Neonatal Lactation Specialist - Part-Time

Arkansas Children’s Hospital; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock seeks a Lactation Specialist for the NICU in a part-time role. The specialist will assess the mother/infant dyad, educate families, and collaborate closely with nurses, dietitians and physicians to support breastfeeding in the NICU.

Required credentials include RN license (Arkansas or compact state) and CLC or IBCLC certification, with an Associate's degree as a baseline.

Qualifications

• Provides comprehensive assessment of the mother/infant dyad and the breastfeeding/lactation process.
• Communicates assessments with the appropriate medical personnel through verbal reports and documentation in the patient's record.
• Participates in the identification of mothers within the system who need assistance and/or breastfeeding education.
• Develops plan of care with nursing, nutrition and the medical staff for mother/infant dyad, implements direct and indirect specialized patient care and evaluates the response to the treatment plan.
• Participates actively with the interdisciplinary team on rounds, discharge planning, and Lactation Rounds.
• Develops patient teaching plans on lactation and related issues.
• Assists mothers who have problems breastfeeding. Provides education for mothers as needed on collecting, labeling, storing and delivering expressed breast milk while their infants are here in the hospital and when at home.
• Participates in the quality improvement plan for the lactation service.

Responsibilities

• Assists mothers who have problems breastfeeding.
• Provides education for mothers as needed on collecting, labeling, storing and delivering expressed breast milk while their infants are here in the hospital and when at home.
• Monitors progress of the breastfeeding mother/infant dyad and revises treatment plan as needed in collaboration with the medical team.
• Participates in lactation rounds and collaborates with the NICU team on discharge planning.
• Participates in lactation continuing education activities for own professional growth.

Skills

Lactation care

NICU experience

Educator/consultant

Education

Associate's degree

RN license

Bachelor's degree (recommended)

Certified Lactation Consultant (CLC)

IBCLC certification

Job description

Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock seeks a Lactation Specialist for the NICU in a part-time role. The specialist will assess the mother/infant dyad, educate families, and collaborate closely with nurses, dietitians and physicians to support breastfeeding in the NICU.

Required credentials include RN license (Arkansas or compact state) and CLC or IBCLC certification, with an Associate's degree as a baseline.