Lactation Consultant RN

HCA Healthcare; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Retirement plan

Fertility support

Job summary

Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, GA seeks a Lactation Consultant RN to provide breastfeeding education and support to patients, staff, and the community. You will work within MHUMC Lactation Services to help families with breastfeeding choices and post-delivery breast care questions.

Requirements include IBCLC certification, an associate degree, and at least 1 year of RN experience; BLS must be obtained within 30 days of employment.

Qualifications

• RN experience required.
• IBCLC certification required.
• Associate degree or higher.
• BLS within 30 days of start date.

Responsibilities

• Educate and support patients choosing to breastfeed and those with questions about breast care after delivery.
• Provide education to hospital staff and community.

Skills

RN experience

Breastfeeding education

Patient education

Education

IBCLC Certification

Associate Degree

BLS Certification

Job description

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare , we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a Lactation consultant RN today with Memorial Health University Medical Center .

Job Summary and Qualifications:

The Lactation Consultant Registered Nurse (RN) functions as a Lactation Counselor/Consultant RN through MHUMC Lactation Services, a hospital based breastfeeding center. Provides education to and support for the patients who chose to breastfeed; and to those patients who do not chose to breastfeed but may have questions about breast care after delivery. Provides education for the hospital staff and the community. Serves as a resource for hospital staff and physicians; and outpatient consultations on a referral basis. Complies with the Memorial Health Compliance Program, related policies and procedures and the Code of Business Practices; reports instances of perceived and actual non-compliance to Team Leader or through other reporting mechanisms.

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 Required

• Associate Degree

• 1 year of RN experience or more

Benefits

Memorial Health University 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

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Memorial Health University Medical Center (https://memorialhealth.com/) has provided quality healthcare services since 1955, giving patients access to highly-trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 600+ bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities that serves 35 counties across southeast Georgia and southern South Carolina. Located in Savannah, Georgia, we are a regional referral center for heart care, cancer care, trauma care, children's care, high-risk pregnancies and high-risk newborn care. Our hospital includes the region's only Level I trauma center and children's hospital , as well as the Savannah campus of Mercer University School of Medicine.

At Memorial Health, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

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.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

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.