RN Clinical Nurse II - Rex Lactation

UNC Health; United States; On-site; USD 47,000 - 66,000; Part time

Job summary

UNC Health Rex Lactation Department is seeking a Registered Nurse to serve as a Lactation Consultant in a per diem hospital setting in Raleigh, NC. The role emphasizes breastfeeding support, community education, and newborn safety checks as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Candidates must hold an active NC RN license and an IBLCE certification, with at least one year of nursing experience. This position supports family-centered care and coordination of birth certificates and related services.

Qualifications

• Active North Carolina RN license.
• IBLCE Lactation Consultant certification.
• One year of nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide education and breastfeeding support to mothers and families.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care for perinatal patients.
• Coordinate learning needs and educate patients using appropriate materials.
• Collaborate with interdepartmental teams to promote patient safety and continuity of care.
• Support newborn care practices and participate in quality improvement activities.

Skills

Lactation knowledge

Clinical nursing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Job description

Description

Now Hiring: Registered Nurse – Lactation Consultant

This position requires the candidate to serve as a Lactation Consultant.

To Be Eligible, Applicants Must

Hold an active North Carolina (NC) Registered Nurse (RN) license

Be certified as a Lactation Consultant through the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE)

If you are passionate about supporting mothers and newborns during one of life’s most important journeys, this role is for you!

About Our Team

The Perinatal Services Department At UNC Health REX Is a Dynamic, Multidisciplinary Team Dedicated To Comprehensive Family Support. Our Team Includes

Lactation Consultants

Perinatal Educators

Birth Certificate Registrars

Certified Car Seat Technicians

Newborn Screening Coordinator

Our Services Include

Breastfeeding support and personalized lactation consultations

Pregnancy and parenting education classes

Completion and submission of birth certificates to local and state Vital Records departments

Infant car seat safety checks

Coordination of state-mandated newborn screenings

Our team is made up of Registered Nurses, educators, child passenger safety technicians, and administrative professionals—all working together to deliver compassionate, high-quality care with a strong focus on family-centered support.

Join us in making a lasting difference for growing families—one baby, one parent, one moment at a time.

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary

Provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards. Reporting and accountable to the Nurse Manager/Director, the Clinical Nurse is responsible for coordinating and delivering patient care utilizing the nursing process in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Education - Participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self. Attends education programs based on identified learning needs. With assistance, uses patient education materials relevant to patient population. Assesses readiness to learn of the patient/family/caregivers. Assesses developmental level of patient and factors affecting ability to learn.
• Evaluation of Care - Identifies expected patient outcomes. Seeks guidance as needed in revision of plan of care. Participates in discussion with members of the interdisciplinary team in evaluation of patient care. Communicates relevant information to promote continuity of care.
• Implementation - Demonstrates competence in care of patients with complex problems, including population-appropriate physical, psychosocial, educational and safety aspects of care. Performs bedside point of care testing as required for patient care plan. Utilizes healthcare organization and nursing standards, policies and procedures in delivery of care. Organizes and prioritizes care according to patient/family needs. Consults with appropriate resources in a timely fashion regarding patients with complex care issues, unusual teaching needs and/or those at high risk for discharge planning.
• Leadership - With assistance, develops goals to promote professional growth or minimize limitations. Achieves goals and objectives within identified time frame or renegotiates with supervisor. Is knowledgeable about activities which facilitate intra/interdepartmental collaboration. Participates in development and achievement of unit goals and performance improvement activities. Effectively uses communication systems. Participates in promoting cost-effective care. Gives feedback to co-workers. Is aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting the health care environment. Promotes a safe, clean and secure hospital environment for all.
• Patient Assessment - Recognizes data from complex situations to determine priorities for care. Includes appropriate physical, psychosocial, education and safety needs. Synthesizes assessment data into meaningful whole prior to communication to others. Assesses and anticipates discharge needs of individual patients and families. Develops relationships with families that promote their ability to advocate for the patient and their own needs.
• Planning - Collaborates with patient/family to prepare or update the plan of care. Makes use of available multidisciplinary resources in planning care. Begins to use full range of communication as a means to convey planning. Identifies and addresses cultural and ethnic issues in planning patient care. Demonstrates ability to prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
• Research - Reads journals that contain studies or articles that may be applicable to practice. Brings ideas and questions to the staff at large for assessment of applicability.

Other Information

Education Requirements

• Graduation from a school of professional nursing.
• If hired after January 6, 2014, must be enrolled within four years of employment, and obtain a Bachelor's degree with a major in Nursing or a Master's degree with a major in Nursing within seven years of employment date.

Licensure/Certification Requirements

• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification

Professional Experience Requirements

• One (1) year of nursing experience.

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC REX Healthcare

Organization Unit: Rex Lactation

Work Type: Per Diem

Standard Hours Per Week: 8.00

Salary Range: $34.22 - $48.38 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Variable

Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [e-mail] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.