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Purpose:

Provides optimal breastfeeding management.

Responsibilities:

+ Conduct clinical lactation rounds assessing patients' status and problems and develop individualized care plans.

+ Conduct clinical training of professional, nursing and ancillary staff.

+ Participate in discharge planning by identifying post-discharge needs and providing breastfeeding instruction, providing information on the safe use of medication with breastfeeding and breastfeeding aids as well as on community support groups and services.

+ Assist in marketing lactation program to the community, establishing preceptorships and conducting informational seminars.

+ Maintain accurate and legible patient care records and develop reports.

+ Design and update staff instruction manual, review current and planned educational materials, policies and procedures.

+ Act as a lactation consultant and referral resource for other health team members, patients, and their families.

+ Assist in employee preparation for lactation consultant certification examination.

+ Follow the mandatory reporting procedures for any incident or serious event that did affect or potentially could have affected the clinical care of any patient.

+ Assist with verifying knowledge and skills/attitude-based competencies and ensuring that all direct care providers/staff have received training to address gaps in knowledge and/or skills/attitude-based competencies.

+ Assist with planning, implementing, and verifying that all direct care providers and direct care staff have all required skills.

+ Assist with orienting new direct care staff and direct care providers to the facility infant feeding policy and providing updates to existing staff.

+ Analytical ability and independent judgment; interpersonal skills; organizational and leadership abilities.

+ Clinical lactation management skills including psycho-motor skills necessary to use appropriate breastfeeding aids and teaching skills to provide related in-services. **Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:** CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire. Employees practicing in Maryland: Registered Nurse License is required.

+ Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

+ Board Certified Lactation Consultant

+ Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal

+ Act 33 with renewal

+ Act 34 with renewal

+ Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran