Lactation Consultant

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Panama City (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits for medical, Rx

Vision and dental coverage

Wellbeing support with free counseling

401(k) with 100% match on 3–9%

Tuition assistance and certification支

Dependent scholarships and Galen/partn

Fertility and family-building benefits

Life insurance and disability coverage

Identity theft protection and consumer

Job summary

HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital is seeking an experienced Lactation Consultant to support breastfeeding mothers and babies. You will educate, counsel and round at the bedside to identify needs and tailor care plans within a collaborative environment.

You will lead prenatal/postpartum classes, coordinate education for nursing staff, and advocate for patient privacy while applying lactation management knowledge and quality improvement principles.

Qualifications

• IBCLC certification or CLC credential required.
• Minimum 45 clock hours of breastfeeding education within the last 3 years.
• Healthcare background preferred.
• Experience as a breastfeeding consultant preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality breastfeeding support to mothers and babies.
• Teach prenatal and postpartum classes promoting breastfeeding benefits.
• Conduct bedside lactation rounds and ongoing counseling.
• Plan, teach and conduct in-service education for nursing staff.
• Support patient privacy and advocate for patients and families.
• Develop and implement breastfeeding education for patients and staff.
• Monitor patient status and document responses to breastfeeding care.

Skills

Lactation management

Patient education

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

IBCLC Certification or CLC Credential

Job description

As aLactation Consultant, your voice to influence patient care is valued and empoweredat every turn –whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives.Youllhelp shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.

Job Summary and Qualifications

Provide quality breastfeeding support to mothers and babies. Teach prenatal and postpartum classes promoting the benefits of breastfeeding and conduct support groups for new mothers. Conduct bedside lactation rounds and assist in identifying and meeting needs of breastfeeding women. Consult with mothers having breastfeeding problems and provide ongoing counseling for women who need individualized instruction. Plan, teach and conduct in-service education for nursing staff.

What you will do in this role:

• Demonstrates knowledge and application of lactation management.
• Participates and cooperates in the unit based Quality Improvement processes.
• Supports, maintains and provides an environment which is supportive of quality patient care through effective use of resources and personnel.
• Practices, develops and endorses customer service skills in relationships with internal and external customers.
• Serves as the patient and family advocate with respect to the patients right to privacy by protecting confidential information.
• Plans and implements breastfeeding and childbirth education and support for patients and staff.
• Evaluates and documents patient response; monitors and recognizes changes in physiological and psychosocial status in relation to breastfeeding and takes appropriate action based on assessment of the patient.
• Actively seeks ways to control costs without compromising patient safety, qualify of care or the services delivered.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the occurrence reporting system. Uses system to report potential patient safety issues.
• Follows established guidelines for reporting a significant medical error or unanticipated outcome in the patient’s care which results in patient harm.
• Attends in-service presentations and completes all mandatory education requirements.
• Uses Performance Improvement Plan to improve patient safety.
• Regular, punctual and dependable attendance.
• Other duties as assigned.

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• (IBCLC) International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, or (CLC) Certified Lactation Counselor required
• A minimum of 45 clock hours of education specific to breastfeeding within the last three years
• Healthcare background preferred
• Practice as a breastfeeding consultant preferred

Benefits

HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital, 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

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

"Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future."

Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

HCA Healthcare

HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital is a 238-bed acute care hospital. For 40 years, we have served Bay County and the surrounding communities. We are an accredited facility offering comprehensive care. This includes advanced cardiac assessment and treatment. We offer certified womens services. Our hospital has dedicated spaces for adult and pediatric emergency services. We are certified in Advanced Primary Stroke Care. Our hospital is accredited as a Comprehensive Breast Care Center. We are the areas only Accredited Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI and Resuscitation. Other services that we offer include orthopedic care and joint replacement, robotic surgery, cardiac, vascular, and interventional services. We are home to the only Pediatric ER in the community. We have the only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in the region. Together, we continue to raise the bar in 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.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.