Lactation Consultant

Description:
Could you be our next Lactation Consultant at Birthplace

Why work as a Lactation Consultant with Main Line Health?

• Make an Impact! Share your knowledge and expertise to support the practice of breastfeeding. As a Lactation Consultant you will be educating and supporting new moms while they are an inpatient and will continue the support by calling patients within a month of discharge to ensure all of the patient's needs have been met. You will serve as an Educator/Consultant to nurses and other healthcare professionals within the Women's and Children service line when additional interventions are identified for the patient. Our unit has 16 post-partum beds and has achieved the Keystone 10 initiative.
  
  
• Develop and Grow Your Career! Invest in furthering your education through seeking certifications or advanced degrees by taking advantage of our Tuition Reimbursement! This position is eligible for up to $6,000 per year based upon your Full or Part Time status.
  
  
• Get Involved! Become engaged by joining hospital & system-wide Nursing Committees.
  
  
• Join the Team! Like our patients, the Main Line Health Family encompasses a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. Just as each of our patients requires a personalized care plan, each of our employees, physicians, and volunteers, bring distinctive talents to Main Line Health. Regardless of our unique design, we all share a common purpose: providing superior service and care.
  
  
• Position-Specific Benefits include: You are eligible for up to 120 hours of paid time off per year based on your Full or Part Time status. We also offer a number of employee discounts to various activities, services, and vendors... And employee parking is always free!
  
  

Position: Lactation Consultant
Shift: 20 hours per week / 40 hours every two weeks [Day/ Evening Hours] start and ends may vary 8am- 8:30pm or 9am- 9:30pm. Weekend and holidays are rotation based on unit need determined by Manager.

Experience:
Minimum of 2 years' experience providing healthcare and /or education in Women's Health preferred.

Education:
1. Knowledge of fetal, newborn, and maternal anatomy/physiology.
2. Bachelor's Degree in related discipline preferred.

Licensures/Certifications:
1. Current RN License preferred OR a multi-state license verified in one of the approved states through the Nursing Licensure Compact.
2. Certification with the International Board Lactation Consultants Examiners required.