Nurse specialist Jobs in Houston, TX

Registered Nurse Lactation Specialist- Family Birth Center reports to Director of Women Services.

Shift : Nights

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES :

1.Develops and implements standards of care and guidelines for breastfeeding mothers and their newborns.

2. Conveys knowledge and skilled in the physiology and clinical management of breastfeeding-to-breastfeeding staff.

3. Reviews care routines, policies, procedures and / or other aspects of the mother-baby hospital experience with involved clinical staff in order to highlight successes or needs of lactating mothers and their breastfeeding infants.

4. Provides one to one breastfeeding instruction to lactating mothers requiring additional support beyond the mother-baby nurse's scope.

5. Knowledge of pharmaceuticals and the effects on lactation and educates patients and staff.

6. Promotes breastfeeding and assists mothers in reaching their own goals of breastfeeding.

7. Assesses patient's breastfeeding knowledge and uses clinical judgment to determine health care needs of patient and appropriate plan of care.

8. Possesses specialized skills and abilities regarding assessment, intervention based on patient history and assessment, initiation and modification of complex situations and related therapies and interventions.

Certification required : Current RN License by Texas State Board of Nurses. American Heart Association Healthcare Provider, Neonatal Resuscitation Program, and International Board of Lactation Consultants (IBCLC)

Houston's oldest hospital is GROWING!

Welcome to St. Joseph Medical Center (SJMC), Houston's first and only downtown hospital delivering world-class care for the last 137 years and looking forward to the next century of exceptional care to Houstonians when they need us most.

Whether it's for a scheduled surgery, the birth of a baby, an unexpected emergency, or an outpatient visit, we have staff available around the clock to provide you access to immediate, quality health care. SJMC has been providing health care services to Greater Houston residents for over 130 years, which should give you great comfort in knowing that we have a great tradition of caring for our community. We strive to meet our patients' expectations and encourage our patients to provide us with feedback on how we can help them have the best experience possible while they're in our care.

Over the last years we have expanded our services to include the Advanced Wound Care Center, Comprehensive Cardiac and Vascular Services, the Women's Center, the St. Joseph Maternal Fetal Medicine Center, and a Weight Loss Surgery Program, just to name a few. As you work with our physicians, nurses, case managers, educators, and other staff, you will be guided through your health care journey, from diagnosis to treatment, with compassion every step of the way.

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are at the foundation of the care St Joseph Medical Center provides to our community we are privileged to support in all of our employment practices. We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression or any other non-job-related characteristic.