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Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Lactation Consultant
Job Description
Where You'll Work Founded in 1967, Dignity Health - Mercy San Juan Medical Center is a 377-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Carmichael, California. Serving over 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, cancer care, women's health, and neurology. Additionally, Mercy San Juan Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Comprehensive Stroke Center, the highest level of stroke care certification awarded by The Joint Commission. One Community. One Mission. One California Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Lactation Professional, you will be a compassionate expert, empowering new parents to achieve their lactation goals and promoting optimal infant nutrition.
Every day, you will provide evidence-based education, assessment, and individualized support prenatally and postpartum. You'll address feeding challenges, develop personalized care plans, and collaborate with healthcare providers to ensure integrated support.
To be successful in this role, you will possess deep clinical knowledge, exceptional communication, empathy, and patience, adapting strategies to individual needs for successful infant feeding and improved health outcomes. Provide inpatient lactation consultations. Provide outpatient lactation consultations. Teach lactation education to public and healthcare professionals. Document consultations provided and classes taught. Collaborate to maintain department and materials. Collaborate to develop lactation policies and protocols. Job Requirements Required Associates Degree. Lactation Consultant experience. One (1) year or completion of a six (6) months internship in an acute care obstetrical unit. Certified Lactation Counseler (CLC) Preferred Bachelors Of Nursing and three (3) years experience.
Every day, you will provide evidence-based education, assessment, and individualized support prenatally and postpartum. You'll address feeding challenges, develop personalized care plans, and collaborate with healthcare providers to ensure integrated support.
To be successful in this role, you will possess deep clinical knowledge, exceptional communication, empathy, and patience, adapting strategies to individual needs for successful infant feeding and improved health outcomes. Provide inpatient lactation consultations. Provide outpatient lactation consultations. Teach lactation education to public and healthcare professionals. Document consultations provided and classes taught. Collaborate to maintain department and materials. Collaborate to develop lactation policies and protocols. Job Requirements Required Associates Degree. Lactation Consultant experience. One (1) year or completion of a six (6) months internship in an acute care obstetrical unit. Certified Lactation Counseler (CLC) Preferred Bachelors Of Nursing and three (3) years experience.