Lactation Consultant- RN/IBCLC (In Home & Telehealth)- Ann Arbor, MI

The Role

Partum Health is seeking an RN/IBCLC to provide personalized evidence-based lactation consultations to our prenatal and postnatal clients in Ann Arbor, MI.

The RN/IBCLC will work in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of maternal health experts that includes physical therapists, mental health therapists, nutritionists, doulas and dedicated care coordinators- all of whom collaborate to make Partum Health’s whole person care care model for growing families a reality.

As a valuable member of our team you’ll be responsible for delivering clinical care- supporting the parent-infant breastfeeding dyad in both the antepartum and postpartum period. The role includes evaluating, diagnosing, counseling, educating and treating patients in the Ann Arbor region through telehealth and in-home appointments. 

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast growing passionate team focused on advancing women’s health for mothers, babies and their families.  

This is a contractor role and offers the flexibility to set your own hours and grow with our team. 

Core Responsibilities

• Provide lactation/infant feeding support via telehealth and in-person, in-home care 
• Facilitate breast/chestfeeding support for Partum Health’s clients
• Promote breast/chestfeeding and assist parents in reaching their own breast/chestfeeding goals.  
• Review, update and evaluate suitable educational materials to facilitate understanding. 
• Adjust teaching to meet patient and family needs including language and literacy level. 
• Documents patient education and progress in accordance with practice standards within our HIPAA compliant EHR.
• Communicate via our HIPAA compliant chat with patients as needed.
• Maintain professional growth in the area of educational techniques to promote quality patient education services. 
• Provide materials necessary to promote successful breastfeeding to client  examples include nipple shields and needle-free syringes. 
• Consistently ensure a world-class level of clinical care and patient experience; ensure all services are completed according to relevant ethical and professional standards of care; which ensure patient confidentiality.

About you

• Demonstrated excellent written/verbal communication skills and excellent "bedside" manner
• Excitement to join a team building an innovative model for supporting growing families
• Commitment to delivering exceptional, evidence based care to clients and are hungry to achieve great clinical outcomes for your clients
• Creativity and flexibility are part of how you approach work along with a strong client service orientation
• Excellent at forging successful and respectful relationships with the entire team 

Qualifications and work requirements

• You are a qualified RN/IBCLC 
• International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) with maintenance of Board Certification per IBCLE requirements 
• Maintenance of State Licensure in good standing, if required by the State in which IBCLC practices their trade
• Registered Nurse (RN) with maintenance of Board Certification and State Licensure in good standing as required by the State in which RN practices their trade
• You have 1+ year in a patient facing role, ideally delivering lactation support to patients
• You can commit to a minimum of 10 hours/month in a telehealth and in-home setting and can coordinate with Partum Health staff and clients to schedule in a timely manner
• You have Ability to carry professional liability insurance covering care provided

Why Work as an RN/IBCLC at Partum Health: 

• Work when you want: You set your own hours each week including the option to open or close weekends and evening hours. No pre-defined shifts - work when and for as long as you want!
• We manage the Admin: We will manage credentialing, find you patients, enroll patients into your care, maintain an easy to use EHR, and submit claims so you can focus on care.
• Simplified, timely and competitive pay: Get paid competitively for delivering care- payments for services provided, period. Without the hassle of managing clinical billing (we take care of that).  Get paid within a week of delivering care.
• Enjoy the flexibility of our hybrid care model:  Our approach, which combines the ability to deliver care from the comfort of your home via telehealth and in-home when patients need it most, gives you flexibility in how you serve clients
• Make an impact: Work with a highly motivated patient population during one of the most important phases of th