Lactation Consultant

Occ Summary

The Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) is an expert in the management of the breast-feeding mother-baby dyad. The Lactation Consultant works collaboratively with the Birthing Center, Neonatal Intensive Care nursery, Pediatrics, OB, Family Practice, and nursing care teams to develop feeding plans for a range of infants from the normal newborn to the complex neonate.

Work Performed

Provide lactation support and services to breastfeeding mother/infant dyads. Collaborate with assigned team to develop feeding plans. Use current evidence to develop feeding plans that address individual feeding issues while respecting the family's breastfeeding goals. Assess adequacy of breastfeeding and provides interventions and patient education as necessary for correction and/or prevention of feeding problems. Assists mothers of infants who cannot breastfeed to establish and maintain a milk supply and store their milk appropriately. Collaborate with interdisciplinary team and outpatient IBCLC to provide continuity of care upon discharge or transfer of patients. Provide breastfeeding education and materials to patients as needed. Teach, coach, support and mentor nursing staff and other healthcare learners to promote evidence-based clinical practice and support breastfeeding skills. Must maintain certification as lactation consultant (IBCLC).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Excellent teaching, verbal, and written communication skills essential. Experience in teaching 1-to-1 or in small groups. Understanding of diverse cultural, physical, emotional, and psychological response to birthing, lactation, and parenting.

Level Characteristics

N/A

Minimum Qualifications

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E ducation

Bachelor's degree in nursing, health, nutrition, or rela ted fieldrequired.

Experience

2 years of experience r equired.

Degrees, Licensures, Certifications

IBCLC Certifi cation by IBLCE (International Board of LactationConsultant Examiners) i s required.

Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essentialjob functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.