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Posted: 01-Oct-24
Location: Vail, Colorado
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 5219523004
Vail Health has become the world?s most advanced mountain healthcare system. Vail Health consists of an updated 520,000-square-foot, 56-bed hospital. This state-of-the-art facility provides exceptional care to all of our patients, with the most beautiful views in the area, located centrally in Vail. Learn more about Vail Health here.
About the opportunity:
Responsible for the overall coordination, planning, and management of patient, family, and staff education to ensure the promotion, protection, and support of the breastfeeding dyad. The IBCLC is an independently functioning member of the health care team who assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates the breastfeeding mother and newborn.
What you will do:
- Maintains professional knowledge of the breastfeeding process, antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum healthcare and psychosocial issues and knowledge of newborns (premature and term) to toddlers.
- Maintains highly specialized skills and abilities regarding assessment, intervention, diagnosis, and evaluation in the breastfeeding couplet, including complex situations.
- Actively promotes breastfeeding and assists mothers in reaching their breastfeeding goals.
- Serves as the consultant for Vail Health regarding breastfeeding issues, including both outpatient and inpatient consults.
- Communicates effectively with other members of the health care team and coordinates patient care with other health care providers to achieve the highest possible level of patient care and satisfaction. Receives referrals from physicians, nursing staff, and patients.
- Promotes and maintains employee lactation program for Vail Health. Serves as a resource and consultant for employees.
- Plans, oversees and coordinates patient, family, and staff with breastfeeding education activities.
- Acts as a role model and preceptor to communicate, implement, and support service line objectives and standards as they relate to the breastfeeding couplet and staff members.
- Upholds the scope of practice and code of professional conduct for IBCLC?s as defined by IBCLC or code of ethics and scope of practice for CLC as defined by ALPP, depending on certification held.
- Participates in community activities.
- Role models the principles of a Just Culture.
- Perform other duties as assigned. Must be HIPAA compliant.
This description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.
What you will need:
Experience:
- One-year inpatient/outpatient clinical experience preferred.
- Bilingual in Spanish and English preferred.
License(s):
- N/A
Certification(s):
- Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) required
- International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) preferred
- Basic Life Support (BLS) by the American Heart Association required
Computer / Typing:
- Must possess, or be able to obtain within 90 days, the computers skills necessary to complete online learning requirements for job-specific competencies, access online forms and policies, complete online benefits enrollment, etc.
Must have working knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English.
Education:
- N/A
Application Close Date: July 5, 2024
PRN (POOL) benefits include: Wellbeing reimbursement funds and 403(b) contribution eligibility.
Pay is based upon relevant education and experience per hour.
Hourly Pay:
$27.25—$38.49 USD
About Vail Health
Vail Health, formerly Vail Valley Medical Center, is a nonprofit community health care system serving patients and guests from around the world. Locally operated and governed by a volunteer board of directors, Vail Health includes a 56-bed hospital, accredited by the Joint Commission. Our 24/7 emergency department in Vail is a Level III Trauma Center with a nearby helipad for necessary medical transports. Vail Health provides a wide array of services and access points including Beaver Creek Medical Center, urgent care clinics in Avon and Gypsum, our Edwards medical campus, Eagle Healthcare Center and a multispecialty clinic in Frisco. Howard Head Sports Medicine offers physical therapy services at 10 locations and works closely with our internationally renowned orthopaedic partners at The Steadman Clinic and Vail-Summit Orthopaedics. In addition, Vail Health's Shaw Cancer Center and Sonnenalp Breast Center are the region’s only fully accredited cancer treatment center and comprehensive breast center. The Vail Clinic, which was founded in 1965, officially became “Vail Valley Medical Center” in 1980, its first year as a full-service hospital. At that time, we had one primary locatio...n and 25 physicians. Today, Vail Health has locations in nine towns, nearly 1,000 employees, 260 physician partners and 85 volunteers. Vail Health is an equal-opportunity employer. The hospital is handicap accessible and adheres to the Americans with Disabilities Act. Smoking is prohibited in our facilities. This includes e-cigarettes.
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