RN Clinical Nurse II - Rex Lactation Services

UNC REX Healthcare; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 47,000 - 67,000; Part time

Job summary

UNC Health REX Healthcare is seeking a Registered Nurse – Lactation Consultant to support mothers and newborns in a perinatal setting. The role requires NC RN licensure and IBLCE lactation certification, with at least 1 year of nursing experience and BLS.

The Lactation Consultant will work within the Rex Lactation team, coordinating care with educators, birth certificate coordinators and other specialists to provide personalized feeding guidance and family-centered support at UNC Health Rex

Qualifications

• Active NC RN license and current IBLCE lactation certification.
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or higher.
• BLS certification is required.
• Minimum of 1 year of nursing experience.
• Knowledge of lactation support for mothers and newborns.

Responsibilities

• Educate patients and families about lactation support and feeding techniques.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to coordinate care.
• Assess patient needs and plan care using the nursing process.
• Provide bedside nursing care in a perinatal setting.
• Document care and coordinate discharge planning.
• Promote safety and quality improvement in the perinatal unit.
• Participate in unit education and policy development.

Skills

Lactation support

Nursing assessment

Patient education

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Registered Nurse license in North Carolina

IBLCE Lactation Consultant Certification

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

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

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC REX Healthcare

Organization Unit: Rex Lactation

Work Type: Part Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 24.00

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 is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

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.

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