Lactation Consultant​/Rn

Job Description

Responsibilities

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
-bed acute care hospital offering services including ER care, cardiology, oncology, labor and delivery, level II NICU, surgical and orthopedic services, and much more. Learn more at

• 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

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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.

• Involves the patient and family psychosocial, spiritual, emotional, population specific, and diversity needs in care assessment.
• Constructs and implements the plan of care using nursing knowledge and skill. Integrates direct and indirect patient care activities related to the diagnosis and co-morbidities.
• Coordinates the implementation and evaluation to assist the breastfeeding mother to attain her individual goals.
• Shows sensitivity to the sprecific issues their clients are experiencing. Educates 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
• (K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Tuition Reimbursement/Repayment Program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its + Subsidiaries!
• More information is 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 acute care setting.
• Current IBCLC certification required
• Must successfully pass any pre-employment assessment(s) required by the facility.