Lactation Consultant RN

Summary

Join Our Team

We are looking for compassionate, caring, and dedicated Lactation Consultant to join our team and help us continue our tradition of excellence.

Benefits

We pride ourselves in retaining our top talent by offering work environments that support professional development and personal success. In addition to our robust healthcare and retirement plans, we offer :

• Flexible work schedules – Full time / part time / supplemental – Day / Eve / Night
• Onsite children’s care centers (Infant through Pre-K)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Free access to fitness centers, where health coaches are available to help with workout plans
• Payactiv- earned wage benefit- work today get paid tomorrow
• Career advancement opportunities
• Competitive pay, shift and weekend incentives, yearly opportunities for pay increases and bonuses

As a Lactation Consultant RN, you will play a critical role in continuing the healing mission of Deaconess.

Job Overview :

The Lactation Consultant RN provides lactation counseling, education and support to new mothers for both inpatients and outpatients; contacts breastfeeding mothers 24-72 hours after discharge; serves as a resource for staff nurses, physicians and the community.

Required : Certifications / Licenses / Education

The Lactation Consultant must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing; maintain a current Indiana RN license; maintain BLS certification; IBCLC or CLC is preferred. No experience is required but 1-2 years of experience in practice area is preferred.

Additional Information

The Lactation Consultant RN provides lactation counseling, education and support to new mothers for both inpatients and outpatients; contacts breastfeeding mothers 24-72 hours after discharge; serves as a resource for staff nurses, physicians and the community.

The Registered Nurse provides direct patient care; demonstrates the knowledge, critical thinking and judgment of and integrates the use of evidence-based outcomes for nursing practice; supervises care delivered; coordinates plan ofcare; provides education for patients, families and staff; and collaborates with other disciplines.

The Lactation Consultant must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing; maintain a current Indiana RN license; maintain BLS certification; IBCLC or CLC is preferred. No experience is required but 1-2 years of experience in practice area is preferred.

The RN will adhere to the American Nurses Association Bill of Rights by establishing and maintaining workplace expectations and environments which support sound professional nursing practice.

Essential Functions