Registered Nurse RN Lactation Consultant

Banner Health•Chandler, AZ

5d•Onsite

About The Position

If you have a passion for Women and Infant Services, then Banner Ocotillo Medical Center is the place you want to work! Our Level II unit is a favorite for families in the East Valley with impressive patient experience scores and high nurse job satisfaction. With eleven LDR rooms and 2 OR suites we have approximately 320 deliveries per month and serve moderate or low risk patients. As a Magnet designated facility, we focus on nurses and their passion to improve the care that they provide to our new families. As a Lactation Consultant RN at Banner University Medical Center - Tucson you will be rounding on patients in L&D, Postpartum, and the NICU to assist with breastfeeding and will provide education about breastfeeding, latching, and pumping to both patients and staff. This role includes developing feeding plans and collaborating with pediatricians and speech therapy. This is a full time VARIED position Monday through Friday supporting both days and nights. You will also have the opportunity utilize our self-scheduling tool for shift and weekend coverage. Enjoy 18% night shift differential and a flat rate $3/hour weekend shift differential. Your pay and benefits are important components of your Journey at Banner Health. Banner Health offers a variety of benefit plans to help you and your family. We provide health and financial security options, so you can focus on being the best at what you do and enjoying your life. Banner Ocotillo Medical Center is a new, comprehensive medical center located in Chandler, AZ. The hospital has 124 beds with ample shelled space for future growth. The hospital offers key inpatient and outpatient services, such as emergency care, intensive care, endoscopy, cardiac catheterization, imaging, surgical and women’s services. The hospital utilizes cutting-edge technology to improve safety and quality, including robotic surgeries, UV disinfecting lighting, and smart devices for all caregivers.

Requirements

Current RN licensure in state of practice.
IBCLC, CLC, CBC or CBS certification required.
Current BLS certification required.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certification must be obtained within six months.
Relates throughout the interview process the experience, training and education needed to perform the job.
Must maintain clinical performance competencies.
Pool/per diem positions require a minimum of one year of lactation consultant experience in a WIS environment or setting.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred.
One year of experience preferred.
Experience in an inpatient WIS environment is preferred.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Assesses patient physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural and discharge planning needs.
Reviews patient history and physical with patient/family and assures completion within appropriate timeframe.
Reviews available information obtained by other health care team members.
Completes assessment and reassessments according to patient need and outlined in policy.
Provides care and works collaboratively with patients, family and staff to formulate individualized lactation plans of care, education and intervention.
Delivers continuing education programs related to lactation.
Suggests updates to educational materials based on needs assessment, advances in theory and technology as well as changes in standards of care related to lactation.
Formulates a plan of care, including the discharge plan, utilizing assessment data and patient, family and health team input.
Initiates a plan of care based on patient-specific needs, assessment data and the medical plan of care.
Goal for patient are realistic, measurable and developed in conjunction with the patient/family.
Implements the plan of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation and supervision of the activities of the health care team.
Provides care based on physician orders and the nursing plan of care, in compliance with policies and procedures, standards of care, and regulatory agency requirements.
Promotes continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to the caregivers the status of patients for whom care is provided.
Evaluates the patient’s and family’s response to care and teaching, and revises the plan of care as needed.
Evaluates patient progress toward goals and expected outcomes in collaboration with other health care team members.
Evaluates patient’s response and effectiveness of patient teaching.
Provides ongoing support for mothers, newborns and staff related to lactation.
Documents assessments, planning, implementation and evaluation in the patient record.
Provides care based on the best evidence available and may participate in research activities within clinical practice.
Participates in unit or facility shared leadership.
Interacts and participates in the education, role development, and orientation of facility personnel, patients, students, families and visitors.
Promotes/supports growth of others through precepting and mentoring when appropriate.
Interacts with all levels of staff in a variety of departments, physicians, patients, families and external contacts, such as employees of other health care institutions, community providers and agencies, concerning the health care of the patient.
Interacts with other health care providers in numerous settings in order to report and ask for or clarify information.
Also works with clergy to provide spiritual support.
Synthesizes and prioritizes data from multiple sources to provide support for the human response of the patient and family to changes in health status.