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Do you have the career opportunities as a Registered Nurse Lactation Consultant you want in your current role We invest in what matters most to nurses like you – at home, at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join St. David's North Austin Medical Center which is a part of the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.
Do you want to work where you have a voice Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at St. David's North Austin Medical Center!
The Lactation Consultant champions and serves as an expert consultant for the facility’s Breastfeeding Program. The primary focus of this role is facilitating the initiation and continuation of breastfeeding by providing education and assistance to our patients. Additionally the Lactation Consultant will train and collaborate with the maternal nursing staff in order to provide consistent and accurate information to new mothers. We are an amazing team, that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you, who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do.
* You will provide breastfeeding education to new mothers and families based on current AAP guidelines and recommendations.
* You will assist with the management of patients with complex breastfeeding problems.
* You will provide lactation discharge teaching instruction and resources for on-going lactation support.
* You will provide education within the scope of the Childbirth Education Program as well as continued consultation to patients who are in need of services post-discharge.
* You will be responsible for creating policies and procedures within the scope of Breastfeeding.
What qualifications you will need:Experience
* 2 years Maternal and Child Health or lactation consulting experience - preferred
Education
* High school education or GED equivalent or enrollment in / graduate of higher level education from accredited university in related field
* College degree - preferred
Licenses and Certifications
* IBCLC at time of hire or within 2 years of hire
* Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required per St. David’s Healthcare policy
* RNC – OB – preferred
* Current Texas Department of Health’s Phase I and Phase II Intensive Lactation Education Programs – preferred
* Trained Breastfeeding Educator (TBE) - preferred
St. David's North Austin Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
"Nurses play a pivotal role and are the backbone of healthcare delivery. At HCA Healthcare, we are dedicated to ensuring nurses have necessary tools and resources to provide world-class patient care, advocating for the profession and helping to shape the future of nursing."
Sammie Mosier, DHA, MA, BSN, NE-BC
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive, HCA Healthcare
St. David’s North Austin Medical Center, part of St. David’s HealthCare, is a full-service medical center providing comprehensive medical care at two locations – St. David’s North Austin Medical Center andSt. David’s Surgical Hospital.St. David’s North Austin Medical Centeris a 460+ bed, multi-specialty, acute care hospital. It provides advanced women’s health services, including maternity and newborn care with Level I, II, and III neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) at the nearbySt. David’s Women’s Center of Texas. The hospital also offersminimally invasive gynecological surgeryandcomprehensive breast imagingthroughSolis Mammography, which is located on-site. Other services include a24-hour emergency department,pediatric emergency care, andintensive careatSt. David’s Children’s Hospital. The hospital also features theTexas Institute for Robotic Surgery,bariatric (weight loss) surgery, aHeart and Vascular Center,neurology and neurosurgery, akidney transplant program, aLevel IV Epilepsy Center, as well asinpatient and outpatient surgeryandacute rehabilitation servicesfor both inpatients and outpatients.
St. David’s Women’s Center of Texas, located at St. David's North Austin Medical Center, is recognized by the State of Texas as aLevel IV Maternal Facility. This means it provides the highest level of care for pregnant and postpartum patients, especially those with serious or complex medical, surgical, or pregnancy-related conditions, including those at high risk formaternal morbidity or mortality. The center includes a95+ bed Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)with 30+ private rooms, 10+ rooms for very small babies, and 10+ beds for babies needing neurological care. It also has35+ labor, delivery, and recovery rooms, including Central Texas’ firstlow-intervention birthing suiteswith tubs. There are95+ postpartum beds,20+ antepartum beds, andCesarean section surgical suites. The facility offers24/7 neonatology coverage,OB/GYN hospitalists,maternal-fetal medicine specialists,lactation consultants, and amidwifery program. It is part of theNational Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units NetworkandTexasAIM, and it also provides ahigh-risk pregnancy navigation and support program.
St. David's Surgical Hospital is part ofSt. David’s North Austin Medical Center and is the firstLevel 4 Epilepsy Centerin Central Texas for both adults and children. It has its own24-hour emergency department, amedical-surgical inpatient unit, and apediatric intensive care unit (PICU)for patients ages 17 and under. The hospital is staffed withpediatric emergency physicians,pediatric hospitalists,intensivists, and other specialists who are specially trained to care for children. It also includescertified child-life specialistswho help kids feel more comfortable during their hospital stay. St. David’s Children’s Hospital offers manypediatric services, such aspediatric surgery,pediatric radiology(including imaging and interventional procedures), andpediatric anesthesiafor surgical support. It also has a wide range of pediatric specialists available for consultation and treatment, includinggeneral surgery,ENT (ear, nose, and throat),craniofacial and plastic surgery,neurology,neurosurgery,urology, andcardiology, among others.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Registered Nurse Lactation Consultant opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing apply today!
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.