Lactation Consultant

Lactation Consultant at Kaiser summary :

A Lactation Consultant coordinates and manages breastfeeding education and support for patients, families, and staff. They collaborate with healthcare teams to ensure smooth transitions for breastfeeding mothers and babies from hospital to home and provide ongoing assessment and follow-up care. Their role involves consulting, educating, and advising mothers on breastfeeding, documenting care, and making appropriate referrals as needed.

Job Summary :

NOTE : This job is currently under review for organizing into HNHP-HNS.Responsible for the overall coordination, planning and management of patient, family and staff education related to breastfeeding. Collaborates with Physicians, Inpatient Nursing, Clinics, Special Delivery and Home Care to facilitate efficient and timely transition from hospital to home for breastfeeding mothers and babies. Identifies, assesses, and follows up with patients in need of post-hospitalization care. Essential Responsibilities :

• Consults, educates, and advises lactating mothers with breastfeeding problems. Conducts patient and family interviews.
• Plans, organizes and delivers lactation management services to breastfeeding patients, both in-patient and outpatient. Consults with inter-disciplinary team members as required and adjusts plans as indicated to ensure optimal breastfeeding success and achievements of goals.
• Performs systematic follow-up on breastfeeding mother and baby referring any with abnormal findings to physician. Presents data to physician for review, decision and final action if needed.
• Calls mothers after discharge from hospital as appropriate. Makes appropriate in-house or outside community referrals.
• Provides accurate parental advice via Lactation Advice Line.
• Makes timely and appropriate referrals to Home Health or Clinic to ensure proper follow-up.
• Maintains documentation of assessment, lactation services provided, evaluation and follow-up in accordance with hospital policies, procedures and standards.
• Participates appropriately in communication and decision-making activities within the maternity, newborn, and pediatric services.
• Participates in the selection of appropriate breastfeeding related supplies and educational material for clients.
• Communicates with nursing staff and physicians and other staff as needed.

Basic Qualifications : Experience

Education

License, Certification, Registration

Additional Requirements :

Experience in lactation assessment and problem solving.

Experience in teaching mothers.

Preferred Qualifications :

PrimaryLocation : Hawaii,Honolulu,Moanalua Ancillary Building

HoursPerWeek : 32

Shift : Variable

Workdays : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun

WorkingHoursStart : 03 : 00 PM

WorkingHoursEnd : 11 : 00 PM

Job Schedule : Part-time

Job Type : Standard

Employee Status : Regular

Employee Group / Union Affiliation : HNS|HNHP|Hawaii Nurses and Healthcare Professionals

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Job Category : Nursing Licensed & Nurse Practitioners

Department : Moanalua Medical Center - Obstetrics / Gyn-Spcl Programs - 1201

Travel : No

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

Keywords :

lactation consultant, breastfeeding support, patient education, postpartum care, newborn nursing, registered nurse, breastfeeding counseling, hospital care, patient follow-up, maternal health