Nurse Coordinator - Lactation Consultant - Extra Help

County of Santa Clara; California (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Santa Clara Valley Healthcare (SCVH) seeks a Nurse Coordinator - Lactation to provide specialized lactation care in both inpatient and outpatient settings. You will assess needs, educate families, and support breastfeeding goals following WHO Baby Friendly guidelines.

Preferred candidates will have IBCLC certification and hospital-based experience. You may work across multiple sites within the SCVH system, contributing to high-quality maternity care and nurse-led lactation services.

Qualifications

• RN licensed and clinical nursing knowledge.
• Experience providing breastfeeding support and education.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient needs and plan lactation care.
• Provide individualized lactation support to patients and families.
• Educate staff on lactation practices and WHO Baby Friendly guidelines.
• Coordinate patient flow and care across units to support breastfeeding goals.

Skills

Patient education

Staff education

Consultation with staff

Inpatient and outpatient care

Education

Registered Nurse license (RN)

Job description

Description

Under direction, to assess, plan, implement and evaluate education and to provide other health services for a specific patient population; to function as a consultant and educator to staff.

Description

Under direction, to assess, plan, implement and evaluate education and to provide other health services for a specific patient population; to function as a consultant and educator to staff.

The Extra Help Nurse Coordinator vacancy is available in Mother Baby units at:

• Regional Medical Center - Family Baby Unit


• Valley Medical Center - Family Baby Unit

The eligible list will be used for future openings.

The Nurse Coordinator - Lactation is a professional Registered Nurse with specific clinical knowledge who offers individualized assistance to patients, families and caregivers to help support the family breastfeeding experience. The Nurse Coordinator - Lactation utilizes both inpatient and outpatient modalities, provides support, education and helps to remove barriers to success. Utilizing the nursing process, WHO and Baby Friendly guidelines, a lactation nurse coordinator provides individualized instruction and resources to facilitate Breastfeeding support at all levels of infant care.

Preferred

Preferred candidates will have IBCLC certification and hospital-based experience.

Power of WE

Together, we can make a greater impact. Bringing better care and expanding healthcare services across the community.

Santa Clara Valley Healthcare (SCVH) is the second largest public healthcare system in California and includes four acute care hospitals, 14 clinics and 60+ specialty and sub-specialty services. Our mission is to provide high-quality, accessible healthcare and excellent service to everyone in Santa Clara County.

Because we serve patients throughout multiple hospitals and clinics, you may have to work at different sites. We will meet any obligations we may have when this occurs.

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

SCVMC is a full service tertiary acute care teaching hospital with 699 licensed beds providing a wide range of specialized services, including Rehabilitation, Burn, Trauma, and NICU. SCVMC was ranked by U.S. News and World Report as#6 Rehabilitation Hospital in the nation and #1 in the West and designated as a 2024 High Performing hospital for Maternity Care, Heart Failure, Stroke, Hip Fracture, and Pneumonia.

O'Connor Hospital

O'Connor Hospital (OCH) is a 358 licensed bed acute care facility offering a full range of inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical and specialty programs to residents of Santa Clara County. It was founded in 1889 as one of the first hospitals in the county. OCH has grown significantly over the past five years in both its inpatient volume and its Emergency Department visits. Along with these volume changes other ancillary and clinical departments like imaging, lab, pharmacy, and respiratory have seen growth as well.

St. Louise Regional Hospital

Since 1989, St. Louise Regional Hospital (SLRH) has been caring for the residents in Santa Clara and San Benito Counties, offering a wide range of inpatient and outpatient medical specialties. SLRH has 93 beds, is a Designated Primary Stroke Center, and is the only acute care hospital in the area. Located in Gilroy, SLRH maintains a CALSTAR 2 emergency helicopter base on the premises.

Regional Medical Center

Regional Medical Center (RMC) is a 258-bed hospital that is the main emergency healthcare provider for East San José, treating a wide range of critical and life-threatening conditions for more than 60 years. Since the SCVH integration of RMC effective 4/1/25, RMC has expanded the critical services including Level II trauma, Thrombectomy capable Stroke Center and STEMI care, and has been seeing an increased number of emergency visits and inpatient volume.

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Typical Tasks

• Assesses the patients' clinical needs and staffing requirements for specialty area;


• Analyzes and validates data taken from patient interviews; revises assessments based on patient behaviors;


• Identifies common recurrent patient problems, symptoms and behavioral changes in relation to standards of care and individual patient needs;


• Applies knowledge of a variety of conceptual models and previous clinical experience to patient care issues in order to consider alternatives that explain or predict present or potential patient problems and informs other medical staff as necessary;


• Attempts to determine reasons for patient's compliance or non-compliance;


• Establishes priorities for care based on nursing and medical diagnosis;


• Cares for complex problems by either direct patient care or delegation of responsibility;


• Uses evaluation data in collaboration with other health disciplines to influence the revision of the total patient care plan or program;


• Coordinates patient flow to ensure efficiency and continuity of care within the Health and Hospital System and in the community;


• Works closely with other health care providers and ancillary services to facilitate patient care;


• Develops and maintains good relations with local groups, community agencies, nursing homes, private physicians, and funding agencies;


• Collaborates with physicians and other health team members in assessing the physical, psycho-social and cultural needs and standards of care of the patient populations;


• Develops specialized knowledge of the patient population and serves as a consultant for assessment and care of those patients;


• Identifies educational needs of nursing staff related to specialty area;


• Provides guidance for staff in planning patient care;


• Develops and maintains policies and procedures;


• Proposes, develops, implements, and monitors management information systems as related to the patients;


• Involves patient, family and staff in education activities regarding recurrent health problems and health practices related to maintenance of wellness and prevention of disease;


• Develops educational materials about the specialty area for staff, patients, families, and community members;


• Evaluates and revises program goals, policies, procedures, standards and objectives as necessary;


• Develops and monitors Program budget, including assessing staffing and other resource needs;


• Participates in Quality Improvement activities;


• May assist in the development and writing of grants and may monitor Federal and State grant resources;


• May participate in conducting clinical research activities;


• May assist with experimental protocols;


• Utilizes the results of audit/quality improvement and/or research activities to improve patient care and as learning experiences for staff.

Employment Standards

Possession of the legal requirements to practice as a Registered Nurse as determined by the California Board of Registered Nursing and sufficient education and experience for a candidate to be able to demonstrate possession of the qualifications necessary to successfully perform the typical tasks noted above.

Experience Note

A candidate would typically acquire the education and experience necessary to successfully perform at this level by having graduated from a four year college or university with a BSN. Possession of a Master's Degree (MSN) is desirable. A qualified applicant would typically possess three years of clinical experience in the specialty area.