Job Description

Registered Nurse (RN) | Lactation Consultant at Avera Health summary:

A Registered Nurse and Lactation Consultant providing specialized support to breastfeeding mothers and infants, offering individual and group lactation consultations, education, and community resource referrals. Collaborates with healthcare providers to develop care plans, teach breastfeeding classes, and conduct research to promote breastfeeding best practices. Works within a multidisciplinary team to support maternal and infant health in a clinical setting.

Location:

Avera Medical Group Obstetrics & Gynecology-Sioux Falls

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Pay Range:

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

$34.00 - $51.00

Position Highlights

Previous OB and lactation experience preferred

IBCLC required within 1 year

M-F: 730-4, Tuesdays off

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Professional nurse whose primary focus is to provide assistance (physical and psychological support) to breastfeeding mothers and infants. The Lactation Consultant provides a variety of specialized services, including individual consultations for unusual breastfeeding situations, develop care plans in collaboration with other health care providers, teach breastfeeding classes, and instructions in the use of specific breastfeeding assistive devices. This position also serves as a resource for information and data, develop special programs or projects related to breastfeeding, provide continuing education programs for health care providers, and conduct research.

What you will do

• Provides individual and group lactation support services, including prenatal lactation education, in-hospital lactation visits, postpartum home visits, and follow-up phone and email support.
• Assesses and documents maternal and infant health and breastfeeding goals.
• Provides breastfeeding education and counseling to healthcare providers, families, and the community.
• Identifies and refers clients to appropriate community resources.
• Develops and teaches breastfeeding classes and workshops.
• Develops and maintains breastfeeding practices.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire
• International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) - International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE) within 1 Year

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.

• Free health insurance options, for full-time single coverage on Avera High Deductible Health Plan

• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement

• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org .

Keywords:

Registered Nurse, Lactation Consultant, Breastfeeding support, Maternal health, Infant care, Prenatal education, Postpartum visits, IBCLC, Patient education, Healthcare collaboration

Job Tags

Full time, Part time, Work experience placement, Shift work, Day shift,

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