RN Lactation Consultant Job at Ascension, Jacksonville, FL

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  • Ascension
  • Jacksonville, FL

Job Description

Details

  • Department: Lactation 
  • Schedule: Days
  • Hospital: Ascension St. Vincent's Southside
  • Location: Jacksonville, FL

 

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)
Various health insurance options & wellness plans
Retirement benefits including employer match plans
Long-term & short-term disability
Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Parental leave & adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Ways to give back to your community

 


Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.

Responsibilities

Provide lactation care and instruction to breastfeeding mothers and infants. Serve as a lactation-related clinical resource, educator, and mentor.

  • Perform initial and on-going assessments of patients' lactation goals and issues.
  • Instruct and demonstrate proper techniques and promotes the importance of breastfeeding. 
  • Identify the need for standard patient teaching plans and assists with their development. 
  • Act as a liaison to staff and physicians when addressing needs associated with breastfeeding. 
  • Contribute to the development of data tools to monitor and improve outcomes.

Requirements

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

  • Registered Nurse credentialed from the Florida Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job
    transfer date required.
  • Certification specializing in Lactation preferred.
  • Certification specializing in The S.T.A.B.L.E Program preferred.
  • Certification specializing in Neonatal Resuscitation credentialed from the American Academy of
    Pediatrics (AAP) preferred.

Education:

  • Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing OR Required professional licensure at time of
    hire required.

Additional Preferences

  •  IBCLC Certification strongly preferred

1 in 50 babies born in the United States take their first breath at an Ascension hospital and that the quality of care we provide those mothers is second to none.

Why Join Our Team

Ascension St. Vincent's is expanding in the fastest-growing county in Northeast Florida with the addition of a fourth regional hospital, Ascension St. Vincent’s St. Johns County. Serving Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia, Ascension St. Vincent's has been providing caregivers in every discipline a rewarding career in healthcare since 1873.

 

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

 

Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

 

For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

 

As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

 

Pay Non-Discrimination Notice

 

Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.

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