Registered Nurse Lactation Consultant PRN

Job Summary

The Certified Lactation Consultant facilitates current, consistent, and precise instruction for all lactating mothers in the Maternal Child areas which include: Labor and Delivery and Mother Baby. The Certified Lactation Consultant functions, in coordination with the hospital’s policies and procedures, as a member of the multidisciplinary healthcare team as a consultant, educator, and mentor to healthcare professionals and patients. This position provides support for quality improvement in the area of lactation coordination.

Qualifications

• Required Licenses/Certifications:
  • Texas or Compact State Nursing License – RN required
  • BCLS Certification
  • NRP Certification (Chapters 1-9) within 3 months of hire or immediately with Newborn, Labor and Delivery/Antepartum experience
• Required Education/Experience:
  • Graduate from an Accredited Associate Degree or Baccalaureate Degree of Nursing Program
  • Effective oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to work within a team to ensure quality care
  • Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills
  • Strong critical thinking and communication skills and ability to prioritize needs continuously
  • Ability to lead a team and function as a team member
  • Excellent customer service skills, follow AIDET philosophy
  • Computer literate in charting and order entry
  • Demonstrate a broad knowledge of all aspects of breastfeeding including the psychosocial
  • Experience in maternal/child nursing, early childhood development, prenatal education, breastfeeding support, and nutrition
  • Experience teaching staff through educational inservices or seminars
• PREFERRED:
  • Healthcare experience
  • Neonatal experience
  • S.T.A.B.L.E. course certification
  • Certified Breastfeeding Educator certification (IBCLC)

Benefits

Las Palmas Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• 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

About the Hospital

Las Palmas Medical Center is a 300+ bed full-service hospital in El Paso. It is home to the region’s only kidney transplant center. The facility offers a range of services including emergency care with a Level III trauma center, cardiac care, women’s services, pediatric care and NICU, cancer care, and more. Las Palmas Medical Center is part of Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare. We are a leading healthcare provider for El Paso and the surrounding region that is part of HCA Healthcare. HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

About HCA Healthcare

HCA Healthcare is dedicated to ensuring nurses have necessary tools and resources to provide world-class patient care, advocating for the profession and helping to shape the future of nursing. Nurses play a pivotal role and are the backbone of healthcare delivery.