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Medical Solutions Direct Hire is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Lactation RN Lead for a nursing job in White Plains, New York. Job Description & Requirements • Specialty: Lactation RN, • Discipline: RN, • Start Date: 01/12/2026, • Duration: Ongoing, • 40 hours per week, • Shift: 10 hours, days, • Employment Type: Staff Summary Under the general direction of the Nurse Manager, the Lead Lactation Coordinator collaborates with other lactation consultants to provide patient care and education (parental, inpatient and outpatient), oversees regulatory processes related to human donor milk, and manages program and submissions related to the organization’s Baby-Friendly designation. Essential Functions and Responsibilities Includes the Following: • Understands and adheres to Performance Standards, Policies, and Behaviors., • Plans, implements and evaluates the Lactation orientation and in-service programs for nursing, providers, and other staff on an on-going basis to assure appropriate documentation and skill competency., • Organizes patient education classes and outpatient lactation resources., • Ensures Human Donor Milk program is in alignment with regulatory agencies via documentation and compliance with established policies and procedures, • Directs baby-friendly initiative in partnership with WPH providers and administrators to ensure the compliance and maintenance of the designation, • Collects, analyzes, and disseminates data related to infant feeding and best practices., • Provides direct patient care as a staff nurse as needed., • Utilizes appropriate steps in the decision-making process to include recognition and priority setting related to patient care and unit-based issues. Addresses issues with appropriate actions, • Collaborates and communicates with the health care team, • Integrates patient rights into work practice, • Utilizes and monitors methods of Infection Control, • Develops and participates in Performance Improvement initiatives, • Completes competency requirements as well as CERP requirements to maintain IBCLC Certification, • Attends and participates in mandatory in-services., • Attends and presents at staff meetings as required/requested, • Utilizes cost containment practices, • Adheres to all WPHC policies and procedures including dress code, code of conduct, customer service, attendance and submission of annual physicals, • Functions as a resource person regarding lactation issues, to hospital staff, physicians and patients, • Graduate from an accredited school of nursing with current New York registration., • BSN Degree required., • Knowledge of current nursing, lactation, medical and health trends and practices in rendering of patient care, • Certification from the IBCLE (International Board of Certified Lactation Examiners) with a certification of IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant), • BLS, NRP and ACLS certification is required.

Job Description Registered Nurse (RN) – Allied Healthcare - LEAD Lactation Consultant POSITION TYPE: Registered Nurse (RN) SPECIALTY UNIT: Allied Healthcare - Lactation Consultant LOCATION: White Plains, NY SHIFT: Day Fulltime 10 hr shifts x4 (8a-6p or 10a-8p (must be flexible with both shifts)) JOB TYPE: Full-Time Permanent Job Description: We are currently in need of a LEAD Registered Nurse Lactation Consultant who will focus on helping breastfeeding women and their families define and achieve their breastfeeding goals by providing evidence-based care, customer service, and cultural sensitivity. Likewise, you will provide breastfeeding education to other health care professional team members, possesses clinical knowledge and skills to meet lactation practice standards. Our ideal Lactation Consultant candidate will be responsible for providing safe, family-centered patient care by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating lactation plans for the breastfeeding or chest-feeding dyad, as well as for the pumping parent. On top of that, you must be fully collaborative with the patient, patient’s family, significant others, and members of the health care team. To ensure success as a Lactation Consultant, you must demonstrate specialized knowledge and clinical expertise in breastfeeding or chest-feeding and human lactation. You will be an integral part of our healthcare team and must function within the Scope of Practice as defined by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE). Moreover, you must follow the standards of practice as defined by their professional association and adheres to policies, procedures, and guidelines of care. Responsibilities: • Provide lactation assessment, management, education, and instruction., • Perform consultations, rental or sale of lactation equipment and supplies, telephone triage, and prenatal education as appropriate., • Offer post-delivery consultative care to patients, such as breastfeeding or chest-feeding, family bonding, planning, and so on., • Coordinate and manage the care for patients, including those with complex needs., • Communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians, and coworkers, being an advocate for the patient at all times., • Evaluate the patient's response to care and initiates independent and/or collaborative changes where appropriate., • Performs initial and on-going assessments of patients' lactation goals and issues. Instructs and demonstrates proper techniques and promotes the importance of breastfeeding., • Identifies the need for standard patient teaching plans and assists with their development., • Acts as a liaison to staff and physicians when addressing needs associated with breastfeeding., • Contributes to the development of data tools to monitor and improve outcomes., • Offers and facilitates pre and postnatal education to the childbearing community., • Assesses, evaluates newborns to validate they are all receiving nutritional needs., • Serves as lactation education for staff RNs, MDs, CNMs and the like., • Participates in data collection for regulatory bodies. Job Benefits: • Competitive salary, • Direct Deposit, • 401K, • Comprehensive Health, Dental, and Vision benefits, • Employee discount program, • Excellent room for growth and advancement Requirements: • Minimum of 1 year of recent experience as an RN in a clinical setting., • Active RN license within the State of practice., • Current certifications (variable depending on the facility)., • Ability to work independently without supervision., • Ability to interact effectively with patients., • Organization and time management skills., • Cooperative working relationships with all members of the healthcare team., • Ability to use assessment and problem-solving skills effectively., • Display strong communication skills with physicians and hospital staff., • Must be able to develop and implement a personal plan for continued growth and self-development., • Ability to work with flexible time schedules as a means of meeting the patient’s lactation support needs., • Display knowledge of the change process and how to affect change.