Registered Nurse (RN) Lactation Consultant- Part Time Nights

Job Description

Inova Alexandria Hospital is looking for a Registered Nurse (RN) Inpatient Lactation Consultant to join the Postpartum Unit. This role will be part-time Night Shift 24 hours/ week, including weekend and holiday commitment. Shifts can be scheduled for 8, 10, 12 hours.


Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.


Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offeringup to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offeringpaid time off, paid parental leave, and flexible work schedules.

Registered Nurse (RN) Job Responsibilities:

• Provides knowledgeable and caring clinical practice and care coordination for patients,
• Ensures safe, therapeutic, holistic care, incorporating patient/family-centered approaches and respect for individual differences.
• Integrates knowledge, skills, and experiences to meet patient and family needs across the care continuum, including education.
• Communicates effectively and collaborates with healthcare team members, respecting other clinical disciplines.
• Determines care delivery processes using patient communication, technology, and team collaboration.
• Perform comprehensive health assessments by interpreting multiple data sets.
• Develop individualized care plans based on patient assessments and population trends.
• Deliver patient care in a patient and family-centered manner.
• Advocate for patient rights and provide counsel to resolve issues.
• Access multidisciplinary resources for patient outcomes and coordinate transition planning.
• Document all patient care activities according to standards.
• Evaluate care processes, anticipate patient variances, and revise care plans accordingly.
• Make clinical decisions based on experience, patient data, and intuition.
• Foster effective communication and cooperation with clinical teams.
• Assess and measure patient education needs and outcomes.
• Provide mentorship, guidance, and direction to staff, including preceptorship and delegation of care activities.
• Ensure care delivery aligns with standards, guidelines, and collaborative processes.
• Pursue professional development by obtaining continuing education.
• Evaluate clinical and quality outcomes and contribute to performance improvement.

Minimum Requirements:

• Education: BSN from an accredited school of nursing. If RN has an Associate's Degree (ADN); must complete BSN within 5 years of start date.
• Experience : Required 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse, for Critical Care units, 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse in a critical care setting or completion of a critical care fellowship. Preferred: Two years of recent experience on an inpatient postpartum unit.
• Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association required upon start | For Critical Care Units: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support - Within 6 Months | For Pediatric Units: Pediatric Advanced Life Support- Within 6 Months | For Infusion Center Units: Obtain chemo card- within 3 months of hire
• Licensure: Licensed or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse or an active multi-state Registered Nurse license

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two years of recent Registered Nurse (RN) inpatient experience on a Postpartum Unit.
• Currently holds IBCLC certification or is scheduled to sit for the exam

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia's leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better - to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.


Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.