Nurse Clinician- Lactation Specialist 60% Saturday & Sunday

Description

University of Iowa Health Care-recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States-is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Each day more than 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers work together to provide safe, quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Simply stated, our mission is : Changing Medicine. Changing Lives. ®

Our Childrens and Women's Service's Division is hiring for a Nurse Clinician to function as a clinical lactation expert. This position is responsible for providing safe, family-centered patient care by assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating lactation plans for the breastfeeding / chest-feeding dyad, as well as for the pumping parent, and is fully collaborative with the patient, patient's family, significant others, and members of the health care team.

Duties & Responsibilities include but are not limited to :

• Providing lactation assessment, management, education and instruction
• Performing consultations, rental or sale of lactation equipment and supplies, telephone

triage, and prenatal education as appropriate

bonding and planning, etc.

advocate for the patient at all times

changes where appropriate

Percent of Time : 60%

Schedule : Weekend Package : Saturday & Sunday 0700 - 1900

Location : UI Health Care Main Campus

SEIU Pay Grade : 70 -

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Please attach a resume as part of the application process. Job openings are posted for a minimum of14calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. For questions or additional information, please contact kiley-skay@uiowa.edu.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential / education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process. This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.