📍 Location: Tallahassee, FL, US
🏠 Work: On-site
📝 Description: **Category:** Nursing\\-Professional**Location:** Tallahassee, FL**Position Type:** Flex**Job Requisition \\#:** 17325**Job Description**
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Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (TMH) is a private, nonprofit community\\-based healthcare system that provides care to a 22\\-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. We are a career destination with over 6,000 colleagues who reflect the diversity of our community.
TMH is the region's healthcare leader and top provider of advanced care with a 772\\-bed acute care hospital and the region's only:
* Level II Trauma Center
* Primary Stroke Center
* Level III Neonatal Intensive Care
* Pediatric Intensive Care
* The most advanced cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedic \\& surgery programs in the Panhandle.
Our system also includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, six residency programs and more than 50 affiliated physician practices.
### **Qualifications**
**Required Education:**
* Graduate of an approved school of Nursing
**Preferred Education:**
* Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Nursing
* Advanced Training in Certified Lactation Consultant Program
**Required Experience:**
* Two (2\\) to five (5\\) years of Nursing Experience
**Preferred Experience:**
* Two (2\\) to five (5\\) years of Obstetrical Nursing Experience
* One (1\\) to two (2\\) years as a Lactation Consultant
**Required Certification/License/Registry:**
* Registered Nurse Licensed in the State of Florida
* International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
### **Responsibilities**
**Your Role:**
* Responsible for provision and coordination of in\\- and out\\-patient breastfeeding needs, updating resources and documentation.
* Responsible for training the staff and community in breastfeeding techniques.
* Assess/plans/implements/evaluates individualized teaching plans for patients with specific learning needs with consideration of age specific needs and behaviors of the patient population served.
* Identifies discharge planning needs; makes appropriate referrals.
* Provides telephone counseling service, as needed.
* Documents patient interventions.
* Assists nurses and other health professionals in their patient breastfeeding assessment and intervention skills.
* Maintains current and accurate patient breastfeeding materials and resources.
* Participates in relevant committees and planning boards.
* Orients students and staff to lactation program.
* Offers formal and informal staff educational programs in the area of lactation.
* Provides current and accurate resource information to staff as indicated.
* Provides resources/information to individuals or community groups.
* Participates in community education activities and programs.
* Attends seminars, workshops and conferences related to clinical specialty.
* Reads current professional publications.
* Consults with other healthcare professionals.
**Reports To:**
* RN/Nurse Manager (Job Code (JC): 031001\\)
🔗 Apply Direct: https://careers.tmh.org/posting/rn-lactation-consultant---women-s-pavilion/17325/
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