PRN Registered Nurse Lactation Consultant

HCA Healthcare; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Free counseling

Paid time off

401(k) match

Tuition assistance

Education support

Job summary

Overland Park Regional Medical Center is seeking a dedicated Lactation Consultant to provide lactation support and clinical management for breastfeeding mother/infant pairs. You will collaborate with healthcare professionals, families, and significant others to assess, plan, intervene, and evaluate care, adhering to IBCLC standards.

Responsibilities include prevention of breastfeeding problems, thorough documentation, and staying current with education and research.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited nursing program.
• Current RN license in state of practice or with a valid compact license.
• BCLS required.
• If not IBCLC, must obtain within 2 years and be registered with an approved credentialing agency.
• Minimum 3 years maternal/neonatal nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide lactation support and clinical management for mother/infant dyads.
• Collaborate with healthcare teams and families.
• Maintain accurate documentation of care and communication with care team.
• Identify and prevent breastfeeding problems.
• Apply evidence-based lactation practices per IBCLC standards.

Skills

Lactation consulting

RN licensure

BCLS

Clinical nursing

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing

Job description

Stroke response times nearly half of the national average. Cutting-edge SPOT Technology that detects sepsis earlier than the human eye. An Enhanced Surgical Recovery program that reduces opioid prescriptions and post-surgical readmissions. As a national learning health system, we're transforming care delivery, advancing clinical outcomes, and empowering our nursing teams in a collaborative effort to give people a healthier tomorrow. Join us!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Lactation Consultant provides lactation support services and clinical management for breastfeeding mother/infants, in collaboration with other healthcare professionals, families and significant others. Lactation Consultants are responsible for decisions and actions delineated by their professional certification to include assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation of the breastfeeding mother and infant(s). Responsibilities also include identification/prevention of breastfeeding problems, complete accurate and timely documentation of care and communication with all involved in mother/infant(s) care. The Lactation Consultant role reflects knowledge of educational updates, new technology and research studies consistent with the International Lactation Consultant Association.

What qualifications you will need:

• Must be a graduate from an accredited nursing program. Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred.

• Currently licensed as a registered professional nurse in the state(s) of practice and/or has an active compact license, in accordance with law and regulation.

• BCLS required.

• If not currently an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), must obtain within 2 years. If preparing for testing to become IBCLC, current registry in good standing with at least one of the following credentialing agencies is required

  • Certified Breastfeeding Specialist (Lactation Education Resources)
  • Certified Breastfeeding Educator (Lactation Consultant Services)
  • Completion of Certified Lactation Specialist Course (Lactation Education Consultants)
  • Certified Breastfeeding Advisor (Rising Star Education)

• A minimum of 3 years clinical experience in maternal/neonatal nursing

Benefits

Overland Park Regional 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.

Overland Park Regional Medical Center (https://oprmc.com) is a 340+ bed facility offering acute medical services to our patients. We are Johnson County’s only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Level II Trauma Center. We have an Accredited Stroke and Chest Pain Center. Our hospital is a premier area destination for Women's & Children’s healthcare services. We offer the region’s only Maternal Fetal Health Center to care for critically ill mothers and their babies. Our hospital has an antepartum unit, a labor and delivery unit, and a Level III NICU. We have four emergency rooms, including a dedicated Pediatric emergency room and two freestanding ERs located in Olathe and Shawnee. Each year our colleagues treat over 45,000 patients. Caring for patients is more than a job for us, it's our mission and our calling. OPRMC is part of HCA Midwest Health, Kansas City’s leading healthcare provider in the region.

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.