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Trinity Health Clinical Nurse - Inpatient Lactation Services in Silver Spring, Maryland

Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Rotating Shift

Description:

Job Title:

Clinical Nurse

Employment Type:

Full-Time

Shift:

Rotating

(SUMMARY) Position Highlights:

  • Competitive pay

  • Additional Benefits: tuition reimbursement, free parking

  • Quality of Life: Flexible work schedules

  • Advancement: Professional Growth within the organization

  • Location: Holy Cross Health has two hospitals and four healthcare centers all a short driving distance from Washington DC and Baltimore, MD

Description:

  • Full-Time

  • Reporting to the Director of Maternity Suites

  • The Lactation Nurse plans implements and evaluates the continuing educational activities for designated clinical areas. This position will be located is located at our Silver Spring Hospital.

Responsibilities:

  • Promotes breastfeeding for optimal health and well-being of infants.

  • Assess and document maternal and infant health and breastfeeding goals.

  • Provide breastfeeding education and counseling to patients and families.

  • Collaborates with and serves as a resource to medical and nursing staff for questions related to lactation, milk storage and handling or contraindications for breastfeeding.

  • Maintains unit and patient flow, census & assignment boards and records.

  • Processes orders/requests for supplies/equipment.

  • Assists with admission/transfer/discharge process.

  • Monitors continuously for baby alarms and doors for the secure locked unit.

  • Assist Physicians and Nurses with workflow as needed.

What you will need:

  • Graduate of an accredited school of nursing (Associates Degree Nursing acceptable)

  • Current licensure by Maryland State Board of Nursing as a Registered Nurse

  • Board certified as a Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)

  • AHA BLS CPR

  • Computer skills – Microsoft Office products.

  • Must have excellent communication skills (verbal, written) and fluency in the English language.

  • Visual and auditory acuity.

  • Ability to identify and distinguish color.

About us:

Holy Cross Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system that serves more than 240,000 individuals each year from Maryland's two largest counties — Montgomery and Prince George's counties. Holy Cross Health earns numerous national awards, clinical designations and accreditations across a wide range of specialties for providing innovative, high-quality health care services.

We were named one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for 2022.

Holy Cross Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran

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