Lactation Consultant RN [Apply Now]

Company: Kaiser
Location: Downey
Posted on: June 25, 2025

Job Description:

Job Summary: Collaborates with Education Consultants and managers to develop, design, deliver and evaluate/improve education strategies and special projects/programs based on clients departmental goals and needs, as well as organizational goals/objectives. Implements education programs and strategies and coordinates to meet regulatory program requirements and organizational needs. Essential Responsibilities: - Develops, coordinates and evaluates programs to meet regulatory requirements and organizational, departmental and discipline specific needs. - Designs, develops, and coordinates activities for continuing professional education for staff. - Collaborates with consultants to develop special projects in professional education, development and learning. - Communicates and markets education programs to a broad target audience using appropriate methods, and based on identified/assessed needs. - Participates in classroom instruction on developed projects. - Makes recommendations for cost/quality strategies, works within budget; serves as expert resource to staff and departments in defining and meeting educational, clinical, quality and cost outcomes and performance measures. - Develops, implements, monitors and evaluates/improves the orientation, cross training and education/competency processes/systems for clinical staff. - Responds to corporate and industry changes in clinical practice and professional education and provides necessary training, education and development which improves organizational performance. - Ensures compliance and documentation of organizational records based on regulatory agency standards. Basic Qualifications: Experience - Minimum two (2) years of previous teaching experience required or previous recent experience in in-service education in clinical service area (usually two (2) to five (5) years.). Education - Bachelor's degree or four (4) years of experience in a directly related field. - High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required. License, Certification, Registration - Registered Nurse License (California) - International Board Lactation Consultant Examiners Certificate within 12 months of hire Additional Requirements: - Experience in breast-feeding education and postpartum and/or mother-baby. - Knowledge of Standards of Care pertinent to breast-feeding education. - Adult learning knowledge required. - Demonstrated ability to utilize interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills and group facilitator/process skills. - Computer literacy required. Preferred Qualifications: - Masters Degree preferred. - CPR instructor preferred. - Certified Lactation Educator (CLE). - Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). - BLS. - PALS. - Working knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint. - Strong customer service skills. - BSN preferred. - NRP preferred. - Bilingual preferred. Notes: - If twelve (12) hour option chosen, shift will be 7:15 pm - 7:45 am with an 8-hour back up shift 11:00 pm – 7:00 am. PrimaryLocation : California,Downey,Downey Medical Center HoursPerWeek : 30 Shift : Night Workdays : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat WorkingHoursStart : 07:15 PM WorkingHoursEnd : 07:45 AM Job Schedule : Part-time Job Type : Standard Employee Status : Regular Employee Group/Union Affiliation : B21|AFSCME|SCNSC Job Level : Individual Contributor Job Category : Nursing Licensed & Nurse Practitioners Department : Downey Medical Center - Family Center Perinatal - 0801 Travel : No Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status. For jobs where work will be performed in unincorporated LA County, the employer provides the following statement in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: - Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, accreditation, and licensure requirements (where applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures. - Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others in accordance with the Principles of Responsibility, adheres to organizational policies and guidelines; supports compliance initiatives; maintains confidences; admits mistakes; conducts business with honesty, shows consistency in words and actions; follows through on commitments. - Job duties with at least occasional or possible access to: (1) patients, the general public, or other employees; (2) confidential protected health information and other confidential KP information (including employee, proprietary, financial or trade secret information); (3) KP property and assets, for example, electronic assets, medical instruments, or devices; (4) controlled substances regulated by federal law or potentially subject to diversion.

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