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Day (United States of America)LACTATION CONSULTANTJob Description:
Essential Duties & Responsibilities (including but not limited to):
1. Provides competent and compassionate nursing care by utilizing the nursing process; as evidenced by assessing/reassessing the patient’s needs, developing, implementing, and evaluating an individualized lactation plan of care
2. Performs thorough admission assessment/reassessments in accordance with policy
3. Identifies and develops an individualized lactation plan of care and modifies the plan with changes in the patient’s condition
4. Identifies and documents patient/family/significant other teaching needs throughout the hospitalization
5. Identifies discharge planning needs of patient/family/significant other on initial assessment and throughout the hospitalization
6. Maintains up-to-date and accurate documentation of nursing care provided, to ensure quality care and the integration of information for use by the healthcare team.
7. Lactation documentation/plan is accurate and complete
8. Demonstrates ability and utilizes the computer system as required for documentation; incident reporting and prompt acknowledgment of all orders.
9. Individualized discharge instructions/referrals are accurate and complete.
10. Demonstrates knowledge of hospital policies and procedures for medication administration.
11. Utilizes the eMAR system for expressed breast milk feeding; scanning all patient ID bracelets and all medications/expressed breast milk consistently
12. Demonstrates knowledge of common medications and use with breastfeeding
Minimum Qualifications:
1. Must be a registered nurse who holds a valid RN license in Massachusetts
2. IBCLC certification required
Physical Requirements & Environment:
1. Normal hospital environment.
2. Exposure to infectious diseases, chemicals, and other toxic agents.
3. Ability to walk and stand for up to 90% of work time, push and pull heavy weights (including, patients), and lift 50 lbs.
FLSA Status:
Full Time
Hospital
$94k-117k (estimate)
04/29/2024
06/28/2024
mountauburnhospital.org
CAMBRIDGE, MA
1,000 - 3,000
1886
Private
JEANETTE G CLOUGH
$200M - $500M
Hospital
Mount Auburn Hospital provides general medical care andregional teaching center.
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