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Position: Lactation Consultant/Registered Nurse

Dept: Breastfeeding Clinic \xe2\x80\x93 Women\xe2\x80\x99s and Children\xe2\x80\x99s Program

Posting ID: 2022-30979

Role Level: NN10A ($34.24-$48.17)

Status: Permanent Part Time

Site: Credit Valley Hospital

Shift: All shifts (7.5 and 11.25 hour shifts)

Posted: Janaury 5, 2023

Internal Deadline: January 12, 2023

Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, and the Reactivation Center at Humber. Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

Our Mission: A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community

Our Values: Compassion, Excellence, Courage

Our Goals: Quality, Access, Sustainability

Our Enablers: People, Education, Innovation, Research

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Reporting to the Patient Care Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for providing in-patient and out-patient consultation and plan of care for families requiring breastfeeding assistance. Additionally, you will act as a breastfeeding leader to help the Women\xe2\x80\x99s and Children\xe2\x80\x99s program achieve Breastfeeding Friendly Initiative (BFI) status by contributing to the development of and leading change initiatives to achieve BFI performance targets and coaching and role modeling breastfeeding best practice for staff and physicians.

Qualifications:

THP is committed to internal talent, and therefore priority will be given to internal applicants.

• Current Certificate of Competence from College of Nurses of Ontario
• NRP Certification required
• International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (I.B.C.L.C.)
• BCLS required
• Three years current experience in Mother Baby Unit and NICU preferred
• Demonstrated aptitude in providing breastfeeding support and direction
• Demonstrated commitment to patient and family-centred care and developing therapeutic relationships
• Expertise in adult learning and patient teaching principles preferred
• Experience in a consulting role preferred
• A positive work and attendance record is essential

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Internal Candidates who believe they possess the necessary qualifications and experience for this position and who have been in their current position for at least six (6) months are encouraged to apply.

Candidates are selected on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications.

Where these factors are relatively equal seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant.

Trillium Health Partners\xe2\x80\x99 (THP) is an equal opportunity employer who values the importance of antiracism work and is committed to integrating antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion best practices throughout THP operations, policies and culture. Therefore, we ask that even if you do not see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on this posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We encourage all applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code based on race, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nations, M\xc3\xa9tis or Inuk/Inuit person to consider this opportunity.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.

All personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Trillium Health Partners is identified under the French Language Services Act.

We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Trillium Health Partners