Lactation Consultant - Obstetrics

Cookeville Regional Medical Center; Cookeville (TN); On-site; USD 58,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Cookeville Regional Medical Center is seeking an experienced RN to provide professional nursing care in an obstetric unit, coordinating care and using the nursing process to support mothers and newborns.

Applicants should have 1–3 years of RN experience, a nursing degree (AS or BS), and prefer maternal-child health experience. Lactation certification or progression toward CRMC Educator status is required or expected.

Qualifications

• Associates or Bachelors in Nursing required.
• 1 to 3 years RN experience required.
• Maternal-child health nursing experience preferred.
• Certification for Lactation Consultant required or working toward CRMC Lactation Educator Status.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional nursing care utilizing the nursing process on an assigned unit.
• Assess, treat and care for patients with attention to cognitive, physical, emotional and maturation needs.
• Coordinate care planning with other disciplines.
• Lead, organize, manage and develop a lactation program and assist mothers with breastfeeding skills.
• Collaborate with all levels of health care providers.

Skills

Registered Nurse (RN)

Maternal-child health nursing

Leadership & program development

Breastfeeding support

Education

Associates or Bachelors in Nursing

Job description

This position is responsible for providing professional nursing care utilizing the nursing process within an assigned unit; assesses, treats and care for patients demonstrating an understanding of the cognitive, physical, emotional and chronological maturation process; coordinates care planning with other disciplines.

Education:

Associates or Bachelors in Nursing required. Previous maternal-child health nursing preferred.

Certification & Licensures:

Registered Nurse required

Currently certified as a Lactation Consultant by the IBLCE or working toward certification and has obtained CRMC Lactation Educator Status.

Experience:

1 to 3 years RN experienced required.

Additional Experience Requirements:

Experience in acute care nursing preferred. Previous maternal-child health nursing preferred. Ability to lead, organize, manage, and develop a lactation program, ability to assist mothers with breastfeeding skills, and the ability to work with all levels of health care providers.
Labor & Delivery/Post Partum/Nursery:
1. Previous Obstetrics experience.
2 Adheres to guidelines of closed unit policies.
3. Certification for Lactation Consultant required
4. Assist or Teach Baby Care/Breast Feeding Classes