Cayuga Medical Center

International Board Certified Lactation Consultant/ Care Coordinator

Cayuga Health and its affiliates are the region's leading healthcare system and most trusted providers of integrated health services, empowering our people in our mission to equitably improve the well-being of the communities we serve. Our commitment to providing extraordinary healthcare begins with our team of extraordinary professionals who are continuously discovering clinical innovations and enhancing access to the most up-to-date facilities, equipment, technologies, and research protocols. Cayuga Health's commitment to our employees includes competitive compensation, comprehensive employee benefits programs, and the opportunity to explore and build a career in healthcare through our many professional development programs.

This dual role will provide on-going support to the patient care team. As a certified lactation consultant, the individual will be responsible for providing safe, family centered patient care by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating lactation plans for the breastfeeding/chest-feeding dyad. The Lactation Consultant demonstrates specialized, knowledge, and clinical expertise in breastfeeding/chest-feeding and human lactation and will function as an integral member of the health care team within the scope of practice as defined by the International Board of Lactation Consultants Examiners and their professional association. As a Care Coordinator, the individual will collaborate with inpatient and outpatient providers, home care agencies, and additional community-based organizations to assure collaborative and consistent patient care delivery. Candidate must lead with compassion and empathy for varying patient circumstances, possess strong attention to detail with the ability to prioritize, coordinate, and anticipate the needs of the patients and families.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Provide programmatic leadership of the dedicated lactation team, and acts as a clinical resource on the Maternal Child Health unit to ensure quality, patient care outcomes.
• Develop implement goals, standards, policies, educational programs, procedures and practices of clinical care as it pertains to lactation support for all nursing staff.
• Role models the philosophy of person-centered care. Establish a compassionate environment through routine patient/family lactation rounding.
• Collaborate with physicians and multidisciplinary professional staff to promote and support breastfeeding both inpatient and outpatient.
• Appropriately recognizes and responds to opportunities to improve the patient experience through collaboration with team members and family.
• Appropriately recognizes and responds to opportunities to improve the patient experience through collaboration with team members and family.
• This is a Part Time day/night flex role with weekend coverage required.

Required Skills and Experience:

• IBCLC Certification
• Maintain current IBCLC certification through continuing education and hands on patient care.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Minimum of 1-year Maternal Child Health nursing experience.

Physical Requirements:

• Repetitive use of hands and fingers (e.g., use of computer keyboard); may require lifting and carrying light loads (up to 40 lbs.), including boxes, equipment, unit-dose cassettes, and IV solutions and stooping and kneeling (e.g., to pick up items from the floor, to remove and replace items on lower shelves, and to file documents in lower file drawers); sitting, walking, or standing for long periods of time (4-8 hours) is often necessary; must be able physically to operate the equipment used for the job.

Location and Travel Requirements:

• Onsite

Pay Range Disclosure:

• $38.46 to $42.30 per hour

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