Lactation Specialist

Phoenix Children's Hospital; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Phoenix Children's Hospital is seeking a Lactation Specialist to plan, develop, coordinate and evaluate lactation programs across inpatient and outpatient services at our Phoenix campus. Full-time and part-time positions are available.

The role collaborates with the care team to promote breastfeeding, provide consultations, and support families while advancing quality and education initiatives within the department.

Qualifications

• Acts as a resource to families, community, and health care staff regarding lactation issues to ensure understanding and developing an appropriate plan of care.
• Collaborates with the health care team and families to provide lactation consultations, plan of care, evaluation, and documentation.
• Participates in quality improvement activities at the department and hospital level.
• Proactively evaluates systems and practices to assist with creating and implementing change and improving operational effectiveness.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates continuing education programs for staff to maintain and enhance lactation knowledge and skills.
• Maintains professional and technical competency through participation in educational programs and professional societies.
• Develops and implements lactation policies and procedures for inpatient and outpatient areas to ensure consistency and integration of services.
• Develops and evaluates lactation programs designed to meet the needs of mothers, infants, children, and families.
• Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a resource to families, community, and health care staff regarding lactation issues to ensure understanding and developing an appropriate plan of care.
• Collaborates with the health care team and families to provide lactation consultations, plan of care, evaluation, and documentation.
• Participates in quality improvement activities at the department and hospital level.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates continuing education programs for staff to maintain and enhance lactation knowledge and skills.
• Develops lactation policies and procedures for inpatient and outpatient areas to ensure consistency and integration of services.
• Develops and evaluates lactation programs designed to meet the needs of mothers, infants, children, and families.
• Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.

Job description

Position Summary

Posting Note: This position will be located at our Phoenix campus. We have full-time (1.0FTE) and part-time (.6FTE and .75FTE) positions available.

This position plans, develops, coordinates and evaluates lactation programs on both an inpatient and outpatient basis to ensure ongoing promotion and support through increasing awareness and understanding.

Position Duties

• Lactation Resource
  1. Acts as a resource to families, community, and health care staff regarding lactation issues to ensure understanding and developing an appropriate plan of care.
  2. Works collaboratively with health care team and family to provide consultation services for the lactation challenges of the various patient care areas. Includes planning, evaluation of plan of care, and documentation.
• Quality Improvement
  1. Participates in quality improvement activities at the department and hospital level.
  2. Proactively evaluates systems and practices to assist with creating and implementing change and improving operational effectiveness.
• Staff Development and Education
  1. Develops, implements, and evaluates continuing education programs for staff to maintain and enhance lactation knowledge and skills based on assessed need.
  2. Maintains professional and technical competency through regular participation in a variety of educational programs and in-services, reviewing relevant professional publication and materials, and participating in professional societies to ensure ongoing awareness and understanding of most current methodologies, practices, and philosophies as applied to patient care population.
• Program Development
  1. Develops and implements lactation policies and procedures for both inpatient and outpatient areas to ensure consistency and integration of services.
  2. Develops, implements, and evaluates lactation programs designed to meet the assessed physical, psychosocial, and educational needs of mothers, infants, children, and families.
• Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.

Phoenix Children's Mission, Vision, & Values

Mission

To advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their families

Vision

Phoenix Children's will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education.

We realize this vision by:

• Offering the most comprehensive care across ages, communities and specialties
• Investing in innovative research, including emerging treatments, tools and technologies
• Advancing education and training to shape the next generation of clinical leaders
• Advocating for the health and well-being of children and families

Values

• We place children and families at the center of all we do
• We deliver exceptional care, every day and in every way
• We collaborate with colleagues, partners and communities to amplify our impact
• We set the standards of pediatric healthcare today, and innovate for the future
• We are accountable for making the highest quality care accessible and affordable