RN Clinical Nurse II - Rex Lactation Services
Listed on 2026-08-23
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Nursing
Pediatric Nurse, Healthcare Nursing, Obstetrics
Description
Now Hiring:Registered Nurse – Lactation Consultant
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 life’s most important journeys, this role is for you!
About Our TeamThe 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 professionals—all 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 families—one baby, one parent, one moment at a time.
Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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…
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