Lactation Consultant
Cookeville Regional Medical Center, Cookeville, TN, United States
Job Summary:
This position is responsible for providing professional nursing care utilizing the nursing process within an assigned unit; assesses, treats and care for patients demonstrating an understanding of the cognitive, physical, emotional and chronological maturation process; coordinates care planning with other disciplines.
Education:
Associates or Bachelors in Nursing required. Previous maternal-child health nursing preferred.
Certification & Licensures:
Registered Nurse required
Additional Certification Details:
Currently certified as a Lactation Consultant by the IBLCE or working toward certification and has obtained CRMC Lactation Educator Status.
Experience:
1 to 3 years RN experienced required.
Additional Experience Requirements:
Experience in acute care nursing preferred. Previous maternal-child health nursing preferred. Ability to lead, organize, manage, and develop a lactation program, ability to assist mothers with breastfeeding skills, and the ability to work with all levels of health care providers.
Labor & Delivery/Post Partum/Nursery:
1. Previous Obstetrics experience.
2 Adheres to guidelines of closed unit policies.
3. Certification for Lactation Consultant required
4. Assist or Teach Baby Care/Breast Feeding Classes
Location: Cookeville Regional Medical Center · Obstetrics/Gynecology Unit
Schedule: Full Time, Varied, Varied
This position is responsible for providing professional nursing care utilizing the nursing process within an assigned unit; assesses, treats and care for patients demonstrating an understanding of the cognitive, physical, emotional and chronological maturation process; coordinates care planning with other disciplines.
Education:
Associates or Bachelors in Nursing required. Previous maternal-child health nursing preferred.
Certification & Licensures:
Registered Nurse required
Additional Certification Details:
Currently certified as a Lactation Consultant by the IBLCE or working toward certification and has obtained CRMC Lactation Educator Status.
Experience:
1 to 3 years RN experienced required.
Additional Experience Requirements:
Experience in acute care nursing preferred. Previous maternal-child health nursing preferred. Ability to lead, organize, manage, and develop a lactation program, ability to assist mothers with breastfeeding skills, and the ability to work with all levels of health care providers.
Labor & Delivery/Post Partum/Nursery:
1. Previous Obstetrics experience.
2 Adheres to guidelines of closed unit policies.
3. Certification for Lactation Consultant required
4. Assist or Teach Baby Care/Breast Feeding Classes
Location: Cookeville Regional Medical Center · Obstetrics/Gynecology Unit
Schedule: Full Time, Varied, Varied