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Carle Health
RN - Lactation Consultant
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What they do
A Lactation Consultant works with new mothers to teach them how to feed their babies and manage breastfeeding issues. Provides clinical help and emotional support for breast-feeding mothers. Advises mothers on feeding schedules; helps with babies that have slow weight gain.
$93,642 / year median in Illinois
+8% projected growth
Job Description
Overview Work with breast feeding mother and baby couplets to facilitate the initiation of breast feeding and offer ongoing support and education to facilitate continued breast feeding after discharge.
Qualifications Certifications:
Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN)- Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR); International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC)
- International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBCLE); Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC)
- Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice (ALPP); Certified Lactation Specialist (CLS)
- Lactation Education Consultants (LEC); International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC) within 5 years
- International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBCLE),
Education:
College Diploma in Nursing Responsibilities Provides education for patients, staff and physicians Orients new nursing employees Participates in unit councils Provides parent education- 1:1 and group settings Represents UnityPoint Health at community events Shares clinical knowledge through informal teaching and in response to the learning needs of others Demonstrates technical knowledge of equipment and troubleshoots when problems arise Adapts teaching strategies based on patient's response, readiness to learn and level of comprehension Takes cultural, age-specific, gender, and developmental factors into consideration when teaching patients about procedures, illness, hospital experience, etc.
- $55.
Qualifications:
Certifications:
Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN)- Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR); International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC)
- International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBCLE); Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC)
- Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice (ALPP); Certified Lactation Specialist (CLS)
- Lactation Education Consultants (LEC); International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC) within 5 years
- International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBCLE),