Lactation Coordinator RN-22018

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates expert clinical lactation skills by consistently identifying, assessing, and solving issues within scope of practice; demonstrates expert clinical judgment in complicated lactation/human milk scenarios
• Oversee the receipt, transport, and handling of donor milk and Prolacta
• Ensures donor milk is being handled safely, accurately, with use of sterile technique, and is conserved to the greatest extent.
• Implement strategies and work in collaboration with the Women’s and Children’s leadership to achieve optimal breastfeeding outcomes for parents within the department.
• Develop and identifies new approaches to clinical challenges and methods to solve
• New and update lactation written materials, policies, and procedures
• Manages the Women and Children's Nursing breast pump rental program
• Affords primary responsibility for the safety and management of expressed human milk to be fed
• Affords assistance with evaluating procedures, developing, and implementing the safety handling of milk
• Plans the weekly Mothers' Milk Club® meeting by identifying and planning discussion topics for mothers such as research articles and handouts for distribution at the meeting
• Manages initiatives for that provide insight and research
• Identifies ongoing educational needs for lactation staff.
• Serve as a representative for the Rush Mothers' Milk Club in its relationships with local, regional, and national organizations that prioritize lactation, breastfeeding, and the use of human milk
• Serve as a resource for nurses, physicians, and other healthcare providers in these clinical units (e.g., medical/surgical/cardiac ICU)
• Oversight of regulatory readiness. Oversight of workflow for handling and preparation of feedings done by the NICU Milk Technicians
• Develop ongoing education for staff within Women’s and Children’s department

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Current Illinois nursing license
• Three years of related work experience
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
• Certification as an IBCLC, including acquisition of CERPs or re-examination, as appropriate

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Master’s degree

Competencies

• Ability to communicate and work effectively with women and families from a variety of ethnic, cultural, and economic backgrounds.
• Ability to work collaboratively with Lactation team, Rush NICU physicians, nurses, dietitians, social workers, and other healthcare providers.
• Ability to work efficiently, complete assignments independently, and demonstrate excellent attention to detail.
• Flexibility to meet the scheduling needs of the lactation team

Benefits

• Rush offers exceptional rewards and benefits learn more at our Rush benefits page (https://www.rush.edu/rush-careers/employee-benefits).
• Rush salaries are determined by many factors including, but not limited to, education, job-related experience and skills, as well as internal equity and industry specific market data.

Pay

• $43.55 - $66.88 per hour

Schedule

• Shift 1
• Work Schedule: 8 Hr (7:00:00 AM - 3:30:00 AM)