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Job Summary

This job provides expert care in lactation management according to the International Lactation Consultant Association and the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners Standards of Practice in both inpatient and outpatient settings. The IBCLC serves as an expert consultant to nursing staff, physicians, and other health care workers in the management of complex breastfeeding for the parent/infant dyad. The IBCLC educates expectant and new parents in various aspects of breastfeeding/lactation management.


Essential Functions:

• Practices autonomously to provide expert lactation care and clinical management for inpatient and outpatient breastfeeding dyads. (25%)
• Manages lactation issues and utilizes appropriate resources to solve problems for inpatient and outpatient dyads. (25%)
• Coordinates the support for breast feeding of separated parent/infants (5%)
• Provides education and consultation to patients and health care team members using evidence-based practice standards. (15%)
• Contributes to the achievement of divisional and organizational goals. (10%)
• Completes appropriate charting in EMR (10%)
• May contribute to the development and presentation of lactation programs and policies based on facility requirements. (10%)

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED Required

Work Experience:

• 1-3 years Direct lactation experience working with dyads in the newborn setting Required

Licenses:

• BLS-Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) - AHA - American Heart Association or American Red Cross Required and
• CLC-Certified Lactation Counselor - ALPP - Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice Required
• IBCLC-International Board of Certified Lactation Consultants - IBCLE - International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to work effectively within a team.
• Patient Education
• Ability to work independently and be self-directed
• Ability to respond to feedback and incorporate into practice.
• Implementation Planning
• Regulatory Compliance
• Excellent communication, organization, and people skills.

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Benefits

• Outstanding benefits including up to 27 paid days off per year, immediate retirement plan employer contribution up to 9.5%, and generous medical plans

• Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)

• On-site employee fitness center and wellness classes

• Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands, travel, and more

• Tuition reimbursement & assistance

• Education & development opportunities including career pathways and coaching

• Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer+ free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program 

• National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer

Our Values

• Respect

• Belonging

• Accountability

• Transparency

All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made.

Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver’s 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, a Public Health Institute, an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorado’s primary, and essential, safety-net institution, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community, focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable, serving as a pillar for community needs, and caring for more than 185,000 individuals and 67,000 children a year.

Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We value the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community.

Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.

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About Denver Health

Take your career to the next level at Denver Health, where we offer a robust benefits package and endless opportunities for growth. Denver Health is a nationally-ranked, locally-trusted, premier healthcare institution located in the heart of Denver, Colorado.Twenty-five percent of all Denver residents, or approximately 150,000 individuals, receive their health care here. We are known as an integrated health care system that encompasses multidisciplinary academic specialties, a community health system, a level I adult trauma center, pediatric emergency and urgent care center home to Denver Public Health and many of the nation's leaders in medicine.Denver Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer At Denver Health we pride ourselves on our commitment to diversity. Equal opportunity is a fundamental principle of Denver Health. As an equal opportunity employer, Denver Health is committed to recruit, hire, promote and administer all human resource actions in a non-discriminatory manner. Denver Health is committed to providing equal opportunities in all business practices and to all persons regardless of age, race, color, national origin, genetic information, religion, sex, pregnancy, disab...ility, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status or veteran status (collectively “protected status”). Denver Health strives to maintain a work environment that is free from unlawful harassment and discrimination and will not tolerate any such conduct by employees or directed at employees within the scope of their employment. Read the full Human Resources Employee Principles and Practices policy.

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