RN Clinical Nurse II Rex Lactation

This position requires the candidate to serve as a Lactation Consultant.

To be eligible applicants must:
Hold an active North Carolina (NC) Registered Nurse (RN) license
Be certified as a Lactation Consultant through the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE)

If you are passionate about supporting mothers and newborns during one of lifes most important journeys this role is for you!

The Perinatal Services Department at UNC Health REX is a dynamic multidisciplinary team dedicated to comprehensive family support. Our team includes:

Lactation Consultants
Perinatal Educators
Birth Certificate Registrars
Certified Car Seat Technicians
Newborn Screening Coordinator

Breastfeeding support and personalized lactation consultations
Pregnancy and parenting education classes
Completion and submission of birth certificates to local and state Vital Records departments
Infant car seat safety checks
Coordination of state-mandated newborn screenings

Our team is made up of Registered Nurses educators child passenger safety technicians and administrative professionalsall working together to deliver compassionate high-quality care with a strong focus on family-centered support.

Join us in making a lasting difference for growing familiesone baby one parent one moment at a time.

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary:
Provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards. Reporting and accountable to the Nurse Manager/Director the Clinical Nurse is responsible for coordinating and delivering patient care utilizing the nursing process in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities:
1. Education - Participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self. Attends education programs based on identified learning needs. With assistance uses patient education materials relevant to patient population. Assesses readiness to learn of the patient/family/caregivers. Assesses developmental level of patient and factors affecting ability to learn.
2. Evaluation of Care - Identifies expected patient outcomes. Seeks guidance as needed in revision of plan of care. Participates in discussion with members of the interdisciplinary team in evaluation of patient care. Communicates relevant information to promote continuity of care.
3. Implementation - Demonstrates competence in care of patients with complex problems including population-appropriate physical psychosocial educational and safety aspects of care. Performs bedside point of care testing as required for patient care plan. Utilizes healthcare organization and nursing standards policies and procedures in delivery of care. Organizes and prioritizes care according to patient/family needs. Consults with appropriate resources in a timely fashion regarding patients with complex care issues unusual teaching needs and/or those at high risk for discharge planning.
4. Leadership - With assistance develops goals to promote professional growth or minimize limitations. Achieves goals and objectives within identified time frame or renegotiates with supervisor. Is knowledgeable about activities which facilitate intra/interdepartmental collaboration. Participates in development and achievement of unit goals and performance improvement activities. Effectively uses communication systems. Participates in promoting cost-effective care. Gives feedback to co-workers. Is aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting the health care environment. Promotes a safe clean and secure hospital environment for all.
5. Patient Assessment - Recognizes data from complex situations to determine priorities for care. Includes appropriate physical psychosocial education and safety needs. Synthesizes assessment data into meaningful whole prior to communication to others. Assesses and anticipates discharge needs of individual patients and families. Develops relationships with families that promote their ability to advocate for the patient and their own needs.
6. Planning - Collaborates with patient/family to prepare or update the plan of care. Makes use of available multidisciplinary resources in planning care. Begins to use full range of communication as a means to convey planning. Identifies and addresses cultural and ethnic issues in planning patient care. Demonstrates ability to prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
7. Research - Reads journals that contain studies or articles that may be applicable to practice. Brings ideas and questions to the staff at large for assessment of applicability.

Other information:
Education Requirements:
Graduation from a school of professional nursing.
If hired after January 6 2014 must be enrolled within four years of employment and obtain a Bachelors degree with a major in Nursing or a Masters degree with a major in Nursing within seven years of employment date.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification
Professional Experience Requirements:
One (1) year of nursing experience.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC REX Healthcare

Organization Unit: Rex Lactation

Work Type: Per Diem

Standard Hours Per Week: 8.00

Salary Range:$34.22 - $48.38 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Variable

Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare Inc. d/b/a NC Health) a private fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age genetic information disability status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

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