Lactation Nurse Educator WCP

CommonSpirit Health • Gilbert, AZ

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About The Position

As a Lactation Professional, you will empower new parents to achieve their lactation goals and promote optimal infant nutrition. You will provide evidence-based education, assessment, and individualized support before and after birth; address feeding challenges; develop personalized care plans; and collaborate with healthcare providers to provide integrated support. Success requires clinical knowledge, strong communication, empathy, and patience, with approaches adapted to individual needs.

You will perform routine assignments independently at Chandler Regional Medical Center or Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, depending on census and staffing needs. You will work with the healthcare team on patient consultations and breastfeeding needs, prioritize lactation visits, assess patients in Family Centered Care, the Special Care Nursery, and the Newborn Intensive Care Nursery, and evaluate and modify breastfeeding care plans based on patient responses and outcomes. You will provide lactation support and document visits, assessments, and care plans as appropriate.

Requirements

• Associate's degree in Nursing.
• Registered Nurse.
• Arizona licensure (AZ).
• At least one year of experience with breastfeeding mothers in a maternal-child health setting.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP).
• IBCLC certification.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Two years of maternal-child health nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the healthcare team, including charge nurses, staff nurses, and physicians, regarding patient consultations and breastfeeding needs.
• Prioritize patient assignments and visits for lactation consultations.
• Assess the status and needs of patients in Family Centered Care (FCC), the Special Care Nursery (SCC), and the Newborn Intensive Care Nursery (NICU).
• Evaluate and modify breastfeeding-related plans of care based on observable patient responses and expected outcomes.
• Provide lactation support and document visits, assessments, and plans of care as appropriate.
• Provide evidence-based prenatal and postpartum education, assessment, and individualized support; address feeding challenges and develop personalized care plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree