Registered Nurse (RN) - Lactation Consultant

**Up to $25,000 Sign on Bonus for Qualified Candidates**

Welcome to JFK Memorial Hospital

At JFK Memorial Hospital, we're committed to providing exceptional, compassionate care that supports patients and families through every stage of life. As a Registered Nurse (RN) Lactation Consultant, you'll play a vital role in promoting positive maternal and infant health outcomes by providing expert lactation education, support, and clinical guidance to new mothers and families.

This is an opportunity for a passionate nursing professional to make a meaningful impact during one of life's most important moments while working alongside a dedicated team focused on excellence in women's and children's services.

Why Join JFK Memorial Hospital?

When you join our team, you'll have the opportunity to:

• Make a lasting difference in the lives of mothers, newborns, and families through evidence-based lactation support and education.
• Collaborate with experienced nurses, physicians, and multidisciplinary care teams dedicated to providing exceptional patient care.
• Serve a diverse community while helping families build confidence and achieve their breastfeeding goals.
• Expand your clinical expertise through ongoing professional development and growth opportunities within a nationally recognized healthcare organization.
• Enjoy competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive culture focused on clinical excellence and patient-centered care.

If you're passionate about maternal-child health, patient education, and empowering families through compassionate care, we encourage you to apply and become part of the JFK Memorial Hospital team.

JFK Memorial Hospital has provided medical care to residents in the Coachella Valley since 1966. A group of physicians, including Dr. Reynaldo Carreon, founded the hospital and today one of JFK’s cross streets is named in his honor.

Originally called Indio Community Hospital, JFK has grown to a 145-bed acute-care hospital that is part of Tenet Healthcare California. It offers a variety of services, including:

• Emergency care 24/7
• Orthopedic and joint replacement services using emerging technology
• Cardiovascular services
• Maternity care and pediatric services
• Ambulatory surgery center
• Imaging services
• Outpatient Rehabilitation Center
  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Caring and Clinical Performance
2. Assesses each patient's biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, spiritual, cultural, self-care, educational and discharge planning based on age and developmental status.
3. Utilizes the caring behaviors of empathy, active listening and cultural sensitivity and maintains patient dignity.
4. A 20-30 minute visit to all breastfeeding mothers during hospitalization. Visit to include observation and assessment of mother-infant nursing and instruction and guidance on:
   1. Proper latch on
   2. Proper positioning
   3. Nipple and breast care
   4. Feeding schedules
5. Follow up phone call postpartum to every discharged patient.
6. Maintain charting, records, and statistics on patients counseled.
7. Develop and present continuing education for nursing and other interested staff.
8. Act as a resource to patients, families, nursing and medical staff, and ancillary departments.
9. Prenatal/postnatal counseling available by appointment.
10. Develop and conduct regular breastfeeding classes for the community.
11. Continually update policies as needed.
12. Service Excellence with Accountability
    1. Demonstrates a courteous and professional manner through interactions with internal and external customers.
    2. Identifies unit problems, proposes possible solutions and successfully adapts to changes.
    3. Incorporates fiscal responsibility through the provision of efficient and cost effective care.
    4. Uses discretion in handling confidential information.
    5. Collaborates in the performance improvement process.
13. Professional Development
14. Maintains unit specific competencies, annual educational requirements.
15. Increases clinical knowledge through formal nad informal educational programs. Some of which includes research findings.
16. Attends/participates in unit meetings, in-services and committee meetings/task force.

Education
Minimum:

• Bachelors Degree in Nursing Required
• Maters in Healthcare Preferred
• Registered Nurse License
• Current certification through the International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
• American Heart Association BLS certification
• American Academy of Pediatrics NRP certification
• Must be able to speak/understand the Spanish Language

Experience:

• Minimum of 1 years experience working as a Lactation Consultant in the healthcare setting preferred.
• 3-5 years of Maternal Child RN experience.
• Previous program development and implementation experience preferred.
• Must have advance knowledge of prenatal nursing practices, anatomy and physiology, pregnancy, labor, birth, lactation, infant care and clinical breastfeeding issues.
• Able to demonstrate exceptional communication, collaboration, teamwork and flexibility.

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Tenet complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.