Lactation Registered Nurse, Antepartum/Postpartum- Per diem, Rotating

Beth Israel Lahey Health

9d•$38 - $98

About The Position

The Lactation Support Registered Nurse is a member of the Antepartum/Postpartum team at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, providing bedside nursing care and specialized breastfeeding and infant-feeding support to postpartum patients and their newborns. The role collaborates with patients, families, providers, and nursing colleagues to promote positive feeding experiences and support patients throughout the postpartum period. The Antepartum/Postpartum Unit provides inpatient care for antepartum and postpartum patients and their newborns. It includes 62 private rooms across three units on two floors and a shared Level 1 newborn nursery with two functional areas. The team works across postpartum, antepartum, and newborn nursery services in a collaborative, patient- and family-centered environment. The nurse assesses health care and feeding needs; develops, implements, and evaluates care plans; provides education and hands-on guidance; coordinates care and directs assistive personnel; and advocates for patients and families. The role also requires ongoing mandatory education, maintenance of unit competencies, professional development, and potentially participation in quality improvement activities. The position requires an active nursing license and Basic Life Support certification, and staff must meet the employer's influenza vaccination requirement.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
Registered Nurse license required.
American Heart Association Basic Life Support certificate required.
1–3 years of related work experience required.
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written English.
Ability to comprehend and converse in English with medical center staff, patients, families, and external customers.
Working knowledge of standard concepts, practices, procedures, and policies, with the ability to apply them in varied situations.
Ability to make decisions using general instructions and practices, analyze problems of moderate complexity, and seek assistance in difficult or unpredictable situations.
Ability to provide professional, respectful customer service and remain calm in stressful situations.
Ability to meet the role's physical demands, including constant walking, frequent standing, lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, and repositioning patients with or without assistance.
Ability to work with close attention and sustained concentration, respond to changing circumstances, and use required protective equipment when exposed to infectious diseases or other adverse environmental conditions.
Must meet the employer's influenza vaccination requirement.

Nice To Haves

Baccalaureate degree in Nursing strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide direct nursing care to postpartum patients and newborns, make nursing judgments, and assess health care needs.
Formulate, implement, and evaluate patient care plans, including individualized plans that support feeding needs and positive outcomes.
Provide breastfeeding and infant-feeding education, assessment, and hands-on guidance to patients and families.
Coordinate patient care and direct assistive personnel to support safe, effective, efficient, equitable, timely, patient-centered care.
Collaborate with patients, families, providers, nursing colleagues, and other health professionals to determine care needs.
Develop trusting and respectful relationships with patients and families; communicate effectively and act as a patient advocate.
Identify resources needed to implement care plans and respond to changing patient needs.
Maintain annual mandatory education, emergency skills, and unit-based competencies.
Identify professional growth and development needs with the unit-based educator or clinical nurse specialist, and participate in professional development activities.
May participate in quality improvement activities.
Demonstrate accountability for nursing practice and patient safety, and commitment to the medical center's goals.
Provide care to the age groups identified for the role: neonatal (birth to 6 months), young adult (16–30 years), middle age (30–60 years), and elderly (60 years and older).