Job Description

Scope of Service

Queen Emma Tower 10 Postpartum/Special Care Nursery (QET 10 PP/SCN) is a 24-bed unit with all private rooms. It operates in conjunction with a 24-bed nursery, having 20 bassinets for normal newborns and 4 Level 2 Special Care nursery beds.

Antepartum, Postpartum, Gynecological surgical, and appropriate Medical-Surgical overflow care is provided to patients in the unit. Patients are newborn, adolescent and adults over 18 years.

Lactation Consultation provides quality lactation education and management services to inpatients and outpatients. Lactation Consultation is an integral member of the Labor and Delivery, Postpartum and Special Care Nursery teams. Service is provided seven days a week. Special services include:

• Consultation with mothers having breastfeeding problems.
• Lactation management services to breastfeeding patients, including patients within the community.
• Consultation with inter-disciplinary team members related to lactation.
• Telephone triage and counseling services to The Queen\xe2\x80\x99s Medical Center patients and members of the community.
• Professional development support for the nursing and medical staff.
• Content expertise in the area of lactation.
• Recommendations for lactation equipment and supplies.

Responsibilities

I. JOB SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsible for coordinating clinical care of patient. Integrates all health care providers to ensure high quality patient/family outcomes, and establishes a consistent and accountable relationship with patient/family. Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to, initiation and development of the plan of care, patient/family education, utilization management and discharge planning.

II. TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Essential functions- Continuous: lifting up to 1/2 lb., seeing, hearing, talking, grasping, fingering. Frequent to continuous: standing, walking, stooping, forward reaching, handling. Frequent: pushing and pulling up to 30 psi, lifting up to 10 lbs., sitting, bending. Occasional to frequent: squatting, twisting. Occasional: pushing and pulling up to 70 psi; lifting: horizontal lift/carry up to 75 lbs. with assistance, floor to waist up to 35 lbs., waist to shoulder up to 25 lbs., overhead level up to 15 lbs.; carrying up to 35 lbs, running, climbing, side bending, kneeling, crouching, overhead reaching. Operates various machines/tools/work aids.

III. TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS
Inside work. Exposure to body fluids, blood products, and communicable diseases. Work environment may be highly stressful, fast paced and hectic. Assignment to inpatient adult psych areas and Family Treatment Center includes occasionally accompanying patients outdoors. Management of confused/disoriented and combative patients may involve tasks which may compromise physical safety.

IV. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
A. Education/Certification and Licensure:
1.Licensure: Registered Nurse, State of Hawaii
2.Diploma or Associate Degree in Nursing; Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing preferred.
3.Current BLS/HCP card in all areas; ACLS, NALS and/or PALS in designated areas.
4.Ability to read, write, speak and understand English effectively.

Additional Requirements

LACTATION CONSULTANT RN

• EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE:

• Current International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) certification.
• Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program Certification.

• EXPERIENCE:

• One (1) experience in providing breastfeeding education, counseling, or related experience, preferably within the past year.
• Experience in supporting mothers who require a higher level of care.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Vet