Registered Nurse Lactation Consultant

HCA Healthcare; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, prescription, dental and visi

Wellbeing support and counseling

401(k) plan with match

Tuition assistance

Life insurance

Paid time off and family leave

Job summary

St. David’s Medical Center is seeking a Lactation Consultant RN to champion breastfeeding education and support for patients. You will train maternal staff to ensure consistent information and high-quality counseling for new mothers.

You will also collaborate across disciplines, assist with staffing during low census, and lead outpatient education and childbirth classes, covering infant feeding goals and family education.

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree in Nursing required.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
• 2 years’ lactation educator experience in inpatient setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with all healthcare disciplines to execute the patient’s plan of care.
• Provide staffing flexibility, including labor and delivery support when census is low.
• Consider developmental goals for infants and patients during assessments.
• Provide outpatient education and support for expectant/new parents.
• Conduct classes on breastfeeding according to defined objectives.

Skills

Lactation education

Nursing care

Patient education

Education

Associate’s Degree in Nursing

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

2 years’ lactation educator experience (inpatient)

Job description

Strong staffing Support when it matters most. Technology and tools that streamline patient monitoring and communication to help you work more efficiently. Robust supply chains to keep you fully equipped. Ongoing clinical education to improve your skills. As a Registered Nurse at St. David's Medical Center, you’ll have all the staffing support, technology and resources you need to deliver safe, high-quality care—so you can focus on what you do best.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Lactation Consultant is a Registered Nurse who champions and serves as an expert consultant for the facility’s Breastfeeding Program. The primary focus of this role is facilitating the initiation and continuation of breastfeeding by providing education and assistance to our patients. Additionally, this RN Specialist will train and collaborate with the maternal nursing staff in order to provide consistent and accurate information to new mothers. We are an amazing team, that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you, who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do.

• You collaborate with all other healthcare disciplines to achieve successful execution of the patient’s plan-of-care.
• You will have the ability to function in the role of labor and delivery nurse when the lactation census is low and help with department staffing needs.
• You consider the developmental goals for infant, toddler, preschool, school age, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients during the assessment of patients.
• You will provide outpatient education and support for expectant and new parents.
• You will conduct classes that impart information encompassing breastfeeding according to the stated objectives and content for each topic.

Education and Experience:

• Associate’s Degree in Nursing - required
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred
• 2 years’ experience as a lactation educator in an inpatient setting - preferred

Licenses and Certifications:

• Current Texas RN License or a Compact RN license from a NCLA Compact State required. New hires have 90 days from start date to obtain Texas RN License
• Current BLS certification required
• NRP – required as per St. David’s HealthCare policy
• ACLS/ALS – required as per St. David’s HealthCare policy
• IBCLC (Internationally Board-Certified Lactation Consultant) within 1 year of hire date required.

Benefits

St. David's 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

St. David’s Medical Center (http://www.stdavids.com/locations/st-davids-medical-center) , part of St. David’s HealthCare, is a comprehensive medical facility with three locations: St. David’s Medical Center, Heart Hospital of Austin (http://www.stdavids.com/locations/heart-hospital-of-austin) , and St. David’s Georgetown Hospital (http://www.stdavids.com/locations/st-davids-georgetown-hospital) . Located in Central Austin, St. David’s Medical Center features a 371-bed acute care hospital and a 64-bed rehabilitation hospital, offering a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services.

The hospital provides a full spectrum of women's services, including a renowned Level IV maternity unit, maternal-fetal medicine, and a high-risk maternal and neonatal transport team. It also boasts the region’s largest Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and offers outpatient breast imaging services through Solis Mammography, which is situated on-site. Additionally, the facility includes a 24-hour emergency department and a comprehensive stroke center.

St. David’s Medical Center specializes in treating high-acuity surgical patients, offering complex procedures such as spine surgeries, total joint replacements, advanced surgical oncology, bariatric surgery, and general surgery. It is also home to the esteemed Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute. The hospital has earned accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a Magnet® hospital, the highest and most prestigious distinction a healthcare organization can achieve for nursing practice and quality patient care.

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.

"Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future."

Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

HCA Healthcare

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