Lactation Consultant - Akron Children's Hospital : Job Details

Lactation Consultant

Akron Children's Hospital

Job Location : Youngstown,OH, USA

Posted on : 2025-08-05T07:42:32Z

Job Description :

Full Time 40 Hours/week

8am-4:30pm Onsite

Summary: The Lactation Consultant is responsible for assessment, planning, education, and discharge planning for lactation counseling.

Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for assessment, planning, education, and discharge planning for lactation counseling.
  • Acts as resource person for staff for specialty area.
  • Counsels lactating mothers on an inpatient basis and outpatient basis for Akron Children's Hospital Lactation Counseling Center.
  • Responsible for identifying pre-natal care, lactation counseling, and infant care education/support group needs in the community and for assisting with the Center's program development and program implementation in these areas.
  • Other duties as required.

    • Other information:

    Technical Expertise

  • Experience in counseling lactating mothers is required.
  • Experience in developing new programs is preferred.
  • Experience in working with multi-disciplinary teams is preferred.
  • Experience working with all levels within an organization is required.
  • Experience in healthcare is preferred.
  • Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is required. EPIC software is preferred.

    • Education and Experience

  • Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required or must be obtained within 5 years from date of hire.
  • Certification:
    • Registered Nurse licensure is required.
    • Current Health Care Provider BLS training from the American Heart Association is required.
    • International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant is required
  • Years of relevant experience: 3 to 5 years is required.
  • Years of experience supervising: None

    • Will consider candidates with the Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) certification upon hire with successful completion of IBCLC (International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant) certification within

    Full Time

    FTE: 1.000000

    Status: Onsite

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