Registered Nurse Lactation Consultant

About the role

The Lactation Consultant is a Registered Nurse who champions and serves as an expert consultant for the facility's Breastfeeding Program. The primary focus of this role is facilitating the initiation and continuation of breastfeeding by providing education and assistance to our patients. Additionally, this RN Specialist will train and collaborate with the maternal nursing staff in order to provide consistent and accurate information to new mothers. You collaborate with all other healthcare disciplines to achieve successful execution of the patient's plan-of-care.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the initiation and continuation of breastfeeding by providing education and assistance to patients
• Train and collaborate with maternal nursing staff to provide consistent and accurate information to new mothers
• Function in the role of labor and delivery nurse when the lactation census is low and help with department staffing needs
• Consider developmental goals for infant, toddler, preschool, school age, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients during assessment
• Provide outpatient education and support for expectant and new parents
• Conduct classes imparting information encompassing breastfeeding according to stated objectives and content for each topic

Education

• Associate's Degree in Nursing - required
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing - preferred

Experience

• 2 years' experience as a lactation educator in an inpatient setting - preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• Current Texas RN License or a Compact RN license from a NCLA Compact State required. New hires have 90 days from start date to obtain Texas RN License
• Current BLS certification required
• NRP – required as per St. David's HealthCare policy
• ACLS/ALS – required as per St. David's HealthCare policy

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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