Registered Nurse Lactation
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Location: Kokomo, IN
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Facility: Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo
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Department: Labor, Delivery, Recovery, and Postpartum
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Schedule: Days | Full Time
- Guide new parents through personalized lactation assessments and technique demonstrations to build confidence and help families achieve their feeding goals.
- Serve as the clinical lactation advocate, bridging communication between nurses and physicians to ensure seamless, cohesive support for mothers and infants.
- Drive quality care standards by contributing to outcome-tracking tools that directly elevate unit-wide feeding success rates.
- Develop clear patient educational materials that translate clinical guidance into accessible, easy-to-understand resources for transitioning families home.
Licensure / Certification / Registration:
- One or more of the following required:
- Registered Nurse credentialed from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) obtained within 12 Months (1 year) of hire date or job transfer date.
- Registered Nurse credentialed from the Indiana Board of Nursing obtained within 12 Months (1 year) of hire date or job transfer date.
- Certification specializing in Neonatal Resuscitation credentialed from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) preferred.
- Certification specializing in Lactation preferred.
- Certification specializing in The S.T.A.B.L.E Program preferred.
Education:
- Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing OR Required professional licensure at time of hire.