University of Iowa Health Care—recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States—is Iowa’s only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Each day more than 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers work together to provide safe, quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Simply stated, our mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives. ®
Our Childrens and Women’s Service’s Division is hiring for a Nurse Clinician to function as a clinical lactation expert. This position is responsible for providing safe, family-centered patient care by assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating lactation plans for the breastfeeding/chest-feeding dyad, as well as for the pumping parent, and is fully collaborative with the patient, patient’s family, significant others, and members of the health care team.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Baccalaureate degree in Nursing

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of 1 - 3 years of current Lactation consultant, NICU, or OB nursing experience
• Maintain current International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) certification
• Current license to practice nursing in Iowa is required by date of hire
• Demonstrated expertise in specific clinical area of practice
• Demonstrate excellent patient interaction/communication/education
• Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent problem solving skills

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Member/involvement in professional organizations
  Please attach a resume as part of the application process. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. For questions or additional information, please contact kiley-skay@uiowa.edu.
  Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process. This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization

• Providing lactation assessment, management, education and instruction
• Performing consultations, rental or sale of lactation equipment and supplies, telephonetriage, and prenatal education as appropriate
• Offering post-delivery consultative care to patients: breastfeeding/chest feeding, familybonding and planning, etc.
• Coordination and management of care for patients, including those with complex needs.
• Communicating effectively with patients, families, physicians, and coworkers, being anadvocate for the patient at all times
• Evaluating patient’s response to care and initiates independent and/or collaborative.changes where appropriate
• Coordinate and facilitate patient care between multiple disciplines including home health agencies, referring physicians and other community support services.
• Coordinate patient care to better utilize supportive services through patient visit and possible admission, pre-schedules testing, follows up with test results to both patient and physician, obtains medical history, coordinates follow up visit appointment, provides medication, rehabilitation teaching, etc.
• Participate in the development and implementation of division/unit quality assessment and improvement programs.
• Use relevant nursing research to improve clinical practice and investigate nursing care problems.
  Percent of Time: 60%
  Schedule: Weekend Package: Saturday & Sunday 0700 - 1900
  Location: UI Health Care Main Campus
  SEIU Pay Grade: 70 - https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/pay-plans/seiu-pay-plan