Lactation Consultant, In-House Registry, Nights

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine, as our Lactation Consultant at our Comer Children's Hospital.

The Lactation Consultant, Registry is a member of the nursing staff who influences quality patient care in the area of lactation and breastfeeding through an integral role as clinician, educator and consultant.

Essential Job Functions:

• Functions as a member of the multidisciplinary health care team and will consult with physicians, pharmacists, and other appropriate individuals as necessary in order to serve as a direct resource to breastfeeding mothers and babies.
• Functions as a Lactation Consultant in area(s) of expertise, collaborating with the mother, the primary nurse and physician in the management of lactation and breastfeeding.
• Assists the primary nurse to formulate a nursing care plan for establishment of lactation and breastfeeding.
• Collaborates with all members of the health care team to assess, plan implement, and evaluate lactation and breastfeeding problems and to suggest treatment approaches and outcomes.
• Develops, evaluates and revises policies and procedures related to lactation and breastfeeding.
• Monitors and evaluates hospital practices which promote or impede lactation and breastfeeding.
• Responds to requests for information concerning lactation and breastfeeding from outside the medical center as time allows.
• Participates in all aspects of evaluation, acquisition, maintenance, repair, rental, sale, and instruction in the use of all products related to lactation and breastfeeding.
• Generates Quality Improvement statements and evaluates achievement of goals in the area of lactation and breastfeeding.
• Collaborates with OB/Ped Leadership in the development of programs.

Required Qualifications:

• Active Registered Professional Nurse licensure in Illinois
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree required, Masters Degree (MSN) preferred
• Three years of clinical nursing experience in either Pediatric or Obstetrics in a tertiary center or large community center
• One or more years' of Lactation Consultant experience
• International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) Certification or Certification Eligibility

Position Details

• Registry, 0.30 FTE
• Shift: Nights, 7:00pm - 7:00am, every other weekend required
• Work Location: Onsite
• Unit/Department: Labor and Delivery
• CBA Code: NNU