LACTATION NURSE 1.

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Job Description Summary

Strategic Roles & Responsibilities %

Strategic Roles & Responsibilities

• Pursue high staff engagement
• Obtain high patient experience
• Achieve and sustains high quality of care and patient safety
• Support the empowerment of nurses through enculturation of JHAH Nursing Professional Practice Model

Operational Roles & Responsibilities %

Operational Roles & Responsibilities

• Assist with training and precepting nurses lactation team members multidisciplinary members of the healthcare team including and studentsinterns
• Conduct hospital rounds to evaluate postpartum mother and babys needs related to breastfeeding and the initiation of lactogenesis
• Conduct hospital rounds to evaluate antenatal patients in terms of breastfeeding knowledge and preparation
• Develop and promotes a comprehensive evidencebased lactation program at JHAH
• Develop feeding plans to address the nutritional needs of the infant that may include but are not limited to breastfeeding support breast pumping support and supplementation as appropriate
• Educate mothers in the use of electric and manual breast pumps and provides information on storage and transfer of expressed breast milk
• Identify changes or problems with breastfeedinglactation and intervenes promptly and appropriately according to lactation standards
• Make involved contributions across all clinical settings home visits and educational sessions within the community
• Participate in discharge planning to ensure continuous support for breastfeeding after the mother leaves the hospital coordinates followsup care and referral to external breastfeeding community support groups
• Plan teach and evaluate breastfeeding and pregnancy wellness for expectant mothers
• Provide coordination and leadership support to all maternalnewborn lactation programs
• Provide direct lactation care using advanced lactation knowledge and skills to assess plan implement and evaluate neonates and their families
• Provide verbal and written information to parents about breastfeeding antenatally at delivery postpartum and followup home care
• Work with obstetricians pediatricians nurses and other healthcare professionals to integrate breastfeeding support into maternal and infant care
• Work flexible hours required to accommodate patient needs
• Arrange patient visits to Lactation Clinic makes followup telephone calls within 3
• 7 days postpartum or more frequently as required
• Assess antenatal patients 28
• 32 weeks gestation and encourages enrollment in antenatal childbirth preparedness rounds
• Participate in the running ofinperson in antenatal childbirth preparedness rounds
• Conduct pregnancy wellness sessionsinpersonvirtually

Minimum Education Required

Professional Certifications Required

Years of Experience

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Functional Competencies

• Due Diligence
• Audit Reporting
• Data Collection

Core Competencies

• Excellence
• Integrity
• Accountability
• Cybersecurity
• Person-Centered Care

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