Certified Lactation Consultant Resume Examples

Personable Certified Lactation Consultant who excels in connecting with prospective and new mothers to coach them through the breastfeeding process. Outstanding skill in mentoring peers and tailoring lactation education courses to local community and individual needs. Extensive experience in managing individual lactation challenges in out-patient and in-patient settings.

• ICBLCE-certified with advanced breastfeeding knowledge
• Pregnancy and lactation nutrition
• Safe appropriate patient care
• Plan-of-care development implementation and evaluation
• Problem-solving
• Stellar communication abilities
• Excellent organizational skills
• Public speaking
• Passionate advocate of healthy infant nutrition

• Performed daily lactation in-patient rounds to provide instruction and support to new mothers.
• Developed implemented and tracked nearly 500 individual breastfeeding plans.
• Planned and taught 185 Breastfeeding 101 and Breastfeeding 102 classes
• Achieved 95 percent rate in breastfeeding for at least three months postpartum among program participants and 61 percent at six months postpartum.
• Conducted follow-up phone calls to new parents to assess patient needs and progress.

• Led approximately 120 prenatal and postpartum breastfeeding classes customizing instruction to fit the social cultural and physical needs.
• Conducted more than 25 in-service training classes.
• Created breastfeeding educational resource center for patients and the community.
• Incorporated latest knowledge and instructional methods to provide new parents with the skills confidence and understanding to be successful at breastfeeding.