Lactation Consultant - Lactation Services - Days

About the role

The Clinical Nurse I, II, and III jobs integrate technical skills and theoretical knowledge to meet patient and family needs. They assist the healthcare team in preventing illness and injury, maintaining wellness, and providing comfort. They deliver and document direct, age-specific care based on medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care. They safely administer prescribed medications, identifying incompatibilities and interactions.

Responsibilities

• Assists the healthcare team in preventing illness and injury, maintaining wellness, and providing comfort.
• Mobilizes resources to meet the individualized needs of patients/families.
• Delivers and accurately documents direct, age-specific care to a patient or group of patients based on medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care.
• Safely administers prescribed medications, identifying incompatibilities and/or interactions.
• Recognizes changes in patient situations and intervenes appropriately.
• Anticipates changes in patient situations and intervenes appropriately.
• Provides direction, education, and assumes leadership responsibilities at the unit level.
• Works all three shifts, weekends, and holidays.
• Organizes work and delegates and supervises others (RN's, LPN's, Care Partners, Unit Secretaries, etc.) in carrying out assignments.

Requirements

• Licensure, Certification, Or Registration Requirements For Hire: Current RN licensure in Virginia or eligible or compact state.
• Licensure, Certification, Or Registration Requirements For Continued Employment: Current RN licensure in Virginia, AHA BLS HCP Certification or equivalent.
• Experience REQUIRED: Clin I: N/A; Clin II: 12 to 24 months RN experience; Clin III: 3 years of clinical experience.
• Experience PREFERRED: Clin I: Experience as an LPN, nursing assistant or care partner in either an acute care setting or as applicable to area of practice; Clin II, Clin III: Academic Health Care Experience; Experience with similar patient population in either an acute care setting or as applicable to area of practice.
• Education/training REQUIRED: Clin I, Clin II, Clin III: Diploma or Associates Degree from a professional nursing program recognized and/or approved by the corresponding state’s Board of Nursing.
• Education/training PREFERRED: Clin I, Clin II, Clin III: Completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (or higher) from an accredited program; Clin III: Certification in specialty area.

Qualifications

• Licensure, Certification, Or Registration Requirements For Hire: Current RN licensure in Virginia or eligible or compact state.
• Licensure, Certification, Or Registration Requirements For Continued Employment: Current RN licensure in Virginia, AHA BLS HCP Certification or equivalent.
• Experience REQUIRED: Clin I: N/A; Clin II: 12 to 24 months RN experience; Clin III: 3 years of clinical experience.
• Experience PREFERRED: Clin I: Experience as an LPN, nursing assistant or care partner in either an acute care setting or as applicable to area of practice; Clin II, Clin III: Academic Health Care Experience; Experience with similar patient population in either an acute care setting or as applicable to area of practice.
• Education/training REQUIRED: Clin I, Clin II, Clin III: Diploma or Associates Degree from a professional nursing program recognized and/or approved by the corresponding state’s Board of Nursing.
• Education/training PREFERRED: Clin I, Clin II, Clin III: Completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (or higher) from an accredited program; Clin III: Certification in specialty area.

Skills

• Strong recall, reasoning, problem-solving abilities.
• Logical thinking.
• Fast pace environment, steady pace, able to handle multiple priorities.
• Frequent and intense customer interactions.
• Noisy environment.

Benefits

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Pay

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Schedule

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