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Clinical Support
Lactation Assistant
Houston, TX, US
We are searching for a Lactation Assistant – someone who works well in a fast-paced hospital setting. In this position, you will provide support and instruction to mother/infant dyads with breastfeeding needs/lactation problems in a manner developmentally appropriate for adolescents and adults as necessary.
Think you’ve got what it takes?
Required:
- High School Diploma/GED
As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards
Preferred:
· Breastfeeding Peer Counseling training (or similar program), breastfeeding education experience, or nutrition education
Specific Duties:
· Obtains and documents information related to lactation support and breastfeeding issues of mothers of hospitalized infants and notifies the RN-lactation consultant (LC) of abnormal findings as evidenced by supervisory observation
· Provides input to the RN-LC for the development and ongoing modification of the plan of care, as evidenced by supervisory
· Assists in identifying patient response to care provided and reports patient condition to the RN-LC to assure achievement
· Demonstrates ability to collaborate with multiple health care providers in a professional manner to prioritize workload
· Provides basic hygienic care as evidenced by supervisory observation, verbal/written feedback.
· Provides general comfort measures and performs other miscellaneous activities related to milk expression and breastfeeding as assigned and as evidenced by supervisory observation, verbal/written feedback.
· Ensures effective time/resource management by performing delegated tasks in a timely manner and appropriate utilization
About Texas Children’s
Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S.News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.
Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Center for pediatric research; Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston. We have also created the nation’s first HMO for children, established the largest pediatric primary care network in the country and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children’s Hospital is also academically affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.
To join our community of 14,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.
Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.
