Lactation Consultant - Mother Baby / PRN
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Eligibility
- RN
- Unit
- Mother-Baby
Posted Aug 23
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Role
- Term
- Per Diem
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
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About this role
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Nursing
- Nursing
- PRN
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- Part-time
- Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City
- JR258019
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Position Details
PRN position (as needed)
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City - Memorial Rd
Mother Baby
We are high-paced, high-energy unit specializing in Obstetrics and Mother Baby, Well Newborn Care along Post Women’s Surgical unit. Within our unit we have:
40-MB rooms
15-LDR rooms
14-High Risk Antepartum
8-bed OBED unit
4-LIBC Birthing Suites
4-Pre Post Rooms
3-OR suites (where we circulate all of our own cases)
Within our unit we also have full-time Lactation Consultants who see both inpatient and outpatients. Mercy OKC is the leading delivering hospital in Oklahoma City and second leading in the Ministry. Our teams offer a comprehensive suite of services at the Love Family's Women's Center.
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Overview
Provides lactation support, education, and assistance to mothers and families. Initiates and maintains regular contact with mothers throughout the baby's hospital stay to help support their breastfeeding experience. Provides post-discharge outpatient care and services through coordination with Family Resource Center and Outpatient Lactation Services.
Serves as a clinical and education resources related to lactation or hospital co-workers. Works closely with staff to facilitate provisions of lactation support services and education throughout Mercy. Represents Mercy at community activities, outreach, and educational programs.
Must have flexibility in scheduling to assure required contact with patients. Awareness of direct patient care activities for neonatal age groups to include assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Coordinates patient care activities with nursing and ancillary departments to optimize patient care and comfort.
Qualifications
Education
Graduate of an accredited registered professional nursing program
Licensure
Is personally responsible for obtaining, and maintaining, a current RN license within the hiring state and/or compact licensure in which nursing duties are performed and must meet all state board of nursing requirements.
Physical requirements/demands : Position requires individuals to push, pull, and/or lift 50 pounds on a regular basis. Position requires prolonged standing and walking each shift. Position requires the ability to grip, reach, bend, kneel, twist, and squat to perform duties
Certifications
Certification as a Certified Lactation Consultant (CLC) must be obtained within two years of date of hire or transfer. Must have a current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Care or complete a course within their probation period.
Why Mercy?
From day one, Mercy offers outstanding benefits - including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, tuition support, and matched retirement plans for team members working 32+ hours per pay period.
Join a caring, collaborative team where your voice matters. At Mercy, you'll help shape the future of healthcare through innovation, technology, and compassion. As we grow, you'll grow with us.
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Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited registered professional nursing program
- Is personally responsible for obtaining, and maintaining, a current RN license within the hiring state and/or compact licensure in which nursing duties are performed and must meet all state board of nursing requirements.
- Physical requirements/demands : Position requires individuals to push, pull, and/or lift 50 pounds on a regular basis. Position requires prolonged standing and walking each shift. Position requires the ability to grip, reach, bend, kneel, twist, and squat to perform duties
- Certification as a Certified Lactation Consultant (CLC) must be obtained within two years of date of hire or transfer. Must have a current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Care or complete a course within their probation period.
- Why Mercy?
- From day one, Mercy offers outstanding benefits - including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, tuition support, and matched retirement plans for team members working 32+ hours per pay period.
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- Join a caring, collaborative team where your voice matters. At Mercy, you'll help shape the future of healthcare through innovation, technology, and compassion. As we grow, you'll grow with us.
Place
- City
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Median rent
- $1,130/mo
- Local household income
- $68,656/yr
- Metro price level
- 10% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Oklahoma City area index 90.4, where 100 is the national average.
Oklahoma City blends Western heritage with modern urban energy, offering nurses an affordable metro where the Plaza District's arts scene and the Bricktown entertainment canal make off-shift hours genuinely enjoyable.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
Mercy is a Catholic health system founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1986, with a heritage tracing back over 195 years to Catherine McAuley's founding of the first House of Mercy in Dublin, Ireland in 1827. The Sisters of…
On your path
Labor & Delivery is a specialty you move into. Waitlists are common; med surg keeps you moving.
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