Staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - Lactation RN - $60-73 per hour - Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Lactation RN for a nursing job in Los Angeles, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Lactation RN
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: Ongoing
• 24 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Staff

Job Summary:
Collaborates with Education Consultants and managers to develop, design, deliver and evaluate/improve education strategies and special projects/programs based on clients departmental goals and needs, as well as organizational goals/objectives. Implements education programs and strategies and coordinates to meet regulatory program requirements and organizational needs.
Essential Responsibilities:

• Develops, coordinates and evaluates programs to meet regulatory requirements and organizational, departmental and discipline specific needs.
• Designs, develops, and coordinates activities for continuing professional education for staff.
• Collaborates with consultants to develop special projects in professional education, development and learning.
• Communicates and markets education programs to a broad target audience using appropriate methods, and based on identified/assessed needs.
• Participates in classroom instruction on developed projects.
• Makes recommendations for cost/quality strategies, works within budget; serves as expert resource to staff and departments in defining and meeting educational, clinical, quality and cost outcomes and performance measures.
• Develops, implements, monitors and evaluates/improves the orientation, cross training and education/competency processes/systems for clinical staff.
• Responds to corporate and industry changes in clinical practice and professional education and provides necessary training, education and development which improves organizational performance.
• Ensures compliance and documentation of organizational records based on regulatory agency standards.

Basic Qualifications: Experience

• Minimum two (2) years of previous teaching experience required or previous recent experience in in-service education in clinical service area (usually two (2) to five (5) years.).

Education

• Bachelors degree or four (4) years of experience in a directly related field.
• High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.

License, Certification, Registration

• Registered Nurse License (California)
  

• International Board Lactation Consultant Examiners Certificate within 12 months of hire
  

Additional Requirements:

• Experience in breast-feeding education and postpartum and/or mother-baby.
• Knowledge of Standards of Care pertinent to breast-feeding education.
• Adult learning knowledge required.
• Demonstrated ability to utilize interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills and group facilitator/process skills.
• Computer literacy required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters Degree preferred.
• CPR instructor preferred.
• Certified Lactation Educator (CLE).
• Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
• BLS
• PALS.
• Working knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong customer service skills.
• BSN preferred.

Kaiser Permanente Job ID #1269814. Posted job title: Lactation Consultant Rn

About Kaiser Permanente

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