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Registered Nurse (RN) Lactation Consultant - Full-Time Days

Texas Health Resources, Arlington, Texas, United States, 76000

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Registered Nurse (RN II) - Lactation Consultant - Full-Time Day Shift

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together

Work location: Texas Health Arlington Memorial,800 West Randol Mill Rd. Arlington, TX 76012

Work hours: Full-Time (36 Hours) - Day Shift -4/8 hour shifts from 6:45am - 4:15pm

Department highlights:

14 bed Obstetrics / Gynecology / Antepartum Unit

12 bed Mother/Baby and Maternal/Newborn Unit

9 bed LDR, 3 OR suites, 4 bed OB ED unit with an average of 200 deliveries a month

Level II NICU

Couplet care and Level III Maternal Designation

Self-Scheduling

OB Hospitalist onsite 24 hours

Certification rate over 50%

Nursing Clinical Ladder participation rate over 50%

Excellent teamwork

Here’s What You Need

Associate's Degree Nursing required; BSN preferred

RN - Registered Nurse Upon Hire required

BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required

NRP - Essential Neonatal Resuscitation Program within 90 days of hire required

IBCLC - Lactation Consultant 2 years required

1 Year experience as a Registered Nurse or completion of an RN residency program, or a THR residency program required

What You Will Do Delivers care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process

Functions as an expert resource on breastfeeding issues for patients, families, community, staff, and physicians.

Plans the care of the patient

Intervenes as appropriate

Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions

Incorporates age specific safety/infection control measures into patient care.

Initiates action to meet patient and/or significant others need for information

Maintains continuity of patient care inter-shift, inter-hospital, and while expediting out of hospital transfers.

Additional perks of being a Texas Health

Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, student Loan forgiveness 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.

Learn (https://jobs.texashealth.org/why-texas-health/) more about our culture, benefits, and recent awards.

Entity Highlights: At Texas Health Arlington Memorial we take seriously our mission to improve the health of those in our community. We are a 369-bed, acute-care, full-service hospital serving our community since 1958. Our location in central Arlington provides convenient care to people in the DFW Metroplex and surrounding areas.

If you're looking for comprehensive cardiac care, women's services, neurosciences and emergency medicine, we've got it. Plus we're a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, an accredited Acute Heart Failure Center and provide wellness services, outpatient surgery and women's imaging services.

And talk about award winning. Texas Health Arlington Memorial is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, a Cycle III Chest Pain Center and a designated Magnet hospital. We are a top-notch choice in North Texas for cancer and emergency services, cardiac care and much more.

As part of the Texas Health family, we employ over 24,000 employees and are among the areas top five largest employers. Come be a part of our exceptional team as we continue to provide outstanding care and deliver award winning results. You belong here.

If you're ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community, then let's show the world how we're even better together!

Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org

Texas Health requires a resume when an application is submitted.Employment opportunities are only reflective of wholly owned Texas Health Resources entities.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employees or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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