Travel Lactation Consultant - $1,800 per week
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is seeking a travel Lactation Consultant for a travel job in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Job Description & Requirements- Specialty: Lactation Consultant
- Discipline: Allied Health Professional
- Duration: 12 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
License: International Board Certification Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) - Must have + Either of these below:
Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania)Licensed Dietitian-Nutrition (LDN) (Pennsylvania)Occupational Therapist (Pennsylvania)Licensed Physical Therapist (PT) (Pennsylvania)Respiratory Therapist (Pennsylvania)Osteopathic Respiratory Therapist (Pennsylvania)Speech & Language Pathology License (Pennsylvania)
This would be 5 days a week role in which 4 day the worker will be at Main campus and 1 day week will be at KOP campus
Will be seeing mostly outpatient
Shift: 9am-5pm each day
Job Summary:The Lactation Consultant is responsible for providing clinical lactation services and support to patients, families, clinical teams and community. Collaborates with multiple departments and inter-professional teams as the expert with regard to lactation, breastfeeding and human milk management.
Tasks include assessing, educating, implementing interventions, and monitoring outcomes of lactation support for clients.
Job Responsibilities:Essential Functions:
--Patient Care:
- Ensures delivery of evidenced based and quality services
- Responds to consults per departmental standards
- Implements and monitors interventions with regard to breastfeeding and pumping
- Participates in patient care rounds, HMMC rounds
- Maintains patient lists within EHR
- Documents all encounters within the electronic health record
- Participates in policy/procedure development and upkeep
- Educates clients on proper technique with regard to breastfeeding and pumping
- Plans and develops departmental and patient teaching sessions.
- Serves as a preceptor to students
- Participates in community outreach programs, Hospital wide breastfeeding committee, WBW
- Participates in research and data collection as opportunities are identified
- Maintains professional credentials and expands knowledge and skills.
- Develops and implements an individualized plan for professional growth and development including participation in professional organizations and activities, workshops, seminars, and staff development programs when feasible.
- Represents CHOP lactation program through participation in leadership of local or national professional organizations or initiatives, continuing education events and training programs when feasible.
- Participates as expert speaker/author on lactation topics as appropriate.
- Previous experience in NICU/Pediatric, critical care.
- Comprehensive knowledge and application of lactation principles in medically fragile neonatal and pediatric patients.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing to patients and families, public, staff and physicians.
- Ability to organize tasks and work independently.
- Ability to plan, organize and direct the work of others.
- Ability to function independently.
- Ability to counsel and educate clients and medical staff.
- At least one (1) year experience in an inpatient hospital setting.
- Bachelor’s degree in healthcare or similar field of study.
RightSourcing (a part of Magnit) expected pay package may vary and/or include certain benefits like: Stipends (for clinical traveler workers only), Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K
QUALIFICATION/LICENSUREWork Authorization : US Citizen
Preferred years of experience : 1 years
Travel required : No travel required
Shift timings : DAYS
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Job ID #36897565. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Lactation Consultant