain and advance breastfeeding standards of care and practice.
• Works with Perinatal Lactation Care Coordinator with high risk, medically complex patients, including but not limited to: Diabetes During Pregnancy: including Type I, Type II, and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM), Perinatal Mood or Anxiety (PMAD), Perinatal Loss; works with Perinatal Lactation Care Coordinator and Community Health Advocates within the Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program (CPSP)-like program; Participates in group post-partum support, assessments and interventions (weekly classes) and outreach education and support in prenatal education classes as needed.
• Conducts home visits as indicated to monitor patient progress and assess needs.
• Participates and collaborates with Care Coordination department.
• Demonstrates effective communication and interpersonal skills. Keeps Manager informed of issues/concerns regarding patient centered care.
• Participates on a team for data collection, health outcomes reporting, and clinical audits.
• Pursues professional growth and demonstrates professional behavior in all interactions.
• Adheres to patient care standards and follows Hospital policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates System Values in performance and behavior.
• Complies with System policies and procedures.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Supervisory Responsibilities

No supervisory responsibilities.

Minimum Education/Experience

Certificate of completion from college or vocational school Certificate of completion from college or vocational school from a National League of Nursing (NLN), Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or equivalent accredited school of nursing. The nurse shall have completed a nursing education program that included clinical experiences with actual patients under the supervision of qualified faculty.

5 or more years relevant experience

Required Licenses/Certifications

California Registered Nurse (RN)

• Upon hire

Nevada Registered Nurse (RN)

• Within 3 months of hire into job

International Board Certified Lactation Consultant

• Upon hire

Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers

• Upon hire

BLS: Employee will be enrolled in the Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) Basic Life Support (BLS) Entry or Prep Curriculum (depending on their previous BLS certification).

• Within 3 months of hire into job

Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)

• Upon hire

Other Experience/Qualifications

Required:

• Three years in labor and delivery unit with adequate number of deliveries to ensure competence in all areas of labor, delivery, postpartum and newborn care
• Familiar with fetal monitoring high risk labor/delivery, neonatal and postpartum management.
• Newborn CPR
• Demonstrated computer skills
• Proficiency using Electronic Medical Record (EHR)

Preferred:

• STABLE certification