Elliot Health System - RN Lactation Consultant - Maternity - Per Diem

Southern New Hampshire Health; Manchester (NH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in New Hampshire seeks an experienced RN Lactation Consultant to join their Women's and Children's Services team. This role involves providing expert lactation support to mothers and families, collaborating with medical staff, and establishing effective protocols for lactation services. The ideal candidate will have a nursing degree, licensure, and experience in clinical settings, along with specialized lactation certification. Join a team dedicated to enhancing patient care through personalized support and educational initiatives.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits

Accrued Earned Time

403b with matching

Tuition Reimbursement up to $4,000/year

Nursing Student Loan Paydown Program up to $20,000

Sign on Bonus Eligible

Miscellaneous Benefits like Pet Insurance

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of clinical experience in an acute healthcare setting.
• BLS qualification within orientation period.
• Graduate of an accredited nursing school required.

Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive lactation services to mothers and families.
• Implements individualized lactation plans and performs follow-up.
• Collaborates with healthcare providers to support lactating families.

Skills

Lactation consulting

Patient care

Team collaboration

Breastfeeding support

Clinical assessment

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Registered Nurse licensure

Certification from the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners

Job description

RN Lactation Consultant – Maternity

Who We Are:

Elliot Hospital’s Women's and Children's Services are dedicated to addressing the specific health and wellness needs of women and their children. Our Maternity unit is a 24-26 bed unit averaging 14 mother/baby patients with 55 employees. Patients are high and low risk postpartum mom & babies 35 weeks gestation and above, substance-exposed infants, management of hyperbilirubinemia and hypoglycemia in the newborn, as well as post gynecological surgery.

About the Job:

The lactation consultant is to provide a comprehensive lactation services to meet the needs of professional providers, antepartum, post-partum lactating women and their families within Elliot Hospital and within the community.

What You’ll Do:

• Collaborates with Women and Children’s health team and families to establish and maintain a team approach to promote successful lactation, consults and reports the needs of lactating families to the healthcare providers, utilizes strategies to support breastfeeding by performing daily lactation rounds on Maternity, NICU, Pediatrics and to other departments within the Elliot Hospital system and assesses, plans, implements and documents an individualized lactation plan to promote consistent patient care

• Demonstrates expertise in care of mother/infant complex breastfeeding problems and at risk infants, performs follow-up calls with families with breastfeeding problems or at risk, provides telephone support on “Lactation Warm Line” regarding breastfeeding issues, as well as provides outpatients or referral appointments, which includes assessing, planning, implementation, documenting and reevaluates the individualize plan
• Establishes and maintains protocols, guidelines related to the standards of care for assisting breastfeeding mothers in all areas of the institute; evaluates, maintains, and assist with the use of appropriate breastfeeding aids and equipment; assist in providing on going in-service/education for nursing and medical staff, to enhance the professional development and facilitates successful lactation management; provides a reference and current research data pertaining to breastfeeding for families and healthcare providers as well as provides consultation for the Moms Group and other Elliot services and programs as requested

Who You Are:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing (BSN preferred)
• Current New Hampshire, compact, or multistate licensure as Registered Nurse required
• Certified through the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners required
• At least three (3) years of clinical experience in an acute healthcare institution
• Ability to obtain BLS qualification during orientation period and maintain during employment

Why You’ll Love Us:

• Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits starting the 1st of the month following start date
• Accrued Earned Time
• 403b with matching (fully vested) and discretionary annual core contributions
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $4,000/year for full time coded employees over 30 hours/week
• Nursing Student Loan Paydown Program up to $20,000
• Sign on Bonus Eligible
• Miscellaneous Benefits – Pet Insurance, Legal Services, Vendor Discounts

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