Lactation Consultant Nurse RN PRN

Iberia Medical Center (IMC) in New Iberia, LA is looking for team members who will help advance our vision to be the premier hospital of choice for patients, physicians and employees. We've been caring for our community for over 60 years and offer many diverse career paths. Our new employees experience opportunities to learn and grow while caring for their families, friends and neighbors.

IMC is currently looking to hire a Lactation Consultant Nurse (RN), on a PRN basis. Under the general supervision of the Unit Director and with the authority of the Chief Nursing Officer, nurses deliver care to patients utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation, in accordance with established philosophy. The Lactation Consultant Nurse specializes in breastfeeding and lactation support.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate of state approved RN School of Nursing, BSN Preferred.
• Current Louisiana Licensure as a Registered Nurse required.
• Current Certification by International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBCLC)
• BLS (CPR) upon hire
• NRP certification within 6 months of employment
• ACLS certification within 1-year post hire for those providing post-operative care
• PALS certification preferred within 1-year post hire of employment

EXPERIENCE:

• At least two years of nursing experience in labor & delivery, maternal child, is preferred.
• Preferred at least 1-year experience in Lactation Consultation

PRINCIPLE TASKS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supports the mothers and newborns with breastfeeding by providing lactation assessment, management, education, instruction and support.
• Performs a complete nursing assessment with a special focus on the adaptation to mother-baby dyad and transition to parenthood to establish and prioritize nursing diagnoses to create an individualized, evidence-based plan of care.
• Assess human responses and adaptation to actual or potential health problems of the maternal, newborn, pediatric and gynecologic patient, family, and/or significant other.
• Provides patient-centered care to address physical, spiritual, psychosocial, developmental, cultural, and educational needs of the mothers, newborns, and pediatric patients and designated family members in accordance with the plan of care, hospital policy, state and national regulations and recommendations, and guidelines of the professional organizations.
• Recognizes current and emerging high-risk obstetrical conditions and emergencies in order to respond timely and appropriately to provide the highest quality care for the mothers and newborns.
• Stabilizes the high-risk maternal, newborn, or pediatric patients for transport as appropriate.
• Manages nursing care for obstetrical patients with common complications of the perinatal period.
• Administers high-risk medications in accordance with established protocols, policies and procedures to obstetrical patients to promote optimal maternal newborn outcomes.
• Identifies patient and family education needs and in collaboration with other disciplines initiates' education needs according to the age of the patient.
• Provides appropriate referrals and individualized information regarding post-discharge community resources
• Communicates with patients, families, and multidisciplinary team members, both verbally and in writing, to enhance teamwork and promote safety, security, and improved maternal newborn, gynecologic and pediatric outcomes.
• Delegates nursing care to licensed and unlicensed staff based on the staff member's knowledge, education, competency and ability to successfully perform the task/assignment.
• Participates in discharge planning; provides instruction to patient/family.
• Maintains and promotes professional standards and development by participating in in-services, committees, staff meetings and department and hospital performance improvement activities.
• Serve on the Safe Birth Initiative and GIFT task force. Assisting in chart auditing, attending meetings, providing and partaking in education required, and inputting data for designation.
• Plans, implements, supervises, and evaluates needs of the breastfeeding infant.
• Provides consultative services to mothers during prenatal, antenatal, and postpartum phase as needed.
• Provides support, education, and resources as needed to the breastfeeding mom during infant's hospitalization, with follow up as needed after discharge
• Assists Maternal Child staff with tasks as needed (assessments, first breastfeeding visits, discharges)