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**Details**
**Department:** Lactation Center
**Schedule:** Varied - PRN
**Hospital:** Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County Hospital
**Location:** Middleburg, FL
**Benefits**
Paid time off (PTO)
Various health insurance options & wellness plans
Retirement benefits including employer match plans
Long-term & short-term disability
Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Parental leave & adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Ways to give back to your community
-*Please note, benefits and benefits eligibility can vary by position, exclusions may apply for some roles (for example: Travel, PRN, Short-Term Option, etc.). Actual compensation offer will vary based upon role, education, experience, location, and qualifications. Connect with your Talent Advisor for additional specifics.-
**Responsibilities**
Provide lactation care and instruction to breastfeeding mothers and infants. Serve as a lactation-related clinical resource, educator, and mentor.
Perform initial and on-going assessments of patients' lactation goals and issues.
Instruct and demonstrate proper techniques and promotes the importance of breastfeeding.
Identify the need for standard patient teaching plans and assists with their development.
Act as a liaison to staff and physicians when addressing needs associated with breastfeeding.
Contribute to the development of data tools to monitor and improve outcomes.
**Requirements**
Licensure / Certification / Registration:
Registered Nurse credentialed from the Florida Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or jobtransfer date required.
Certification specializing in Lactation preferred.
Certification specializing in The S. T. A. B. L. E Program preferred.
Certification specializing in Neonatal Resuscitation credentialed from the American Academy ofPediatrics (AAP) preferred.
Education:
Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing OR Required professional licensure at time ofhire required.
**Additional Preferences**
No additional preferences.
**Why Join Our Team**
Ascension St. Vincent's is expanding in the fastest-growing county in Northeast Florida with the addition of a fourth regional hospital, Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County. Serving Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia, Ascension St. Vincent's has been providing caregivers in every discipline a rewarding career in healthcare since 1873.
Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.
Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.
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As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.
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