Job Description
The Lactation Consultant is responsible for providing evidence-based breastfeeding education, support, and counseling to pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding families. This role promotes, protects, and supports breastfeeding through direct patient care, staff education, policy development, and collaboration with interdisciplinary healthcare teams. The Lactation Consultant assesses breastfeeding needs, develops individualized feeding plans, and assists families in achieving their infant feeding goals while ensuring optimal maternal and infant outcomes.
Principal Accountabilities:
1. Maintains accurate, complete health care records and reports.
2. Provide education regarding breast pump use, milk storage and supplementation.
3. Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, doulas, and other healthcare professionals to support feeding goals.
4. Monitors, reports, and records symptoms or changes in patient conditions.5. Performs duties in an inpatient/ outpatient setting.
5. Assesses, implements, plans, or evaluates patient nursing care plans by working with healthcare team members.
6. Assist mothers with breastfeeding techniques, positioning, latch assessment, milk production concerns, and pumping strategies.
7. Performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Required:
1. Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program.
2. Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse.
3. BLS certification within 6 months of hire
4. International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant or working towards
Preferred:
1. Bachelor's degree in nursing.
2. Master's degree in nursing or related field.
3. 1+ year of experience in Nursing related field (Mother Baby, NICU, or L&D preferred.)
About the Team
Whether it is the first trip to a gynecology specialist, welcoming a new baby or entering menopause, women can count on Atlantic Health System Women's Health for quality care tailored to their unique needs at each stage of life. Our board-certified specialists provide comprehensive care for the whole woman, including wellness and prevention services and minimally invasive treatments using the latest technology. At Atlantic Health we have maternity centers with safe, welcoming environments, where fellowship-trained obstetricians, neonatology specialists, midwives and other support staff work closely together during labor and delivery. High-risk mothers and infants have seamless access to state-of-the-art neonatal medicine when necessary.
