Lactation Consultant jobs in Gulfport, MS

Provides professional nursing care to an assigned patient population. Provides nursing leadership for coordination of care given with interdisciplinary team members to facilitate the patient along the continuum.

Job Specifications:

Required Education: Graduation from an accredited, state-approved, school of nursing.

Preferred Education: N/A

Required Licensure: Current MS RN license or temporary permit for same (valid for 90 days only) or Compact License. Eligible for or currently certified by IBCLC. If not IBCLC certified must obtain certification at first opportunity after the required 1000 hours in lactation assistance have been achieved or 2 years.

Preferred Licensure: N/A

Required Experience: One-year clinical experience in a hospital as an RN with experience in breastfeeding education.

Preferred Experience: Two years in lactation assistance.

Required Skills, Knowledge, Abilities: Standard nursing principles, practices, and procedures. Ability to interpret physicians' instructions. Use and operation of equipment and instruments used in patient care.

Preferred Skills, Knowledge, Abilities: Ability to use Microsoft Applications.

Memorial Health System has been dedicated to healing, inspiring, and transforming the health of our community since 1946. With multiple hospital facilities, outpatient surgery locations and diagnostic centers, more than 100 Physician Clinics, and post-acute services including skilled nursing, you can find your fit at Memorial.

When you join our team, you join more than 5,000 individuals committed to exceptional care. We offer several of the region's most comprehensive clinical programs and medical specialties unique to the Coast, including a Level III Neonatal ICU, state-designated Level II Trauma Center, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, and Mississippi's first nationally-certified Primary Stroke Center.

At Memorial, you are valued. We know that our increasingly diverse communities need healthcare professionals that reflect their different cultural backgrounds, perspectives, and values. We acknowledge the uniqueness of all individuals, their commonalities as well as differences, all of which have shaped their lives in meaningful ways.

The development of our team members is integral to the patient care we provide. Grow your skills, and grow with Memorial.

Memorial Health System is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected status or characteristic. Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Disability/Veteran.