Lactation Consultant Registered Nurse - RN

CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason are now united to build the future of patient-centered care across the Pacific Northwest. That means a seamlessly connected system offering quality care close to home. From basic health needs to the most complex, highly specialized care, our patients can count on us to meet their needs with convenient access to the region’s most prestigious experts and innovative treatments and technologies.  While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that may include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, adoption assistance, annual bonus eligibility, and more!

Job Summary:

Provides delivery of Lactation Services, including providing breastfeeding assessment, plan of care, intervention, and support for mother/infant couplets. Provides access to, and instructions for the use of, breastfeeding equipment and devices, and provides referrals to healthcare providers as appropriate for follow-up. Work requires the services of a Registered Nurse who, based on training and work experience, uses considerable professional knowledge and judgment in creating plans of care, evaluating patients, and providing consultation on best practices for medications and lactation.

Essential Duties:

• Provides direct patient care for lactation consultation, including assessment, plan of care, and intervention.
• Provides education and community outreach.
• Completes all required documentation in a timely, accurate, and thorough manner in accordance with FHS standards and procedures.
• Assists with regional program planning and the development and implementation of guidelines and standards of care for breastfeeding mothers.
• Cultural Sensitivity and Competence:  Demonstrates proper use of communication tools/materials for effective communication and understands how the culture(s) of patient populations can affect communication, collaboration and the provision of care, treatment and services. 
• Patient Population Served:  Demonstrates knowledge and proper skills associated with the department’s defined specific populations served.
• Performs related duties as required.

Job Responsibilities:

As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality patient care according to the specific orders of each patient’s individual physician. This will involve, utilizing your knowledge and skills to educate patients and their families on prevention and healthy habits.

Additional responsibilities for this health care role include:

• Monitoring patients’ conditions and assessing their needs
• Collaborating with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients
• Administering patients’ medications and providing treatments according to physicians’ orders
• Fostering a supportive and compassionate environment to care for patients and their families

Education/Experience:

• Associate’s degree in Nursing and four years recent related work experience involving childbearing families or maternal health nursing that demonstrates attainment of the requisite job knowledge skills/abilities.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.

License/Certification:

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) by the Washington State Board of Nursing.
• Current certification by International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (I.B.L.C.E.); OR have submitted an application to sit for the exam at the next scheduled examination offering date, with certification obtained within 3 months of taking the examination.
• BLS