<p>Lactation Consultant # Nursing Labor # Delivery Full-Time # Day Shift We Are Hiring! Saint Anthony Hospital is a diverse and community-centric organization your career can thrive in, while addressing the health and wellness challenges that families in our neighborhood face. Our employees deliver on our mission and achieve success by working together to provide excellent customer service and patient care. As part of Saint Anthony Hospital#s commitment to providing the highest quality health care, we will be building a new state-of-the-art hospital to serve as an anchor to the Focal Point Community Campus. Learn more at focalpointchicago.org. Position Purpose: Responsible for the overall coordination, planning and management of patient, family and staff education related to breastfeeding for St. Anthony Hospital Essential Functions: ############## # Actively promotes breastfeeding and assists mothers in reaching their own goals for breastfeeding. Develops and implements standards of care and guidelines for assisting breastfeeding mothers in all areas of the organization where they might be served (emergency department, OB/GYN, family health centers, employee health, women#s health, pediatrics, internal medicine, etc.). Supports programs already in place Organizes information and posters for activities to promote breastfeeding. # #Plans, oversees and coordinates patient, family and staff breastfeeding education activities in coordination with the Director of Perinatal and Pediatric Services. Responsible to the Maternal Infant Product line Director, or the Chief, Pediatrics, and the Chief, Obstetrics for patient care education. Provides and coordinates didactic education to all patients who require breastfeeding information in accordance with current research literature and national standards of care. Establishes reviews and updates educational content on a variety of medications and maternal and infant conditions to include cleft palate, cleft lip, micro-preemies, etc. Reviews and updates information regarding wellness topics such as nutrition, preventative services, and exercise to promote good health habits and increase patient compliance with the health care plan. Implements and maintains a reference library of breastfeeding materials appropriate for both health-care providers and mothers interested in learning more about lactation. Responsible for maintaining and updating files, in appropriate locations, of journal articles and obtaining references works that include the latest information on lactation in a variety of contexts and circumstances. Develops or obtains suitable educational materials to facilitate patient understanding of content. Provides antepartum, intrapartum and post partum classes on breastfeeding, breast care and related topics to inpatients and or outpatients in a group or 1 to 1. Knowledgeable and skilled in the physiology and clinical management of breastfeeding. Education # Certification Requirements: RN License in the State of Illinois <em>Strongly Preferred</em> not required Currently certified as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) with a #minimum of one-year experience as a lactation consultant in a hospital setting. Experience: 3(+) Years of experience Saint Anthony Hospital Highlights: Saint Anthony Hospital is an independent, nonprofit, faith-based, acute care, community hospital dedicated to improving the health and wellness of the families on the West Side and Southwest Side of Chicago. Saint Anthony Hospital has been certified as a Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission. Saint Anthony Hospital offers competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits program for employees and their families. Saint Anthony Hospital employs and teaches some of the city#s brightest, most innovative resident physicians and medical students. Featured benefits Comprehensive Health Insurance Plans/Dental/Vision Flexible Spending Account/Health Savings Account Employer-matching Retirement Plans Paid Time Off # Holidays Bereavement Leave/Short Term Disability/Basic # Supplemental Long-Term Disability Basic # Supplemental Life Insurance/Accidental Death # Dismemberment Insurance Business Traveler#s Accident Insurance Critical Illness/Accident Insurance Pet Insurance/Legal Insurance Tuition reimbursement/Adoption Assistance Qualifying Employment for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program</p> <p>Lactation Consultant - Nursing Labor & Delivery</p> <p>Full-Time - Day Shift</p> <p>We Are Hiring!</p> <p>Saint Anthony Hospital is a diverse and community-centric organization your career can thrive in, while addressing the health and wellness challenges that families in our neighborhood face. Our employees deliver on our mission and achieve success by working together to provide excellent customer service and patient care.</p> <p>As part of Saint Anthony Hospital's commitment to providing the highest quality health care, we will be building a new state-of-the-art hospital to serve as an anchor to the Focal Point Community Campus. Learn more at focalpointchicago.org.</p> <p>Position Purpose:</p> <p>Responsible for the overall coordination, planning and management of patient, family and staff education related to breastfeeding for St. Anthony Hospital</p> <p>Essential Functions:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Actively promotes breastfeeding and assists mothers in reaching their own goals for breastfeeding.</p> </li><li> <p>Develops and implements standards of care and guidelines for assisting breastfeeding mothers in all areas of the organization where they might be served (emergency department, OB/GYN, family health centers, employee health, women's health, pediatrics, internal medicine, etc.).</p> </li><li> <p>Supports programs already in place</p> </li><li> <p>Organizes information and posters for activities to promote breastfeeding.</p> </li><li></li><li> <p>Plans, oversees and coordinates patient, family and staff breastfeeding education activities in coordination with the Director of Perinatal and Pediatric Services.</p> </li><li> <p>Responsible to the Maternal Infant Product line Director, or the Chief, Pediatrics, and the Chief, Obstetrics for patient care education.</p> </li><li> <p>Provides and coordinates didactic education to all patients who require breastfeeding information in accordance with current research literature and national standards of care.</p> </li><li> <p>Establishes reviews and updates educational content on a variety of medications and maternal and infant conditions to include cleft palate, cleft lip, micro-preemies, etc.</p> </li><li> <p>Reviews and updates information regarding wellness topics such as nutrition, preventative services, and exercise to promote good health habits and increase patient compliance with the health care plan.</p> </li><li> <p>Implements and maintains a reference library of breastfeeding materials appropriate for both health-care providers and mothers interested in learning more about lactation.</p> </li><li> <p>Responsible for maintaining and updating files, in appropriate locations, of journal articles and obtaining references works that include the latest information on lactation in a variety of contexts and circumstances.</p> </li><li> <p>Develops or obtains suitable educational materials to facilitate patient understanding of content.</p> </li><li> <p>Provides antepartum, intrapartum and post partum classes on breastfeeding, breast care and related topics to inpatients and or outpatients in a group or 1 to 1.</p> </li><li> <p>Knowledgeable and skilled in the physiology and clinical management of breastfeeding.</p> </li></ul> <p>Education & Certification Requirements:</p> <ul> <li>RN License in the State of Illinois <em>Strongly Preferred</em> not required </li><li>Currently certified as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) with a minimum of one-year experience as a lactation consultant in a hospital setting. </li></ul> <p>Experience:</p> <ul> <li>3(+) Years of experience </li></ul> <p>Saint Anthony Hospital Highlights:</p> <ul> <li>Saint Anthony Hospital is an independent, nonprofit, faith-based, acute care, community hospital dedicated to improving the health and wellness of the families on the West Side and Southwest Side of Chicago. </li><li>Saint Anthony Hospital has been certified as a Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission. </li><li>Saint Anthony Hospital offers competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits program for employees and their families. </li><li>Saint Anthony Hospital employs and teaches some of the city's brightest, most innovative resident physicians and medical students. </li></ul> <p>Featured benefits</p> <ul> <li>Comprehensive Health Insurance Plans/Dental/Vision </li><li>Flexible Spending Account/Health Savings Account </li><li>Employer-matching Retirement Plans </li><li>Paid Time Off & Holidays </li><li>Bereavement Leave/Short Term Disability/Basic & Supplemental Long-Term Disability </li><li>Basic & Supplemental Life Insurance/Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance </li><li>Business Traveler's Accident Insurance </li><li>Critical Illness/Accident Insurance </li><li>Pet Insurance/Legal Insurance </li><li>Tuition reimbursement/Adoption Assistance </li><li>Qualifying Employment for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program </li></ul>