Lactation Consultant II Full Time Days
Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better Together
Work location:Texas Health Rockwall 3150 Horizon Rd Rockwall TX 75032
Work hours: Full Time 36 hours weekly day schedule including weekends
Lactation Services Department Highlights:
Supportive team environment.
Strong shared governance structure featuring unitbased councils that empower nurses to shape their work environment.
New and advanced equipment and technology.
Family atmosphere.
Heres What You Need
- Associates degree in Nursing required or
- Bachelors degree in Nursing preferred
- 1 year experience as a registered nurse completion of an RN residency program or THR residency program required
- 1 year of Lactation or Mother/Baby experience strongly preferred; Nursery experience a plus
- Texas RN Registered Nurse required upon hire and
- BCLS Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care required upon hire and maintained quarterly
- NRP Essential Neonatal Resuscitation Program required within 90 days of hire and
- IBCLC Lactation Consultant required within 2 years of hire
- A high degree of confidentiality positive interpersonal skills and ability to function in a fastpaced environment.
What You Will Do
- Functions as an expert resource on breastfeeding issues for patients families community staff and physicians. Serves as a clinical expert for lactation issues based on evidence.
- Produces documentation that initiates follows and revises patients plan of care.
- Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to improve care processes that promote continuity of care.
- Reviews patient medications for potential complications associated with breastfeeding.
- Assesses outpatients for symptoms of jaundice and breastfeeding problems.
- Participates in breast pump rental and retail sales within the Breastfeeding Resource Center.
Additional perks of being a Texas Health employee:
- Benefits include 401k PTO medical dental Paid Parental Leave flex spending tuition reimbursement student loan repayment program as well as several other benefits.
- Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
- Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
- A supportive team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.
Entity Highlights:
Texas Health Hospital Rockwall is proud to serve the growing areas of Rockwall County Kaufman County Hunt County eastern Dallas County southern Collin County and outlying areas. Our caregivers live in these tight knit communities too therefore we have a particular interest in providing the best care possible for you our neighbors friends and family members.
If youre ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community then lets show the world how were even better together!
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