Registered Nurse- Part Time, Lactation Consultant, Evenings, 3P-11P, Morristown NJ

About the role

The Lactation Consultant is a registered healthcare professional responsible for providing evidence-based lactation care, education, and support to breastfeeding mothers, infants, and families throughout the prenatal, inpatient, and postpartum periods. The Lactation Consultant promotes, protects, and supports breastfeeding through direct patient care, staff education, interdisciplinary collaboration, and program development initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Assess maternal and infant breastfeeding needs through comprehensive lactation evaluations.
• Develop individualized lactation care plans based on patient needs and clinical findings.
• Provide breastfeeding education and counseling to expectant parents, postpartum mothers, and families.
• Assist with breastfeeding initiation, positioning, latch techniques, milk expression, and pumping strategies.
• Identify and address breastfeeding complications, including engorgement, mastitis, nipple trauma, low milk supply, and infant feeding concerns.
• Document assessments, interventions, patient responses, and outcomes in the electronic medical record.
• Facilitate continuity of care through referrals to community breastfeeding resources and outpatient lactation services.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Required qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program.
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse.
• BLS certification within 6 months of hire.
• International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) or working towards certification.

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
• Master’s degree in nursing or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in Nursing or relevant area.

About Us

At Atlantic Health, our promise to our communities is that anyone who enters one of our facilities will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development, and opportunities we give to our more than 22,000 team members. Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation.

Our facilities and sites of care include:

• Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
• Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
• Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
• Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
• Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
• Atlantic Health Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
• Atlantic Health CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
• Atlantic Medical Group
• Atlantic Visiting Nurse
• Atlantic Mobile Health
• Atlantic Rehabilitation

We have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group.

Recent awards and recognition include:

• Chosen for 17 years by Fortune as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For.”
• Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook named by Newsweek as two of the “World’s Best Hospitals” in 2026.
• Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook ranked within the top three hospitals in New Jersey by U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-2026 Best Hospital rankings.
• Atlantic Health scored four “A” grades by The Leapfrog Group in its Fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grades.
• Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook are New Jersey's only hospitals named among America's 50 Best hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.
• Named by Becker's Healthcare as one of the "165 Top Places to Work in Healthcare – 2026."
• Atlantic Health Morristown, Atlantic Health Overlook, Atlantic Health Chilton, and Atlantic Health Newton all Forbes Top Hospitals for 2026.
• Named by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion & Diversity 2025.
• Atlantic Health rated LEVEL 9 - 2025 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired.

Morristown Medical Center is a nationally-recognized leader in cardiology and heart surgery, orthopedics, gynecology, geriatrics, gastroenterology and GI surgery, pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology. It is the only hospital in New Jersey named one of America's '50 Best Hospitals' for six consecutive years by Healthgrades and one of the World's Best Hospitals by Newsweek. It has received an "A" hospital safety grade from Leapfrog twelve consecutive times and a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Morristown Medical Center is a Magnet Hospital for Excellence in Nursing Service, the highest level of recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, and is designated a Level I Regional Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons and Level II by the State of NJ.

Benefits

Atlantic Health offers a competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports the health, financial security, and well-being of all team members. Offerings vary based on role level (Team Member, Director, Executive). Below is a general summary:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)
• Life & AD&D Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)
• 403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contribution
• PTO & Paid Sick Leave
• Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising
• Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
• Backup and On-Site Childcare
• Well-Being Rewards
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program
• Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
• Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance

About the Team

Whether it is the first trip to a gynecology specialist, welcoming a new baby, or entering menopause, women can count on Atlantic Health System Women’s Health for quality care tailored to their unique needs at each stage of life. Our board-certified specialists provide comprehensive care for the whole woman, including wellness and prevention services and minimally invasive treatments using the latest technology. At Atlantic Health we have maternity centers with safe, welcoming environments, where fellowship-trained obstetricians, neonatology specialists, midwives, and other support staff work closely together during labor and delivery. High-risk mothers and infants have seamless access to state-of-the-art neonatal medicine when necessary.