Employer: University of Illinois – Chicago
Hiring Department: College of Medicine
Job Title: Clinic Nurse (Lactation Counselor)
Additional Information: https://uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/11599?c=uic
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Provides lactation support and assessment to the antepartum, laboring and postpartum woman which includes but is not limited to education, latch assistance, assessment of milk transfer and pumping assistance.
- Provides lactation support and assessment patients and their parents
- Supports the lactation consultant with planning and implementing breastfeeding promotion activities and staff education
- Leads breastfeeding support groups
- Monitors and responds to patient calls and emails as appropriate
- Assists in maintenance and ordering of lactation supplies and equipment
- Is a member of the prenatal breastfeeding class teaching team
- Effectively communicates lactation assessment, interventions and plans to others through written and oral means.
- Responds appropriately to requests for assistance from all inpatient and outpatient areas
- Assists with administrative responsibilities of lactation services, as appropriate
- Assists in the management and storage of human milk throughout the house
- Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned
Minimum Qualifications Required:
- Current Licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in Illinois.
- Current certification as one of the following: Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC), Certified Breastfeeding Counselor (CBC), or International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).
