Job Description:

Spectrum Healthcare Resources has a potential opportunity for a civilian Lactation Consultant Registered Nurse at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage Alaska. This contract position offers:

Full Time
• Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:30pm
• No Weekends or On Call

Job Requirements:

The Lactation Consultant Registered Nurse will have the following requirements:

• Associates Degree of Nursing. Graduate from a college or university accredited by Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
• Basic Life Support
• International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).
• Shall have or successfully complete Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) requirements within 6 months from date of hire.
• Shall have provided a minimum of one year lactation consultant services or minimum of 1,000- hour clinical internship.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse

Core Duties:

• Coordinate patient care in collaboration with a wide array of healthcare professionals
• Facilitate the achievement of optimal outcomes in relation to clinical care, quality, and cost effectiveness.
• Ensure compliance with standards of care and practice in accordance with all established policies, procedures, and guidelines used in the MTF
• Perform physical exam and health histories.
• Provide health promotions, counseling, and education.
• Administer medications, wound care, and numerous other personalized interventions.
• Clinically direct and supervise care provided by other healthcare professionals.
• Accountable for making patient care assignments based on the scope of practice and skill level of assigned personnel.
• Recognize adverse signs and symptoms and quickly react in emergency situations.
• Communicate and collaborate with a diverse group of people for the purpose of informing the healthcare team of plans/actions, for teaching/education to benefit the patient/family and organization.
• Make referral appointments and arrange specialty care as appropriate.
• Conduct research in support of improved practice and patient outcomes

Company Overview:

Spectrum Healthcare Resources (SHR) was established in 1988 to deliver systems and processes designed to meet the unique needs of Military and VA Health Systems. SHR is a leading organization that provides physician and clinical staffing and management services to United States Military Treatment Facilities, VA clinics and other Federal Agencies through various contracting vehicles. A Joint Commission Certified Health Care Staffing Services firm, SHR is the federal staffing division of TeamHealth, a Nationwide organization that serves approximately 730 civilian and military hospitals with a team of 7,100 affiliated health care professionals.