As the Lactation Consultant at Lawrence General Hospital, you will be responsible for educating women, families, health professionals, and the community about breastfeeding and human lactation; facilitating the development of policies which protect, promote, and support breastfeeding; acting as an advocate for breastfeeding as the child-feeding norm; and providing holistic, evidence-based breastfeeding support and care from preconception to weaning for women and their families.
Encourage informed decision-making about infant and child feeding; display sensitivity to the learner’s culture; provide positive feedback and emotional support for continued breastfeeding, especially in difficult or complicated circumstances; and share current evidence-based information and clinical skills in collaboration with other health care professionals. The Lactation Consultant will provide services on any unit in the hospital that is necessary – primarily maternity, labor and delivery, special care nursery and pediatrics.
Requirements:
- High school diploma required; Bachelor’s degree preferred
- The current IBLCE requires: International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners.
- BLS required upon hire; NAS required to be completed during the orientation period.
- Minimum one year experience teaching/facilitation of lactation services preferred.
- Bilingual (Spanish) desired, not required.
Location: Merrimack Health · Labor & Delivery 6480
Schedule: 7:00am - 3:00pm, Days & Evening
