Duke Regional Hospital has served Durham, Orange, Person, Granville and Alamance counties and the surrounding communities for nearly 40 years. With more than 1,900 employees, its focus is on providing outstanding medical care with compassionate, personalized service in a comfortable community hospital setting. Duke Regional Hospital has 369 inpatient beds and offers a comprehensive range of medical, surgical and diagnostic services, including orthopedics, weight-loss surgery, women's services, and heart and vascular services, and also offers care at the Duke Rehabilitation Institute and Davis Ambulatory Surgical Center. In fiscal year 2018, Duke Regional Hospital admitted 16,299 patients and had 165,953 outpatient visits in fiscal year 2017.

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• Duke University Health System is designated as a Magnet® organization
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Lactation Consultant Nurse Clinician – Duke Regional Hospital
 
Duke University Health System- Duke Regional Hospital seeks to hire an experienced Registered Nurse who will embrace our mission of Advancing Health Together.
 

Department Profile:

The Mother/Baby Unit at Duke Regional Hospital is comprised of 33 beds. This unit provides care for obstetrical (of child bearing age) and gynecological patients. Our team is active in delivering exemplary care for each patient to ensure an excellent patient experience, every time.

Position Summary
The Lactation Consultant Nurse Clinician is an expert in the management of the mother-baby dyad and family that are having complex lactation and nursing issues. S/he is clinician, teacher, consultant, and leader. As a consultant, s/he works collaboratively with the Birthing Center and nursing care teams to develop complex feeding plans. S/he makes clinical assessments, and use current lactation theories and research to develop evidence-based feeding plans that address individual feeding issues while respecting the physician's and family's breastfeeding goals.

Hours:
Days; 8 or 10 hour shifts

Knowledge, Skills, Education, and Experience Required: 

·        Previous work experience (3+ years) as a clinical nurse is required.

·        BSN required

 
Licensure, Certification or Registration Required:

·        Current registration with North Carolina State Board of Nursing as a registered professional nurse OR current compact RN licensure to practice in the state of North Carolina required.

·        BLS (or higher) certification required.

·        Professional specialty certification (preferred).

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