Lactation consultant, NICU- Per diem, Day

Beth Israel Lahey Health

23h•Onsite

About The Position

The Lactation Consultant Nurse practices as a professional registered nurse using the nursing process as the foundation for care delivery. In this role, the nurse provides specialized lactation support and direct nursing care to infants and families in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) setting. Training, competency validation, and ongoing performance evaluation are overseen by the department’s Nurse Leader to ensure safe, evidence-based practice. The NICU and Special Care Nursery provide high-quality, family-centered care for infants requiring specialized support, with an individualized and developmentally supportive care model. Families are essential partners in the care process, participating in decision-making from admission through discharge. An interdisciplinary team approach guides all aspects of care delivery, fostering a collaborative, respectful, and openly communicative unit culture. The team benefits from strong educational programs, professional development opportunities, and consistently high staff retention.

Requirements

Associate's degree required.
License Registered Nurse required.
American Heart Association – Basic Life support Certificate required.
IBCLC Certified.
0-1 years related work experience required.
Basic familiarity with computers.
Ability to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications.
Ability to make decisions that are based on specific instructions, standard practices and established procedures which generally require little or no supervision.
Ability to address problems that are varied, requiring analysis or interpretation of the situation using direct observation, knowledge and skills based on general precedents.
Ability to set goals and determines how to accomplish defined results with some guidelines.
Ability to summarize and communicate in English moderately complex information in varied written formats to internal and external customers.
Ability to comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English to medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of concepts, practices and policies with the ability to use them in complex varied situations.
Ability to work collaboratively in small teams to improve the operations of immediate work group by offering ideas, identifying issues, and respecting team members.
Ability to provide a high level of customer service and staff training to meet customer service standards and expectations for the assigned unit(s).
Resolves service issues in the assigned unit(s) in a timely and respectful manner.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Demonstrates the ability for decision making by integrating theoretical knowledge with practical experience in caring for patients.
Coordinates the care of patients and directs assistive personnel in order to provide safe, effective, efficient, equitable and timely, patient-centered care.
Demonstrates a commitment to patients, staff, and to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The individual nursing practice reflects the goals of the Medical Center.
Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own nursing practice and patient safety.
Works in a collegial and collaborative relationship with other health professionals to determine healthcare needs of patients and families.
Develops relationships with patients and families that maintain and communicate trust and respect.
Communicates effectively in the exchange of information.
Demonstrate the ability to act as a patient advocate.
Maintains annual mandatory education requirements, which include emergency skills and unit based competencies.
Identifies needs for continued growth and development in conjunction with the unit based educator or clinical nurse specialist.
Participates in activities that contribute to professional development of self and quality improvement activities.