Lactation Consultant - RN PRN Premium

St. Dominic Hospital; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 60,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, MS seeks a nurse specializing in lactation support to plan, implement, and evaluate the nutritional needs of breastfeeding infants in NICU care.

You will provide consultative services to mothers during prenatal, antenatal, and postpartum phases, with follow-up after discharge. The role emphasizes collaboration with NICU/WBN staff, patient education, and documentation of care plans and outcomes, ensuring culturally sensitive and evidence-based practices throughout

Responsibilities

• Performs complete physical assessment upon admission.
• Documents assessments and priorities in patient records.
• Plans care according to unit policies and communicates with physicians.
• Coordinates interdisciplinary team in care plan.
• Provides and monitors nursing care to achieve outcomes.
• Documents patient care and education for continuity.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Documentation

Care coordination

Patient education

Team collaboration

Job description

Plans, implements, supervises, and evaluations the nutritional needs of the breastfeeding infant. Provides consultative services to mothers during the prenatal, antenatal, and post-partial phase as needed. Provides support, education and resources as needed to the breastfeeding NICU mom during infant's hospitalization, with follow up as needed after discharge. Assists NICU/WBN staff as needed with tasks (i.e. AM assessments, first breastfeeding visits, discharges).

Job Standards and Performance Expectations

1. Clinical Practice and Care Management

• a. Performs complete physical assessment upon admission. Initiates individualized problem list or critical path including age specific, psychosocial, education, cultural needs, and discharge planning.
• b. Conducts and documents assessment/reassessment according to department policies and procedures. Updates and prioritizes problem list as warranted by patients condition and diagnosis.
• c. Documentation is complete, accurate, legible, and reflects appropriate standards of care.
• d. Plans care of patient according to unit hospital policies and procedures. Enforces hospital policies as needed.
• e. Transcribes and implements physicians orders accurately and in a timely manner. Documents physicians rounds and actions taken.
• f. Coordinates the interdisciplinary team members in the plan of care to incorporate the individuals health care goals and uniqueness.
• g. Demonstrates accuracy and documents effectiveness of all treatments, medications, IV therapies, and blood products administered.
• h. Provides and monitors nursing care to achieve appropriate outcome. Modifies care and coordinates follow-up based upon appropriate factors including age specific needs.
• i. Accepts additional responsibilities as assumed by the unit leaders such as exam room, physician rounds, and tray deliveries.
• j. Patient report to ongoing shift is concise and contains all pertinent information.
• k. Documents clinical information to support the assessment, treatment, education, and continuity of care among health care providers within assigned shift.
• l. Obtains, analyzes, and utilizes information to enhance and improve individual and organizational performance in patient care.
• m. Observes and assesses patient/family interaction and refers to appropriate support services as needed.
• n. Performs an assessment to determine the patients learning needs, abilities, preferences, and readiness to learn. Considers cultural and religious practices as well as barriers to learning.
• o. Analyzes and reports abnormal assessment findings to physician.
• p. Participates in a coordinated process of care, based on the patients assessed needs and spanning the illness to wellness continuum.
• q. Provides appropriate patient care and clinical information to other healthcare professionals for continuing care.

2. Conduct and Communication Skills

• a. Observes and enforces department\hospital policy concerning no smoking, telephone usage, dress code and other rules governing conduct while at work.
• b. Appropriately identifies self to others (i.e. patients, patients family, staff, physicians, etc.)
• c. Accepts responsibility for action and omissions. Is responsive to identified need for change.
• d. Willing to adjust personal schedule to meet hospital staffing needs when requested (including weekends and holidays).
• e. Reports to department on time and prepared to begin assigned duties.
• f. Provides proper notification and advance notice for absence or tardiness and takes corrective action to prevent recurrences.
• g. Supports and encourages a harmonious working relationship within the department, other disciplines, and departments. Promotes an environment for an interdisciplinary team approach to achieve the mission/goals of the hospital. Motivates staff in a positive manner.
• h. Self-motivated; performs job duties utilizing effective time management. Seeks additional work as time permits.
• i. Seeks guidance about questionable or uncertain situations.
• j. Demonstrates cost conscious attitude toward staffing, supplies, and departmental function.
• k. Obtains and uses information to improve patient outcomes and individual and hospital performance. Maintains interdepartmental communication through utilization of available resources.
• l. Follows established hospital guidelines with regards to appropriate access of information.
• m. Utilizes hospital and/or departmental manuals appropriately (i.e. Safety Manual, MSDS Manual, Policy & Procedure Manuals, etc.)
• n. Respects each patients rights and conducts business relationships with patients and the public in an ethical manner. (i.e. confidentiality, privacy, security, preferences, etc.)
• o. Reflects the hospitals values and a sensitivity to the hospitals ethical and compliance principles in his/her daily activities.
• p. Able to institute and follow policy and procedures as related to ethical issues.
• q. Follows appropriate channels of communication to effectively express ideas, issues, concerns, suggestions, and questions.

3. Professional Development

• a. Attends required in-services.
• b. Attends and participates in a minimum of 3/4ths of departmental meetings
• c. Meets hospital wide and department specific educational requirements.
• d. Participates in hospital wide and department specific Performance Improvement projects. Makes suggestions to improve department or hospital wide performance.
• e. Identifies self or department improvement needs and seeks appropriate resources.
• f. Maintains a safe, functional, and effective environment for patients, staff members, and other individuals in the hospital.
• g. Responds to Emergency Preparedness Plan according to hospital policy. (i.e. Code Blue, Code Red, Code White, etc.)
• h. Knowledgeable of location and use of emergency response equipment (i.e. fire extinguishers, fire alarms, crash carts, etc.)
• i. Maintains a safe and orderly work area. Cleans equipment as needed.
• j. Maintains equipment in safe and proper working condition through correct use and appropriate notification of malfunction.
• k. When indicated, completes occurrence reports in a timely manner.
• l. Applies appropriate ergonomic principles to reduce the potential for job related injuries.
• m. Can implement all policies and procedures to identify and reduce the risks of acquiring and transmitting infections among patients, employees, and others.
• n. Maintains a current Employee Health screening status as per hospital policy.