Laura Perez
Bell,CA
Summary
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Lactation Consultant position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Lactation Specialist
Adventist Health White Memorial
03.2022 - Current
- Performed daily hospital round for all healthcare system maternity wards and facilities ( NICU, Labor& Delivery, Pediatrics, Emergency Room).
- Assists with development and updating of lactation protocols in collaboration with a healthcare team of physicians, nurse practitioner, midwife, social workers, and nutritionists.
- Collect, monitor, record, and report data as needed.
- Communicate breastfeeding assessment and plan of care with bedside nurse to ensure continuity.
- Assist in the implementation fo short and long range goals applying to breastfeeding that are identified by the nursing staff providing direct patient care.
- Schedule appropriately outpatients consultation appointments for follow ups.
- Demonstrate pump set up and use, and guidance in storing express breast milk.
- Provide breastfeeding classes and facilitate support groups
- Appropriately document breastfeeding assessments, interventions and plan of care in the medical record.
- Continually improved knowledge, skills, and performance based on feedback and self-identified professional developmental needs.
- Promoted available resources and connected individuals with services.
- Created pamphlets, videos and other health education materials to promote health awareness and preventive health practices.
- Developed and implemented health education programs to help individuals and communities improve health and well-being.
- Provide education and mentoring to health care professionals. Mentor nursing staff in providing inpatient education.
- Assisted with development of improved seminars and training materials.
Hospital Liaison
Martin Luther King Community Hospital
01.2021 - Current
- Provide an introduction to the Welcome Baby program and describe the opportunities and services to postpartum mothers.
- Provide safe, family- centered patient care by assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating lactation plans for the breastfeeding/chest-feeding dyad, as well as for pumping parent.
- Reassurance and encouragement with lactation initiation.
- Provide information on in home and provider based follow up for mother and infant.
- Complete the Bridges for Newborns Screening Tool.
- Provide information on insurance enrollment for the newborn.
- Educate mothers on the importance of scheduling a postpartum and newborn follow up visit with physicians.
- Work with Welcome Baby RN to schedule first home visit.
- Maintain knowledge about local community resources and refer families to appropriate agencies.
- Prepare required reports.
- Organize and maintain accurate records.
- Communicated with family, nurses, discharge planners and other professionals to complete seamless transitions.
- Communicated with family, pharmacies, hospice care, discharge planners and other professionals to complete seamless transitions.
- Reviewed patient assessments, charts and medical opinions to determine best courses of action.
- Responded to patient concerns and questions with compassionate and knowledgeable service.
- Advocated for patient rights and access to support resources in healthcare settings.
- Facilitated communication between patients, families and healthcare providers to support comprehension.
- Maintained patient records and updated electronic health systems to safeguard data.
Breastfeeding Peer Counselor
Public Health Foundation Enterprise (WIC)
05.2003 - 01.2019
- Personal Breastfeeding experience customer service
- Recruit Prenatal women to the Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Program and maintain a required caseload
- Assist in breastfeeding hands on during clinic or home visits
- Provide Prenatal classes
- Provide Breastfeeding classes
- Organize weekly breastfeeding support groups
- Provide referrals to Physicians, Public Health Programs in community and social services as needed
- Demonstrated how to express milk and store it in bottles for later feeds.
- Created online collection of breastfeeding educational resources for patients and community.
- Taught health education classes for community workers and members of public.
- Assessed needs of new mothers and advised mothers about child care topics.
- Document client contacts
- Completed forms in accordance with company procedures
- Maintain scheduling and event calendars
- Establish work procedures or schedules and keep track of daily files
- Follow up calls according to guidelines
Education
Lactation Consultant Certificate UC San -
Extension Lactation Educator Counselor Certificate - undefined
Associates Degree - Psychology
Los Angeles Southwest College
Associate of Science - Psychology
California Coast University
Santa Ana, CA10.2020
High School Diploma - undefined
Bell High School
Lactation Consultant
University of California, San Diego Extension
San Diego09.2017
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
International Board of Lactation Consultant Examin
09.2022
Skills
- Knowledge in diversity
- Bilingual English and Spanish
- Customer Service
- Mentor
- Listening Skills
- Patient Care Activities
- Bedside Lactation
- Direct Patient Care
- Inpatient/Outpatient Consultations
- Individualized Care Plans
- Breastfeeding Education
Timeline
Lactation Specialist
Adventist Health White Memorial
03.2022 - Current
Hospital Liaison
Martin Luther King Community Hospital
01.2021 - Current
Breastfeeding Peer Counselor
Public Health Foundation Enterprise (WIC)
05.2003 - 01.2019
Lactation Consultant Certificate UC San -
Extension Lactation Educator Counselor Certificate - undefined
Associates Degree - Psychology
Los Angeles Southwest College
Associate of Science - Psychology
California Coast University
High School Diploma - undefined
Bell High School
Lactation Consultant
University of California, San Diego Extension
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
International Board of Lactation Consultant Examin