Charge Nurse - Lactation/Nutrition Consultant

About the role

The Prince George’s County Department of Health is seeking a Charge Nurse - Lactation/Nutrition Consultant (Community Health Nurse 3A) grade A24 position in the Family Health Services Division (WIC Program).

Responsibilities

• Provides advanced lactation care as an IBCLC while functioning as Charge Nurse to ensure appropriate triage, clinical decision making, and quality of care for breastfeeding participants.
• Captures and analyzes patient records for accuracy, completeness, and appropriateness; takes action if indicated.
• Serves as the lead clinical resource for breastfeeding care, triaging referrals, prioritizing high-risk cases, and assigning or coordinating services to appropriate staff.
• Coordinates and oversees local agency breastfeeding promotion and support activities, ensuring alignment with WIC program goals, public health priorities, and clinical standards of care.
• May exercise limited supervisory duties and responsibilities over subordinate staff, planning and coordinating the daily work activities of subordinate staff such as nurses, therapists, health aides, and clerical support staff.
• Coordinates the provision of nursing/medical care services for clients/patients with other agencies/programs.
• Provides orientation, on-the-job training, and continuing education for staff supervised.
• Serves on departmental and interagency committees, task forces, commissions, and boards.
• Interprets departmental policies and procedures for staff.
• Assists staff with determining nursing and mental health care needed by complex patients and in the resolution of crisis situations.
• Aids in the development of standards and procedures related to the provision of services and assures compliance with them.
• Trips new referrals to determine how quickly patients need to be seen and assigns cases.
• Collects and summarizes program data, submits required reports of program activities and accomplishments to program chief or other administrators.
• Aids in budget development and preparation by providing narrative and statistical information.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school, college, university, or an equivalent program with a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or a related health field.
• Two (2) years of post-licensure community health nursing experience.
• Possession of a valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Maryland issued by the Maryland State Board of Nursing at the time of appointment.
• Possession of and maintenance of a valid Class C driver's license to operate a motor vehicle when required for the performance of job-related duties.
• Possession of a valid cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification at time of appointment.

Qualifications

• Formal training in nutrition science and current certification as an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).
• EPIC Electronic Medical Records (EMR) experience.

Skills

• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.
• Knowledge of nutrition science and lactation care.
• Experience in healthcare administration and supervision.

Benefits

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Pay

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Schedule

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