Lactation Consultant Registered Nurse
2 weeks ago
Mother/Baby and the Women's Resources Center is a 14-bed unit with overflow to Labor and Delivery. The patient population includes antepartum patients, postpartum mothers, and well babies. Our unit specializes in Mother Baby care, teaching baby care, breastfeeding, home care, and self-care.
The antepartum patients with pregnancy complications stay with us for a while, and we care for them and assist with activities to help them. Our Lactation consultants help all patients, and our Women Resources Center schedules follow-up visits for weight checks, jaundice, and lactation assistance.
Key Responsibilities- Performs and accurately documents physical, psychosocial, and emotional assessments, considering age-specific criteria.
- Actively anticipates patient and/or patient's family needs and expectations, utilizing these in conjunction with the assessment to develop an appropriate plan of care.
- Utilizes critical thinking skills in planning and prioritizing lactation nursing care, maintaining and utilizing competencies per unit expectation.
- Identifies and implements appropriate nursing interventions based on the completed assessment, completing accurate and timely documentation of these interventions.
- Active coordinator of the interdisciplinary plan of care, conferring with all members of the healthcare team in a collaborative fashion.
- Shares information and observations of the patient and/or patient's family in a manner that advocates for optimal patient care.
- Appropriately prioritizes lactation nursing interventions based upon completed assessment, promptly identifying changes in condition as evidenced by nursing assessment, labs, x-rays, etc.
- Evaluates implemented interventions and modifies care according to the evaluation, documenting interventions and modifications to the plan of care in an accurate and timely manner.
- Adheres to appropriate hospital and/or Department of Nursing policies, procedures, clinical pathways, and nationally accepted standards of nursing practice.
- Licensed Registered Nurse in the state of Texas and two years of mother-baby and lactation assistant experience are required.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC), is required.
- NRP from the American Academy of Pediatrics is required.
- Lactation consultant with IBCLC certification is required.
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, including PPO medical plan, paid time off, retirement programs, paid parental leave benefit, wellness programs, tuition reimbursement, and public service loan forgiveness (PSLF) qualified employer.
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