Lactation Consultant RN - PRN

About the role

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is seeking a Lactation Consultant RN to provide safe, family-centered, culturally appropriate patient care by assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating lactation plans for the breastfeeding/chest-feeding dyad and the pumping parent.

Responsibilities

• Provides lactation support and services to the breastfeeding/chest-feeding dyad, including management, care planning, education, and instruction.
• Communicates effectively with patients, families, physicians, and coworkers, and consistently advocates for the nursing dyad.
• Performs inpatient consultations, telephone triage, and prenatal education as appropriate.
• Uses current evidence to develop feeding plans that address individual feeding issues while respecting the family’s feeding goals.
• Affords assessments of the adequacy of breastfeeding and provides interventions as necessary.
• Affords assistance to parents of infants who cannot breastfeed to establish and maintain a milk supply and to store their milk appropriately.
• Evaluates and documents the patient’s response to care and initiates independent and/or collaborative changes where appropriate.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team and the outpatient Lactation Consultant to provide continuity of care upon discharge.
• Teaches, coaches, supports, and mentors nursing staff and other healthcare learners to promote evidence-based clinical practice and support breastfeeding skills.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse license in the State of Alaska.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) card required.
• Current International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) required.
• Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification required.

Qualifications

• An Associate’s Degree in Nursing.
• Equivalent knowledge, experience, education, or training may be substituted for education.
• Must have participated in 30 hours every 2 years of continuing education in nursing in general, 16 of which are in the specific area of practice.
• Two (2) or more years of nursing experience preferred.
• NICU Experience Preferred.

Skills

• Knowledge of breastfeeding/chest-feeding and human lactation, and of the IBLCE Scope of Practice.
• Knowledge of nursing science, principles, techniques, and procedures for the care of patients.
• Knowledge of healthcare terminology, anatomy, physiology, and concepts of disease.
• Knowledge and ability to utilize evidence-based practice to develop the plan of care and interventions.
• Knowledge of the hospital environment and how the services and functions interact.
• Knowledge of a shared governance environment with shared decision-making.
• Skill in critical thinking to provide effective and compassionate nursing care, assessing patient situations and taking effective courses of action.
• Skill in providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• Skill in assessing and prioritizing multiple requests by patients, families, and team members.
• Knowledge of Alaska Tribal Health System, ANTHC, and Alaska Native culture(s).
• Skill in operating a personal computer utilizing a variety of applications.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and tasks concurrently and meet deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance provided through the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program as a Tribal Employee, with over 20 plans and tiers.
• Cost-Share Dental and Vision Insurances.
• Discounted Pet Insurance.
• Retirement Contributions with Pre-Tax or Roth options into a 403(b).
• 401(a) ANTHC Retirement Plan: After one year of employment, ANTHC will begin making matching contributions of up to 5% of your eligible pay, based on your own contributions.
• In addition, you may be eligible for an annual discretionary contribution of up to 3% from the employer.
• Paid Time Off starts immediately, earning up to 6 hours per pay period, with paid time off accruals increasing based on years of service.
• Eleven Paid Holidays.
• Paid Parental Leave or miscarriage/stillbirth eligibility after six months of employment.
• Basic Short/Long Term Disability premiums, Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance, and Basic Life Insurance are covered 100% by ANTHC, with additional options for Short-Term Disability Buy-Up Coverage and Voluntary Life for yourself and your family members.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Healthcare and Dependent Care.
• Ancillary Cash Benefits for accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness.
• On-Site Child Care Facility with expert-designed classrooms for early child development and preschool.
• Employee Assistance Program with support for grief, financial counseling, mental/emotional health, and discounted legal advice.
• Tuition Discounts for you and your eligible dependents at Alaska Pacific University.
• On-Site Training Courses and Professional Development Opportunities.
• Licenses and certifications reimbursements and occupational insurance for medical staff.
• Emergency Travel Assistance.
• Education Assistance or Education leave eligibility.
• Discount program for travel, gym memberships, amusement parks, and more.