Registered Nurse (RN)

Tenet Healthcare; New Braunfels (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Baptist Health System is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide breastfeeding education and lactation consulting in inpatient and outpatient settings. The role includes mentoring instructors and maintaining compliance with national standards for breastfeeding education.

Responsibilities include staff development, program evaluation, and completing required competencies within the introductory period. Additional duties as assigned support patient education initiatives in a hospital environment.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years clinical nursing practice with demonstrated competency.

Responsibilities

• Provides breast-feeding education and consultation to prospective and actual patients in inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Provides staff development guidance to assist staff in giving lactation support in hospital environments.
• Monitors, evaluates, and revises breast feeding patient education programs to ensure compliance with national standards.
• Mentors and evaluates instructors providing breast-feeding education.
• Completes established competencies within designated introductory period.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Breastfeeding education

Lactation consulting

Staff development

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing

Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Job description

This position may qualify for a sign-on bonus.

Provides breast-feeding education and consultation to prospective and actual patients of the Baptist Health System in the inpatient and outpatient environment. Provides staff development guidance to assist staff providing assistance to breast-feeding mothers in hospital environment. Monitors, evaluates and revises breast feeding patient education program to ensure compliance with established national standards for such education. Mentors and evaluates instructors providing breast-feeding education. Completes established competencies for the position within designated introductory period. Other related duties as assigned

• MINIMUM EDUCATION: Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing.
• PREFERRED EDUCATION: Bachelors Degree
• MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: 2 years clinical nursing practice. Demonstrated competency in area of expertise.
• PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: 2 years adults teaching. Experience in providing lactation consulting.
• REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURE: Possession of current Texas State License for Registered Nurse
• PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURE: Certificate in lactation consulting through a national certifying organization required within one year of employment.
• REQUIRED COURSES/ COMPLETIONS (e.g., CPR): Must have active healthcare provider Basic Life Support on hire (ARC or AHA); however, must have AHA Healthcare Provider BLS within 60 days of hire.