Lactation Consultant, Part Time Day Shift, Mother Baby

Position: Lactation Consultant, Variable Part Time Day Shift, Mother Baby
White Oak Medical Center If you are a current Adventist Health Care employee, please click this link to apply through your Workday account.

White Oak Medical Center seeks to hire an experienced Lactation Consultant for our Mother and Baby unit who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing.

As a Lactation Consultant, you will:
• Role models positive customer service behaviors through the consistent application & deployment of AHC’s Values and Mission principles and holds self & others accountable.
• Perform assessment of the mother-baby couplet identifying possible conditions or difficulties based on history, interview, and assessment.
• Uses critical thinking skills to develop an individualized plan of care for the patient/family.
• Provide information and problem-solving ideas to resolve breastfeeding difficulties through personal interaction and demonstration.
• Provides emotional support and crisis intervention directly to mothers/families and through staff mentoring.
• Creates a work environment that promotes cooperation, respect and trust among team members;
Engages effectively in teamwork and team building processes.
• Identifies opportunities for improvement in clinical care and participates in change of practice based on evidence.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications include:
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program
• Two years’ experience in Nursing; one year’s experience in Lactation
• Current Maryland State nursing license
• IBCLC Certification within one year of hire
• Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required

Work Schedule:

Employment Type:

Variable Part-Time Hours per Week: up to 12 hours per week Typical Daily

Schedule:

9:00am-9:00pm with flexibility of shift start times

Shift Type:
Day Shift Differential Eligible:
Yes Pay Range:$37.00 - $55.00

If the salary range is not displayed or if the position is Per Diem (with a fixed rate), salary discussions will take place during the screening process.

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), this position is classified as:

United States of America (Non-Exempt)
At Adventist Health Care our job is to care for you.

We do this by offering:

Work life balance through nonrotating shifts

Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
403(b) retirement plan

Free Employee parking

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support

As a faith-based organization, with over a century of caring for the communities in the Maryland area, Adventist Health Care has earned a reputation for high-quality, compassionate care. Adventist Health Care was the first and is the largest healthcare provider in Montgomery County.

If you want to make a difference in someone’s life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference.

Join the Adventist Health Care team today, apply now to be considered!

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