| Location | Gilbert, AZ |
Position Details
Department: PCH-EV JV | Lactations
Location: Gilbert
Shift: Mon-Fri, Days, 8am-5pm
Category: Nursing
Posting #: 1063248
Employee Type: Full-Time
Position Summary
This position plans, develops, coordinates and evaluates lactation programs on both an inpatient and outpatient basis to ensure ongoing promotion and support through increasing awareness and understanding.
Position Duties
Acts as a resource to families, community, and health care staff regarding lactation issues to ensure understanding and developing an appropriate plan of care.
Works collaboratively with health care team and family to provide consultation services for the lactation challenges of the various patient care areas. Includes planning, evaluation of plan of care, and documentation.
Participates in quality improvement activities at the department and hospital level.
Proactively evaluates systems and practices to assist with creating and implementing change and improving operational effectiveness.
Develops, implements, and evaluates continuing education programs for staff to maintain and enhance lactation knowledge and skills based on assessed need.
Maintains professional and technical competency through regular participation in a variety of educational programs and in-services, reviewing relevant professional publication and materials, and participating in professional societies to ensure ongoing awareness and understanding of most current methodologies, practices, and philosophies as applied to patient care population.
Develops and implements lactation policies and procedures for both inpatient and outpatient areas to ensure consistency and integration of services.
Develops, implements, and evaluates lactation programs designed to meet the assessed physical, psychosocial, and educational needs of mothers, infants, children, and families.