What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lactation Specialist, Per Diem, Days position at Adventist Health?
RN Castle Benefits:
- Evening Shift Differential: $2/hour
- Night Shift Differential: $6/hour
- Weekend Shift Differential: $1/hour
- No Parking Fees
Located in Kailua, Adventist Health Castle has been one of the area's leading healthcare providers since 1963. We are comprised of a 160-bed hospital, eight medical offices, home care services, urgent cares and a vast scope of services located throughout O'ahu. In 2017, Adventist Health Castle was recognized with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's highest presidential honor for performance excellence. O'ahu is known for its ideal climate, diverse culture and picturesque landscape. The allure of Castle's laid-back lifestyle is complimented by its close-knit and proud community.
Job Summary:
Performs maternal and newborn breastfeeding assessments on daily rounds. Provides inpatient/outpatient consultations as needed. Responsible for the overall coordination, planning and management of patient, family and staff education related to breastfeeding. Educates mothers and families to initiate and maintain lactation, overcome obstacles, prevent premature weaning and enhance maternal role satisfaction.
Job Requirements:
Education and Work Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN): Preferred
Licenses/Certifications:
- Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice: Required
- Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association certification: Required
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification: Preferred
- Lactation Education or Lactation Consultant certification: Preferred
- International Board of Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) certification: Preferred
- Advanced Fetal Monitoring (AFM) certification: Preferred
- Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) certification: Preferred
Essential Functions:
- Performs maternal and newborn breastfeeding assessments on daily rounds, preceded by chart review and care provider report. Provides outpatient/inpatient consultations as needed, including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation to females of predominantly child-bearing age and newborns. Evaluate potential or existing challenges and factors that may impact on a mother to meet her breastfeeding goals. Assist and support the mother to develop, implement and evaluate an appropriate and acceptable and achievable breastfeeding plan utilizing all resources available.
- Actively participates in patient’s discharge planning needs. Determines need for post-discharge telephone consultation, weight checks or outpatient consults. Coordinates consultations with physician and patient.
- Maintains complete, accurate, concise, legible documentation of patient lactation status, interventions and responses.
- Collaborates with the department manager, quality management, and/or designee to establish ongoing monitoring of breast feeding, mother-infant care indicators, policy implementation and improve quality of perinatal care as needed. Collects, monitors, records, and reports data as needed. Meets with appropriate person and/or committee as needed to review monitored data for quality assurance.”
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Organizational Requirements:
Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations, including, but not limited to, measles, mumps, flu (based on the seasonal availability of the flu vaccine typically during October-March each year), COVID-19 vaccine (required in CA, HI and OR) etc., as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.
Salary : $2 - $6
