- Gather physical and demographic data on patient/family.
- Based on assessments, contribute to and develop individualized plan of care with client and family.
- Work collaboratively with on-site primary care team /WIC team members at CNMC to determine breastfeeding initiation rate and exclusive breastfeeding
- Develop a program in collaboration with WIC services for a breastfeeding service to Primary care/WIC clients. Follows the IBCLC Scope of Practice as issued by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners
- Demonstrate competency in Lactation Consultant skills.
- Follows DC Health's appropriate documentation tool for consultation.
- Be part of a multidisciplinary team to address barriers to breastfeeding at Primary care/WIC and provide breast feeding in-service accordingly
- Assist with the facilitation of pre natal visits to promote breastfeeding at Primary care/WIC and serve as a liaison between WIC and the community via advocacy and outreach with breast feeding promotion activities for National Breastfeeding Month and World Breastfeeding Week activities
- Ability to provide lactation consults to staff and clients and provide breast pumps as needed
- Provides timely follow-up services by telephone, home visits, WIC clinic visits, and/or hospital visits and refers to 24/7 lactation consultant telehealth service as needed
- Work with our Public Relations department to promote breastfeeding in the community and hospital.
- Provide orientation and ins-service for staff on breastfeeding at accredited OB-Gyn clinics/Children's primary care clinics and WIC
- Mentors and supervises peer counselors
- Integrate quality measures that will be able to demonstrate outcomes from the development of a community-based program.
- Submit monthly contact report to DC Health and present bf rates/Enrollment during monthly staff meetings
- Identify learning needs and contribute to teaching of client/family based on breast feeding care and support
- Seek assistance to meet client's educational needs.
- Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance
- Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation
- Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation
- Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication
- Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers
- Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance
- Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met
- Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior
- Partner with all team members to achieve goals
- Receptive to others' ideas and opinions
- Contribute to a positive work environment
- Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change
- Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes
- Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment
- Use resources efficiently
- Search for less costly ways of doing things
- Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance
- Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation
- Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation
- Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication
- Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers
- Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance
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community lactation consultant - Fort Lesley J. McNair, DC , USA, United States - Children's National Medical Center
Description
Lactation Consultant who performs client care activities and program design. Responds effectively to common client care issues. Works collaboratively with all members of the WIC/Health care team in the delivery of client care.Minimum Education
Bachelor's Degree Minimum Bachelor's degree with 8 college courses in Nutrition or Health Sciences (Required) And
Master's Degree (Preferred)
Minimum Work Experience
1 year Minimum of one year experience in lactation consulting, preferably in the community or an outpatient setting
Successful completion of the Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) competency-based training for WIC Breastfeeding Curriculum (levels 1-4) OR completion of a State-approved competency-based breastfeeding training that is consistent with the FNS Breastfeeding Curriculum 1-4 upon hire.
Required Skills/Knowledge
Excellent interpersonal relationship skills; excellent oral, written communication/documentation, and presentation skills
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, to multi-task and to prioritize workload accordingly
Required Licenses and Certifications
IBCLC required Upon Hire (Required)
Functional Accountabilities
Assessment and Planning
Organizational Accountabilities (Staff)
Organizational Commitment/Identification
