Nurse (Lactation)

Summary

About the Position: The Nurse (Lactation) position is located at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, within the Directorate of Nursing, inpatient Maternal Infant Unit,. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation for DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce.

Duties

• This position serves as a Post Partum and Lactation Nurse and is the primary Lactation Consultant at a Medical Treatment Facility (MTF).
• Serves as the consultant nurse for Women’s Health Service Line regarding breastfeeding issues.
• Establishes and maintains a regular follow-up system of continuing care for mothers and their infants.
• Provides expanded comprehensive and therapeutic health care services to postpartum patients and newborn nursery that combines the services of the Nurse Practitioner and the physician within mutually established medical guidelines.
• Identifies and manages own caseload of mother/baby patient as a post partum nurse aside from her Lactation nursing duties intermittently.
• Performs routine health assessments for both mom and baby.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.