Registered Nurse (RN)/Lactation Consultant - OBGyn/UROGyn

1w1 week ago

MarinHealth

Folsom, US · Full-time · $130,000 – $170,000

About this role

Join MarinHealth, an integrated healthcare system with deep roots in the North Bay, affiliated with UCSF Health. The Nurse (RN) - Lactation provides consultation and education for breastfeeding mothers in outpatient clinics. This role demands excellent assessment skills to help mothers meet individual goals.

Under physician supervision, apply the nursing process by observing patient conditions, formulating diagnoses, and creating age-specific care plans. Perform essential skills, explain treatments, and teach mothers and families self-care for health needs. Focus on safety, comfort, hygiene, disease prevention, and restorative measures.

Function as a multidisciplinary team member serving as consultant, educator, mentor, and role model for medical staff and patients. Demonstrate leadership by supervising, directing, and delegating to volunteer team members. Provide care tailored to newborns, adolescent through middle adulthood women, and family dynamics.

MarinHealth features a 327-bed hospital, 55 clinics across Marin, Sonoma, and Napa Counties, and rapid growth. Earned accolades like Top 250 Hospitals by Healthgrades and 5-star CMS rating. Bring innovation to a pioneering yet personalized care environment.

Requirements

RN licensure with skills for outpatient lactation support
Excellent assessment and implementation skills for breastfeeding goals
Knowledge to provide care based on physical, psycho/social criteria for newborns and childbearing women
Understanding of family dynamics between child and parent
Ability to function as consultant, educator, and mentor in multidisciplinary team
Clinical expertise as role model for medical staff and patients
Proficiency in nursing process including diagnosis, planning, and teaching

Responsibilities

Provide lactation consultation and education for breastfeeding mothers in outpatient clinics
Assess physical condition and behavior to formulate diagnoses in collaboration with physicians
Develop age-specific care plans ensuring patient safety, comfort, hygiene, and disease prevention
Perform essential nursing skills and teach mothers and families health care needs
Demonstrate leadership by supervising, directing, and delegating to volunteer team members
Serve as clinical expert, role model, and educational resource to team, patients, and families
Transfer knowledge from social, biological, and physical sciences in nursing process
Delegate tasks to subordinates based on legal scopes of practice