Lactation Consultant (part time) - Brentwood Children's Clinic a division of Summit Medical Group

Brentwood Children's Clinic, a division of Summit Medical Group, has an immediate need for an experienced Lactation Consultant to join their team. This is a part-time opportunity.

Responsibilities

• (List does not include all duties assigned):
• Assesses patients’ lactation needs by obtaining medical histories, examining patients, and gathering information about the family and baby setting.
• Analyzes and documents physical, psychological, and social factors in developing and individualized plan of care. Communicates the plan of care and all pertinent information to other members of the health care team to provide coordinated patient treatment. Keeps accurate medical records and updates nursing care whenever conditions, needs, or goals of the patient change.
• Provide individual and family lactation support services, including prenatal lactation education, post-natal lactation education, and follow-up phone and email support.
• Assess and document maternal and infant health and breastfeeding goals.
• Identify and refer clients to appropriate community resources.
• Develop and maintain breastfeeding practices.
• Maintains strictest confidentiality both internally and externally.
• Adheres to expectations of the established corporate compliance plan.
• Actively participates in site-level Quality Improvement Activities. Each employee will contribute to the continual evaluation site performance as well as the implementation and measurement of improvement activities that increase the quality of care provided to patients.
• Performs related work as assigned.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent required prefer additional vocational or college credits.

Experience: 3-5 years of clinical experience in lactation or breastfeeding

Certification/License

Active state RN license. IBCLC (International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant) Certification required.

Summit Medical Group is East Tennessee’s largest primary care organization with more than 526 providers at 90 practice locations in 23 counties. Summit also consists of four diagnostic centers, mobile diagnostic services, eight physical therapy centers, four express clinics, central laboratory, and sleep services center. Summit provides healthcare services to more than 370,000 patients, averaging over one million encounters annually. For more information, visit www.summitmedical.com [https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.summitmedical.com&d=DQQFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=MAQVDh4-0f2aeAFaXx3yVKv29hZUQV_2Is-O3k2VIx4&m=e85oA1ilUTOFcMs9XbID_ZBmSK2ITxy67gm8avuIfxI&s=bu7ixWOvOGA8F95eGQcpNwSGe3yLKXdQToL0A6CUusE&e=]

In addition to our commitment to the health of our community, our organization is also committed to the health of our employees through our employee Wellness Program. Employees receive a discounted monthly insurance premium if they actively participate in the wellness program. Pre-employment drug testing will occur prior to starting work and only candidates who pass the drug test will be considered eligible for employment.