Lactation Educator RN
About The Position
As a Lactation Professional, you will empower new parents to achieve their lactation goals and promote optimal infant nutrition. You will provide evidence-based education, assessment, and individualized support before and after birth; address feeding challenges; develop personalized care plans; and collaborate with healthcare providers to ensure integrated support. The role calls for clinical knowledge, excellent communication, empathy, and patience, with strategies adapted to individual needs to support successful infant feeding and improved health outcomes. You will provide nursing care according to Marian Regional Medical Center procedures, policies, and Perinatal Services standards of care, and observe universal precautions. Using current lactation theories and research, you will develop evidence-based feeding plans that address individual feeding issues while respecting physician and family breastfeeding goals. You will perform and document initial and ongoing patient assessments, assess the breastfeeding mother-baby dyad—including breast and infant oral characteristics, latch-on technique, milk intake, and estimated milk production—and develop feeding plans for infants ranging from normal newborns to complex neonates.
Requirements
- Recent minimum of three years of clinical experience in Mother & Baby Care.
- Minimum of one year as a Lactation Consultant in an acute care setting.
- Registered Nurse with a California RN license.
- Basic Life Support (CPR) within 30 days.
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) within 30 days.
Nice To Haves
- Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC).
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
- Two or more years of Lactation Consultant experience in an acute care setting and outpatient clinical experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide evidence-based lactation education, assessment, and individualized prenatal and postpartum support.
- Address infant feeding challenges and develop personalized care plans.
- Collaborate with healthcare providers to ensure integrated support.
- Provide nursing care according to Marian Regional Medical Center procedures, policies, and Perinatal Services standards of care.
- Observe universal precautions.
- Use current lactation theories and research to develop evidence-based feeding plans that address individual feeding issues while respecting physician and family breastfeeding goals.
- Perform and document initial and ongoing patient assessments.
- Assess the breastfeeding mother-baby dyad, including breast and infant oral characteristics, latch-on technique, milk intake, and estimated milk production.
- Develop feeding plans for infants ranging from normal newborns to complex neonates.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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