Job Description

Description

Introduction

Do you have the career opportunities as a(an) Lactation Consultant RN you want in your current role? We invest in what matters most to nurses like you – at home, at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center which is a part of the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Benefits

TriStar Hendersonville 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 medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Do you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Lactation Consultant

Registered Nurses (RNs) provide and coordinate patient care, educate patients and the public about various health conditions, and provide advice and emotional support to patients and their family members. RNs must use independent and considerable judgment in providing a wide variety of services. As directed by a physician, RNs also give patients medicines and treatments 

What you will do in this role: 

• You will monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
• Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
• You will record patients' medical information and vital signs.
• You will order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
• You will modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
• You will direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel or supervise a particular unit.
• You will consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
• You will monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
• You will provide care - demonstrating competency in the care of the postpartum and newborn patient population. 
• You will prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments. 
• You will provide education to patient related to self care and newborn care. 
• You will provide education to patient on discharge instructions.
• You will assist with maintaining compliance with federal, state and other governing bodies such as Joint Commission 
• You will supports the facility’s Standards of Performance and ICARE values 

What qualifications you will need:

• Graduate of an accredited School of Professional Nursing 
• Current licensure by Tennessee Board of Nursing or other acceptable Board of Nursing 
• Current BLS certification (Other certifications as required per Provision of Care for area of employment). 
• 1 Year of Lactation Consulting Required
• IBCLC Required

TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center is a 150 bed hospital that has provided high-quality health care for over 40 years. The facility is the first Accredited Chest Pain Center in Sumner County and a Certified Primary Stroke Center. The Birth Center at TriStar Hendersonville, featuring Sumner County’s only Level II NICU services which hosts spacious LDRP suites and a lactation boutique for inpatient and outpatient services. In addition, our facility is Gold Seal Certified in Total Hip and Total with The Joint Commission.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Lactation Consultant RN opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing apply today!

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

Job Tags

Full time, Temporary work, Part time, Flexible hours,

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