Tenet Healthcare Corporation

Registered Nurse (RN) - Lactation Consultant

Tenet Healthcare Corporation • $80K — $95K *
Indio, CA 92201In-Person
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelors Degree in Nursing required
  • Masters in Healthcare preferred
  • Registered Nurse License necessary
  • Current certification as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
  • American Heart Association BLS certification required
  • Ability to speak and understand Spanish is a must
  • 1 year of Lactation Consultant experience and 3-5 years of Maternal Child RN experience preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Assess each patient's comprehensive needs including biophysical and psychosocial aspects.
  • Utilize empathy and cultural sensitivity to maintain patient dignity during care.
  • Conduct 20-30 minute visits with breastfeeding mothers during hospitalization to provide critical guidance.
  • Perform follow-up calls postpartum to ensure continued support for discharged patients.
  • Maintain accurate records and statistics on patient counseling activities.
  • Develop and present educational content for nursing and other staff members.
  • Lead community breastfeeding classes and continuously update educational policies.

Benefits

  • Professional development opportunities through education programs.
  • Flexible scheduling with occasional overnight shifts.
  • Access to comprehensive resources for staff and families.
  • Collaborative work environment across various departments.
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Job Description

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Responsible for development, implementation, and maintenance of high quality breastfeeding education for parents and families as well as nursing and medical staff, prenatal/postnatal education, consultation and resource.

Shift: Days

Hours:

Schedule: Monday - Friday. Overnight shifts occasionally required.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
  1. Caring and Clinical Performance
  2. Assesses each patient's biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, spiritual, cultural, self-care, educational and discharge planning based on age and developmental status.
  3. Utilizes the caring behaviors of empathy, active listening and cultural sensitivity and maintains patient dignity.
  4. A 20-30 minute visit to all breastfeeding mothers during hospitalization. Visit to include observation and assessment of mother-infant nursing and instruction and guidance on:
    1. Proper latch on
    2. Proper positioning
    3. Nipple and breast care
    4. Feeding schedules
  5. Follow up phone call postpartum to every discharged patient.
  6. Maintain charting, records, and statistics on patients counseled.
  7. Develop and present continuing education for nursing and other interested staff.
  8. Act as a resource to patients, families, nursing and medical staff, and ancillary departments.
  9. Prenatal/postnatal counseling available by appointment.
  10. Develop and conduct regular breastfeeding classes for the community.
  11. Continually update policies as needed.
  12. Service Excellence with Accountability
    1. Demonstrates a courteous and professional manner through interactions with internal and external customers.
    2. Identifies unit problems, proposes possible solutions and successfully adapts to changes.
    3. Incorporates fiscal responsibility through the provision of efficient and cost effective care.
    4. Uses discretion in handling confidential information.
    5. Collaborates in the performance improvement process.
  13. Professional Development
  14. Maintains unit specific competencies, annual educational requirements.
  15. Increases clinical knowledge through formal nad informal educational programs. Some of which includes research findings.
  16. Attends/participates in unit meetings, in-services and committee meetings/task force.


Qualifications

Education
Minimum:
  • Bachelors Degree in Nursing Required
  • Maters in Healthcare Preferred
  • Registered Nurse License
  • Current certification through the International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
  • American Heart Association BLS certification
  • American Academy of Pediatrics NRP certification
  • Must be able to speak/understand the Spanish Language

Experience:
  • Minimum of 1 years experience working as a Lactation Consultant in the healthcare setting preferred.
  • 3-5 years of Maternal Child RN experience.
  • Previous program development and implementation experience preferred.
  • Must have advance knowledge of prenatal nursing practices, anatomy and physiology, pregnancy, labor, birth, lactation, infant care and clinical breastfeeding issues.
  • Able to demonstrate exceptional communication, collaboration, teamwork and flexibility.


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Tenet complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.

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Size
76,836 employees
Market Cap
$5.1 billion
Industry
Healthcare
Net Income
$399 million
Founded
1967
5 Year Trend
-0.1%
Revenue
$17.6 billion
NASDAQ
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