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IBCLC Certification

Delivering bundles of joy has got to be one of the happiest jobs in the world and getting those little ones off to a healthy start is your special magic. As a Lactation Nurse Consultant, your empathy meter is off the chart as you celebrate the beauty and diversity of new moms and babies. As a member of the multi-disciplinary care team, you collaborate, promote, and support breastfeeding initiatives and educate staff on the abc’s of breastfeeding.   

Finding the confidence in their abilities to embrace the nourishing bond they share with their babies, you make breastfeeding a beautiful, empowering, and inspiring experience for every new mom. It never gets routine for you. Bring on the bundles of cuteness because you’re not just a lactation nurse, you’re a memory maker. That's what we love about you.  

Your experiences, knowledge, skills, empathy, compassion, and your “little something extra” all add up to you. And we’re excited to get to know you and find out what you’ll bring to this essential lactation nurse role. 
 

Your Everyday 

Perform bedside lactation rounds, assess lactating and breastfeeding patients, and plan, organize, and deliver lactation management services to all breastfeeding mothers. 

Communicate with physicians regarding the lactation management of their patients through verbal and written reports acting as a resource for physicians, nurses and dietitians related to breastfeeding issues.  

Evaluate patient's response to the plan of care and intervene and modify the plan as needed. 

Follow up with discharged patients for ongoing support and assistance. 

Develop, implement, evaluate and revise breastfeeding policies and procedures. 

Assess the educational needs of all breastfeeding and lactating patients and provide the appropriate educational resources. 

Initiate, consult, and collaborate with available patient education resources to enhance the self-care capability of the breastfeeding patient and family members and document activities. 

Participate in activities to maintain, expand nursing and lactation knowledge. 

Participate in decision-making activities related to breastfeeding processes at the hospital. 

Demonstrate and actively promote compliance with all state and federal regulatory and accrediting agencies (i.e., patient safety, infection control, HIPAA, etc.) and document in accordance with departmental and organizational policies. 

Demonstrate knowledge and ability to provide comprehensive lactation consultation, breastfeeding techniques, and breastfeeding education. 

Demonstrate understanding of nutrition and pharmacology related to the aspects of breastfeeding, nursing process and newborn assessment. 

Demonstrate ability to interpret research for application into current breastfeeding practice. 

 
The Must-Haves 
 
Minimum:  
 

Current nursing license to practice in Louisiana and as defined by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing. 

Current American Heart Association BLS certification. 

2 years of experience as a registered nurse. 

1 year of experience in mother-baby clinical care, antepartum or postpartum or as a lactation consultant. 

Lactation consultant certification. 

IBCLC Certification

WORK SHIFT:

LCMC Health is a community.
Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary.

Lakeview Hospital, the center of LCMC Health’s extraordinary community of care on the Northshore, provides the only Level II trauma center in St. Tammany Parish. Along with our signature healthcare and wellness services, we continuously adopt the latest treatments, technologies, and medical innovations to better serve our patients. Learn more about Lakeview Hospital and our nationally recognized standards of excellence for heart, stroke, orthopedic, and women’s care.  

Your extras
• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion. 
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do.

You are welcome here.
LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities.  LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

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