What are the responsibilities and job description for the Specialty Nurse - Lactation Consultant position at Johns Hopkins Medicine?
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Weekly Working Hours: 20 hours per week
Shifts: Rotating Shifts
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Job Details:
The RN Lactation Consultant is an integral member of the multidisciplinary care team, providing expert lactation support to patients and families across Women's Services and Pediatric care settings. This role is responsible for assessing, planning, coordinating, and evaluating individualized breastfeeding and infant feeding plans, including breastfeeding assistance and breast pump support. The RN Lactation Consultant provides education to patients, families, and staff, conducts daily bedside lactation rounds, and serves as a clinical resource and advocate for evidence-based breastfeeding practices to promote positive maternal and infant outcomes.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Nursing required
- Active Maryland or Compact RN license is required
- BLS CPR certification required
- RN work experience required
- IBCLC certification required
We’re proud to offer a robust benefits package that supports your health, growth, and well-being. Discover our full offerings and costs here: mybenefitsjhhs.com
What Awaits You:
- Competitive pay and benefits that support you at every stage of your life and career.
- Retirement plans with employer contributions to help you plan confidently for the future.
- Generous time off so you can unplug, recharge, and enjoy life outside of work.
- Access to world-class facilities and innovative technology that fuel your curiosity.
- Endless opportunities to advance your career as part of the Johns Hopkins team.
Salary Range: Minimum 43.61/hour - Maximum 67.59/hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility. In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.
The Hospital reserves the right to modify employee schedules as needed.
We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.
Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.