Staff RN II - Maternal Child Health
Job Description
Essential Responsibilities:
- Provides lactation consultation to members/families during scheduled medical office visits.
- Provide lactation support during postpartum virtual visits and serves as resource to Pediatric, OBGYN, and Internal Medicine clinicians and staff for breastfeeding questions and concerns.
- Educates and enrolls members in Remote Patient Monitoring program; Monitors and manages RPM alerts on weekends and holidays on a rotating basis.
- Performs in-person rounds at KP Core hospitals to review AWHONN Post Birth Warning Signs and documents member encounter.
- Provide breastfeeding assistance and education regarding diet and activity in the postpartum period.
- Communicates pertinent information to clinicians of both mother and baby; determines if either the mother or the baby is in need for further evaluation and schedules the member for consult.
- Assess babies at risk for jaundice or sepsis and alerts the clinician, as needed, ensuring the next day follow up in the office as per KP policy.
- Maintains CEUs and certification as Breastfeeding specialist and Childbirth Educator.
- Researches, designs, develops, implements, and conducts training program for obstetric members, clinicians and staff by teaching Breastfeeding classes.
- Monitors Lactation Advice Line and in-basket referrals - scheduling consult appointments and providing advice as needed.
- Facilitates events, prepares displays, and offers teaching materials and articles for International Breastfeeding week.
- Dispatches postpartum home or virtual visits and evaluates routes for cost effectiveness, as needed.
- Prepared to instruct patients on the use of medical equipment as necessary (SNS, Nipple shields, Breast pumps).
- Participates in and assists in maintaining various HEDIS measures and department monthly statistics.
- Participates in Unit Based Team projects.
- May perform other duties as assigned.
Notes:
- Rotating weekends.
- Lactation service within the Cumberland catchment area (Townpark, Westcobb, & Sandy Springs).
- Travel to Northside & Emory Decatur.
Basic Qualifications:Experience
- Minimum three (3) years in OB/GYN, Labor and Delivery, Perinatal Care, or Mother/Baby.
- Associates degree in Nursing.
- High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.
Registered Professional Nurse License (Georgia) required at hire
Resolve Through Sharing Bereavement Training Certification within 12 months of hire
Certified Lactation Counselor within 12 months of hire
- Basic Life Support required at hire
- Travel 80-90% throughout the Region.
- IBCLC Lactation certification preferred.
- Bachelors (BSN) degree.
Notes:
- Lactation service within the Cumberland catchment area (Townpark, Westcobb, & Sandy Springs).
- Travel to Northside & Emory Decatur.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Provides lactation consultation to members/families during scheduled medical office visits.
- Provide lactation support during postpartum virtual visits and serves as resource to Pediatric, OBGYN, and Internal Medicine clinicians and staff for breastfeeding questions and concerns.
- Educates and enrolls members in Remote Patient Monitoring program; Monitors and manages RPM alerts on weekends and holidays on a rotating basis.
- Performs in-person rounds at KP Core hospitals to review AWHONN Post Birth Warning Signs and documents member encounter.
- Provide breastfeeding assistance and education regarding diet and activity in the postpartum period.
- Communicates pertinent information to clinicians of both mother and baby; determines if either the mother or the baby is in need for further evaluation and schedules the member for consult.
- Assess babies at risk for jaundice or sepsis and alerts the clinician, as needed, ensuring the next day follow up in the office as per KP policy.
- Maintains CEUs and certification as Breastfeeding specialist and Childbirth Educator.
- Researches, designs, develops, implements, and conducts training program for obstetric members, clinicians and staff by teaching Breastfeeding classes.
- Monitors Lactation Advice Line and in-basket referrals - scheduling consult appointments and providing advice as needed.
- Facilitates events, prepares displays, and offers teaching materials and articles for International Breastfeeding week.
- Dispatches postpartum home or virtual visits and evaluates routes for cost effectiveness, as needed.
- Prepared to instruct patients on the use of medical equipment as necessary (SNS, Nipple shields, Breast pumps).
- Participates in and assists in maintaining various HEDIS measures and department monthly statistics.
- Participates in Unit Based Team projects.
- May perform other duties as assigned.
Notes:
- Rotating weekends.
- Lactation service within the Cumberland catchment area (Townpark, Westcobb, & Sandy Springs).
- Travel to Northside & Emory Decatur.
Basic Qualifications:Experience
- Minimum three (3) years in OB/GYN, Labor and Delivery, Perinatal Care, or Mother/Baby.
- Associates degree in Nursing.
- High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.
Registered Professional Nurse License (Georgia) required at hire
Resolve Through Sharing Bereavement Training Certification within 12 months of hire
Certified Lactation Counselor within 12 months of hire
- Basic Life Support required at hire
- Travel 80-90% throughout the Region.
- IBCLC Lactation certification preferred.
- Bachelors (BSN) degree.
Notes:
- Lactation service within the Cumberland catchment area (Townpark, Westcobb, & Sandy Springs).
- Travel to Northside & Emory Decatur.
About Kaiser Permanente
At Kaiser Permanente, we’re all focused on helping people and providing high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. Across our organization, we’re fiercely committed to our members, our mission, our communities, and each other. We know that each part of the Kaiser Permanente team is essential to our success. Together, we are more than 235,000 dedicated professionals working to advance Kaiser Permanente’s commitment to delivering a healthier tomorrow.
Driven by our collective passion at Kaiser Permanente, we strive to make health care more innovative and compassionate. With the wellness of our patients and our communities at heart, we work to revolutionize health and care from more than 650 locations in 8 states and D.C.
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