JobsUSARN - Lactation Consultant Services
Company : Carle Health
Location : Peoria, IL, 61639
Posted Date : 15 September 2025
Job Type : Other
Category : Nursing
Occupation : RN
Job Details
Work with breast feeding mother and baby couplets to facilitate the initiation of breast feeding and offer ongoing support and education to facilitate continued breast feeding after discharge.
Qualifications
Certifications: Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR); International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC) - International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBCLE)International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBCLE); Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) - Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice (ALPP)Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice (ALPP); Certified Lactation Specialist (CLS) - Lactation Education Consultants (LEC)Lactation Education Consultants (LEC); International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC) within 5 years - International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBCLE)International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBCLE), Education: Bachelor's Degree: Nursing, Work Experience:
Responsibilities
- Provides education for patients, staff and physicians
- Orients new nursing employees
- Participates in unit councils
- Provides parent education- 1:1 and group settings
- Represents UnityPoint Health at community events
- Shares clinical knowledge through informal teaching and in response to the learning needs of others
- Demonstrates technical knowledge of equipment and troubleshoots when problems arise
- Adapts teaching strategies based on patient's response, readiness to learn and level of comprehension
- Takes cultural, age-specific, gender, and developmental factors into consideration when teaching patients about procedures, illness, hospital experience, etc.
- Develops a comprehensive breast-feeding plan
- Assesses patient's status through interview, observation and physical assessment of actual problems and outcomes
- Provides a thorough ongoing assessment of breast-feeding activities
- Provides education regarding alternative feeding methods
- Initiates milk production
- Uses appropriate interventions identified in the plan of care to achieve expected patient outcomes
- Ensures infant safety when breast feeding is not effective
- Identifies patients in need of follow up after discharge
- Completes care plan and discharge plan in a timely manner
- Documentation is thorough, accurate and timely.
- All patient interactions are documented in a concise format in the EMR
- Able to schedule outpatient appointments in EMR
- Enters patient charges accurately and timely
- Identifies practice problems on the unit
- Works on assigned projects, data collection, audits as assigned
- Participates in the implementation of Performance Improvement initiatives
- Collaborate with other members of a multidisciplinary team effectively, professionally and respectfully.
- Chooses an appropriate and meaningful communication style when interacting with others: gives and accepts constructive feedback to/from peers.
- Ensure appropriate follow up is arranged and communicated to the patient
- Involves other disciplines as needed ie speech, dietician, physician
- Consistently prioritizes work based on changes in patient condition, changes in assignment and unanticipated interruptions
- Advocates with physicians on patient's behalf when necessary
- Assures that the care provided is consistent with standards of care, evidence-based practices, national patient safety goals, core measures and other quality initiatives undertaken by the unit/hospital
- Works with interdisciplinary team in identifying opportunities for improvement in patient care and patient/family satisfaction
- Actively promotes and achieves customer satisfaction (patient, family, departments, physicians)
Find it here.
Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. The supportive and inclusive team where you can thrive. The place where growth meets balance - and opportunities meet flexibility. Find it all at Carle Health.
Based in Urbana, IL, Carle Health is a healthcare system with nearly 16,600 team members in its eight hospitals, physician groups and a variety of healthcare businesses. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet designations, the nation's highest honor for nursing care. The system includes Methodist College and Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world's first engineering-based medical school, and Health Alliance. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. | For more information:
Compensation and BenefitsThe compensation range for this position is $32.21per hour - $55.4per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model. Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.
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