Lactation Consultant
Description:
Could you be our next Lactation Consultant at Lankenau Medical Center?
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 28 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 160 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: Days/ Evenings (36 hours weekly)
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.
Main Line Health (MLH) with over 10,000 employees, is suburban Philadelphia's most comprehensive health care resource, offering a full range of healthcare services. MLH is currently holds a System Magnet ® Designation for Nursing and has been repeatedly recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in the Greater Philadelphia area (Philadelphia Business Journal). Learn more about us.
Main Line Health is committed to the health and wellness of our employees. We offer competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, generous paid time off, 403b savings plan, lucrative pension plan, tuition reimbursement, and more! Learn more about our benefits.
We are an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBTQ employer. Main Line Health celebrates our differences and our similarities. Learn more about our Diversity and Inclusion culture.