Lactation Educator RN

CommonSpirit Health; Bryan (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Joseph Health in Bryan, TX seeks a Lactation Professional to empower new parents to reach lactation goals and promote infant nutrition.

You will provide evidence-based education, assessment, and individualized support prenatally and postpartum, collaborating with healthcare providers to ensure integrated care. The role requires deep clinical knowledge, exceptional communication, empathy, and patience to tailor strategies for each family; duties include instructing mothers, evaluating latch

Qualifications

• Evidence-based education and assessment skills for lactation support.
• Ability to develop personalized care plans for prenatal and postpartum.
• Collaborates with healthcare providers for integrated care.

Responsibilities

• Instructs mothers to initiate and maintain lactation during infant hospitalization.
• Evaluates breastfeeding oral motor mechanics and milk transfer; provides recommendations.
• Documents observations and recommendations in the patient record.
• Ensures adherence to milk collection, storage, and transport policies.
• Assesses maternal medications for compatibility with breastfeeding.
• Attends continuing education and fulfills mandatory education requirements.

Skills

Lactation care

Evidence-based education

Communication

Empathy

Patient education

Education

Associate of Nursing (ADN)

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Lactation Professional, you will be a compassionate expert, empowering new parents to achieve their lactation goals and promoting optimal infant nutrition.

Every day, you will provide evidence-based education, assessment, and individualized support prenatally and postpartum. You'll address feeding challenges, develop personalized care plans, and collaborate with healthcare providers to ensure integrated support.

To be successful in this role, you will possess deep clinical knowledge, exceptional communication, empathy, and patience, adapting strategies to individual needs for successful infant feeding and improved health outcomes.

• Instructs mothers on all tasks necessary to initiate and maintain lactation during the infant's hospitalization; may include prenatal instruction and post-discharge follow-up
• Evaluates breastfeeding oral motor mechanics of infants and milk transfer making appropriate recommendations and management strategies
• Documents observations, assessments and recommendations made during consultation in patient record
• Performs all tasks necessary to ensure the mother's adherence to quality control departmental policies related to milk collection, storage and transport
• Obtains information on maternal medication use and evaluates its compatibility or prohibitive status related to breastfeeding or expressed breast milk feeding
• Attends continuing education Workshops, seminars and in-services and fulfills all mandatory education requirements as documented on staff development roster

Job Requirements

Required

• Associate Of Nursing Two year's lactation experience, upon hire
• Registered Nurse: TX, upon hire
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program, upon hire
• International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, upon hire

Where You'll Work

St. Joseph Health has been caring for the communities in and surrounding the Brazos Valley since 1936 (Bryan/College Station, Navasota, Caldwell, Madisonville (TX)). St. Joseph has a Level III Trauma Center, the first Joint Commission certified Primary Stroke Center and the first accredited Chest Pain Center in the Brazos Valley.

St. Joseph Health is a leader in critical care and the largest provider of cardiovascular care in the region. As an integrated healthcare system St. Joseph Health includes a comprehensive network of over 100 employed providers including primary care physicians specialists and advanced practice clinicians. The network includes more than 30 ambulatory clinics featuring Primary Care, Express Clinics and Imaging and Diagnostic Services.