RN Lactation Consultant- Mother/Baby - Day

About the role

The Maternity Suite at Cambridge Hospital is a beautiful unit with lovely views of downtown Boston and Harvard Square. It includes a Labor and Delivery (L&D) Unit and a Postpartum Unit and helps more than 1,100 growing families every year.

Responsibilities

• Ongoing assessment and care of the mother through the postpartum periods according to established guidelines.
• Ongoing assessment and care of the newborn according to established guidelines.
• Education to maternal newborn dyad from birth to discharge.
• Orchestrates and coordinates discharge planning and follow up care for mother and newborn.
• Participates in ongoing maternal newborn unit based quality initiatives.
• Maintains clinical practice in accordance with AWHONN, ACOG, NRP, and AAP established guidelines.
• Successfully completes the maternal newborn unit based competency programs as required.

Requirements

• BSN preferred
• Current MA RN Licensure
• Current AHA BLS or ARC BLS required, NRP required prior to completion of unit orientation
• Current mother baby/nursery experience required; Level 1B nursery experience strongly preferred
• IBCLC Certification by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners

Qualifications

• BSN preferred
• Current MA RN Licensure
• Current AHA BLS or ARC BLS required, NRP required prior to completion of unit orientation
• Current mother baby/nursery experience required; Level 1B nursery experience strongly preferred
• IBCLC Certification by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners

Pay

Pay Range: $42.42 - $96.81 per hour

Schedule

Work Days: 8 hour shifts, every other weekend, every other holiday