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Main Line Health
Lactation Consultant
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What they do
A Lactation Consultant works with new mothers to teach them how to feed their babies and manage breastfeeding issues. Provides clinical help and emotional support for breast-feeding mothers. Advises mothers on feeding schedules; helps with babies that have slow weight gain.
$95,490 / year median in Pennsylvania
+8% projected growth
Job Description
Could you be our next Lactation Consultant at Paoli Hospital? 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 unit. 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.