Lactation Consultant - Duke Primary Care Sage Road Pediatrics

Lactation Consultant - Duke Primary Care Sage Road Pediatrics

At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.

Pursue your passion for caring with Duke Primary Care, which offers family, adolescent, and internal medicine services as well as urgent, general pediatric, and virtual care at nearly 50 clinic locations across central North Carolina.

Lactation Consultant - Duke Primary Care Sage Road Pediatrics

Duke Primary Care Sage Road Pediatrics provides compassionate, expert care for children of all ages.

What You Will Do:

The Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) serves as a clinical expert in supporting and managing breastfeeding for mother-infant dyads. This professional works closely with teams across the Birthing Center, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Pediatrics, Obstetrics, Family Practice, and nursing services to create individualized feeding plans for infants ranging from healthy newborns to medically complex cases.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides specialized lactation care and support to breastfeeding mothers and infants, developing evidence-based feeding plans tailored to each family's goals.
• Evaluates breastfeeding effectiveness and implements appropriate interventions and education to address or prevent feeding challenges.
• Supports mothers whose infants are unable to breastfeed directly, assisting with milk supply management, expression, and safe storage.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary care teams and outpatient IBCLCs to ensure seamless continuity of lactation care during discharge or patient transfers.
• Educates and empowers patients through individualized instruction and educational materials related to breastfeeding and infant nutrition.
• Serves as a clinical resource to nursing staff and healthcare learners, providing mentorship and training to promote evidence-based breastfeeding practices.
• Maintains current International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) certification and upholds professional standards of practice.

What You Will Need:

Education

• Bachelor's degree in nursing, health, nutrition, or related field required.

Experience

• 2 years of experience required.

Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification

• IBCLC Certification by IBLCE (International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners) is required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent teaching, verbal, and written communication skills essential.
• Experience in teaching 1-to-1 or in small groups.
• Understanding of diverse cultural, physical, emotional, and psychological response to birthing, lactation, and parenting.

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