Registered Nurse Lactation Consultant

Ready for a role that supports your unique calling in patient care and fits your life? ids North Austin Medical Center you’ll find clear path ways to advance backed by our unmatched nationwide transfer policy that lets you grow your career when the time is right for you. With mentorship opportunities, clinical education courses, professional certification support, and educational assistance, you will have all the resources you need to build the career of a lifetime.

The Lactation Consultant is a Registered Nurse who champions and serves as an expert consultant for the facility’s Breastfeeding Program. The primary focus of this role is facilitating the initiation and continuation of breastfeeding by providing education and assistance to our patients. This RN Specialist will train and collaborate with maternal nursing staff to provide consistent and accurate information to new mothers.

• You collaborate with all other healthcare disciplines to achieve successful execution of the patient’s plan-of-care.
• You will have the ability to function in the role of labor and delivery nurse when the lactation census is low and help with department staffing needs.
• You consider the developmental goals for infant, toddler, preschool, school age, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients during the assessment of patients.
• You will provide outpatient education and support for expectant and new parents.
• You will conduct classes that impart information encompassing breastfeeding according to the stated objectives and content for each topic.
• You will orient new employees of Women’s Services to SDGH’s Lactation Department, as appropriate.

• Associate’s Degree in Nursing - required
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing - preferred
• 1+ year of nursing experience in Labor and Delivery - required
• 2 years’ experience as a lactation educator in an inpatient setting - preferred

• Current Texas RN License or a Compact RN license from a NCLA Compact State - required. New hires have 90 days from start date to obtain Texas RN License.
• Current BLS certification - required
• NRP – required as per St. David’s Health Care policy
• ACLS/ALS – required as per St. David’s Health Care policy
• IBCLC (Internationally Board-Certified Lactation Consultant) within 1 year of hire date required.

St. Davids North Austin Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.