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Job Description Summary of Essential Functions - A United Regional Certified Breastfeeding Specialist (CBS) is a paraprofessional staff person who provides basic breastfeeding information and encouragement and support to our breastfeeding patients, under the direction and supervision of our International Board-Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC) and Certified Lactation Consultants (CLC).
Educational Requirements - High School diploma or equivalent required.
- Must be able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
Licenses and Certifications - CPR Certification
- Certification in Lactation Education preferred or will obtain certification within 6 months of hire date.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities - Knowledge of the Texas Ten Steps for Breastfeeding and Designation
- Previous, hands on, experience with breastfeeding and knowledge of current standards
- Perform breastfeeding assessment and document findings assigning a LATCH score
- Provide breastfeeding support with latch, positioning, and discharge teaching
- Educate mothers on the process of milk production and maintaining milk supply
- Ability to instruct mothers on massage, hand expression, pumping
- Baby feeding cues, cluster feeding, engorgement, blocked ducts, etc. collaborating with nursing staff and or IBCLC consultants
- Knowledge of problem solving with breastfeeding difficulties and providing information to patients and staff ways to troubleshoot
- Provide resources to breastfeeding mothers for additional breastfeeding support
- Assess infant feeding method and alternative methods, providing feeding instructions for breast and or formula fed infants
- Collaborate care with primary care nurse and nursing staff for further medical/nursing assessment and interventions
- Assist with breastfeeding Quality Improvement process and data collection
- Demonstrate good communication skills
- Assist with outpatient lactation visits
- Assist with discharge phone calls
- Limited assistance with compromised infants in special care nursery
- Demonstrates enthusiastic and positive approach regarding mother's feeding choice and assist to help mothers and their newborns have a positive experience
Physical Requirements - Full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
- Standing, walking for extensive periods of time.
- Lifting and carrying items weighing up to 50 pounds, pushing an pulling of heavy objects.
- Corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
- Working under stressful conditions.
- Some exposure to communicable disease or bodily fluids.
Duties and Responsibilities - Maintain a Professional relationship with Physicians, nursing staff and ancillary staff involved in patient care.
- Collaborate with the lactating patient, her significant other, family and members of the health care team.
- Gives basic breastfeeding information and support to new mothers, including discussing the benefits of breastfeeding, overcoming common barriers and how to establish early successful breastfeeding.
- Demonstrate competencies required, on Orientation checklist, by a Certified Lactation Consultant.
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