RN-Lactation Consultant

Job Summary

The Lactation Consultant-RN is responsible for providing safe, family-centered patient care by assessing, 
planning, implementing, and evaluating lactation plans for the breastfeeding/chest-feeding dyad, as well 
as for pumping parent, and is fully collaborative with the patient, patient’s family, significant others, and 
members of the health care team. Demonstrates specialized knowledge and clinical expertise in breastfeeding /chest-feeding and human lactation. Communicates and collaborates with physicians, leadership, 
co-workers, and other multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes. Provides high quality patient 
care utilizing critical thinking, nursing processes, decision-making, compassion, integrity, respect and 
empathy. Preserves the patient’s autonomy, dignity, and rights. Able to perform general nursing duties, 
patient education, and prioritization. 

Job Responsibilities
• Provide lactation assessment, management, education and instruction
• Assess the patient appropriately and accurately based on their medical condition and provide care 
appropriate to the condition and age of the patient including basic self-care activities
• Has knowledge of ordered medications and administers as prescribed
• Formulate a teaching plan based upon identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of 
learning; family is included in teaching as appropriate
• Demonstrate ability to utilize nursing knowledge to perform treatments and provide services
• Communicate/collaborate with multidisciplinary team in providing patient care and assume lifelong 
learning related to the nursing profession
• Demonstrate an ability to assist physicians with procedures and performs services requiring 
technical and manual skills
• Identify and address psychosocial needs of patients and family; communicate with social services 
regarding both hospital and post discharge needs
• Demonstrate cost-effective practices and non-wasteful usage of supplies, linen, and charge items
• Prioritize patient care effectively and efficiently and promote patient safety by reducing the risk of 
unnecessary harm associated with health care

Experience

Minimum of three years of 
maternal-child, labor and 
delivery, postpartum, nursery, 

NICU, or pediatric nursing 
experience.
Previous lactation consulting 
experience preferred.

Education

Graduate of an accredited School 
of Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Nursing 
(BSN)

Training
Computer literacy

Licensure
RN; BLS within 14 days of hire ACLS/PALS
NRP within 60 days of 
employment

Certified Lactation Educator 
(CLE) certification
International Board Certified 
Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) 
certification