RN-Lactation Consultant
Company: Albany Medical Center
Location: Troy
Posted on: May 21, 2023
Job Description:
Department/Unit:LactationWork Shift:Per Diem (United States of
America)The Lactation Consultant is responsible for providing safe,
family centered patient care by assessing, planning, implementing,
and evaluating lactation capability and care planning for the
mother-infant breastfeeding dyad and family partners in care.
Coordinates and communicates with other members of the health care
team. Provides direct and indirect patient care as well as serving
as a lactation subject matter expert and resource for other members
of the healthcare team.
- Assess patients' lactation needs by obtaining medical history
of mother infant dyad.
- Educate and assists breastfeeding mothers and families to
foster a successful breastfeeding experience.
- Evaluating patient's response to care and initiates independent
and /or collaborative changes where appropriate.
- Research mother's medication to ensure the safety of
breastfeeding for the infant.
- Performs and documents initial and ongoing breastfeeding
assessment.
- Provides education to maternal child staff to reinforce and
update knowledge regarding the lactation process and techniques in
a formal setting (NICU and OB core, orient all new nurses in NICU,
L and D and Postpartum)
- Facilitates breastfeeding support on daily basis for
postpartum, NICU patients in coordination with the nurses.
- Collaborates with Speech Language Therapist and
Dieticians.
- Promotes breastfeeding and educates the community in prenatal
(Antepartum webinar support group and postpartum periods (in office
calls after discharge)
- . Ensures implementation of effective family centered
breastfeeding success by ongoing collaboration with pediatrician,
neonatologist, obstetrician, and nursing staff.
- Provides and ensures that current - - literature is available
for all patients and nurses.Thank you for your interest in Albany
Medical Center!---Albany Medical is an equal opportunity
employer.This role may require access to information considered
sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and
partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health
Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York
State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure
that:Access to information is based on a "need to know" and is the
minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or
disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information
needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts,
consistent with Albany Med Center policies and standards, shall be
made to ensure that information is adequately protected from
unauthorized access and modification.
Keywords: Albany Medical Center, Troy , RN-Lactation Consultant, Healthcare , Troy, New York
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