Lactation Consultant​/Rn, Part-Time

Overview

Sierra Medical Center is part of Northern Nevada Health System, a regional multi‑facility system that has excelled at offering quality care to residents of the greater Truckee Meadows. Sierra Medical Center is a 170‑bed acute care hospital offering services including 24/7 ER care, cardiology, oncology, labour and delivery, level II NICU, surgical and orthopedic services, and much more.

• Compassion - We treat everyone with kindness and warmth because we genuinely care about every patient, employee and physician like they are family.
• Empathy - We put ourselves in our patient’s shoes and deliver clinical care with a personalized touch.
• Teamwork - We foster a caring and friendly work environment to bring the best possible outcomes in our patient’s lives.
• Quality - We strive to provide excellence in clinical care.
• Ethics - We conduct our business with the highest ethical and moral standards.
• Respect - We promise to honor the dignity, individuality and rights of everyone.
• Service Excellence - We provide personalized and professional service that exceeds the expectations of those we serve.
• Innovation - We continually invest in technology and process improvements to develop new and better ways of delivering clinical care.

Job Summary: Provides safe, competent nursing care for patients in accordance with facility policies, standards, and philosophy. Provides professional leadership and support to the healthcare team. The concepts of Patient ­Centered Care will provide the foundation for all nursing care. Demonstrates Service Excellence standards at all times.

• Involve the patient and family psychosocial, spiritual, emotional, population specific, and diversity needs in care assessment.
• Construct and implement the plan of care using nursing knowledge and skill. Integrate direct and indirect patient care activities related to the diagnosis and co‑morbidities.
• Coordinate the implementation and evaluation to assist the breastfeeding mother to attain her individual goals.
• Show sensitivity to the specific issues their clients are experiencing. Educate clients on the information essential for their success in breastfeeding.

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive compensation & generous paid time off
• Excellent medical, dental, vision and prescription drug plans
• 401(k) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Tuition reimbursement / repayment program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ subsidiaries
• More information available on our benefits guest website:

• Graduate of an accredited or NLN‑approved RN program.
• Current Nevada nursing license.
• Current BLS certificate.
• Prefer one year full‑time or three years part‑time experience in an acute‑care setting.
• Current IBCLC certification required.
• Must successfully pass any pre‑employment assessment(s) required by the facility.

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal‑opportunity employers and, as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. UHS was recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune and was listed in Forbes’ ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. The organization operates acute care hospitals, behavioural health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

If you would like to learn more about the position before applying, please contact Michelle Lopez‑Reyes, Recruiter: m