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Jamaica Hospital Medical Center—one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades—is a 384-bed, not-for-profit, fully accredited community teaching hospital serving Queens since 1891, where we started in just a four-bedroom house. Today, we deliver nationally recognized care in cardiology, stroke, oncology, imaging, and emergency medicine, and are New York State’s only Primary Heart Attack Center and the first Comprehensive Stroke Center.

With an expanded Level I Trauma Center, Pediatric Emergency Department, modern maternity services, and over 120,000 ER visits annually, we offer dynamic opportunities for professional growth, impact and clinical excellence. Through our affiliation with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the upcoming opening of our newly built, state-of-the-art Cancer Center, we continue to expand access to world-class care.

As a safety-net hospital, filling a void for the people in the community, we proudly serve all patients regardless of ability to pay. Join us during this exciting period of growth and help shape the future of healthcare.

Mission: To serve our patients and the community in a way that is second to none. 

Vision: To be the premier integrated healthcare delivery system by providing the highest quality, most cost-effective service, which is accessible and sensitive to all.

Lactation Specialist (IBCLC, RN)

Part-Time | 18.75 Hours Per Week | Grant-Funded Position

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

Position Summary

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center is seeking a compassionate and experienced Lactation Specialist (IBCLC) to provide breastfeeding education, consultation, and support to postpartum patients and their families.

The Lactation Specialist will serve as a clinical expert and educator, helping families successfully establish and maintain breastfeeding while supporting maternal-child health initiatives, patient education, and evidence-based lactation practices.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide lactation consultations and breastfeeding support to postpartum patients and families
  • Assess breastfeeding challenges and develop individualized care plans
  • Educate patients regarding breastfeeding techniques, pumping, milk storage, supplementation, and infant feeding concerns
  • Support complex feeding situations, including premature infants, NICU transitions, maternal medical conditions, and special feeding needs
  • Collaborate with physicians, nurses, midwives, and other members of the healthcare team
  • Document assessments, interventions, and patient education in the electronic medical record
  • Serve as a clinical resource for staff regarding lactation best practices
  • Support breastfeeding education programs and maternal-child health initiatives

Tagged as: lactation consultant (ibclc), maternal child health, registered nurse (rn)

Requirements

Qualifications

Required

  • International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) Certification
  • Current unrestricted New York State Registered Nurse (RN) License
  • Experience providing breastfeeding education and lactation support
  • Strong communication, patient education, and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work effectively with patients, families, and multidisciplinary healthcare teams

Preferred

  • Two (2) or more years of experience in Maternal-Child Health, Postpartum, Newborn Nursery, NICU, Women’s Health, or a related clinical setting
  • Previous experience providing inpatient and/or outpatient lactation services
  • Experience supporting Baby-Friendly Hospital standards and breastfeeding initiatives
  • Experience with electronic medical record documentation

Position Details

Part-Time | 18.75 Hours/Week | $40.00/Hour
Non-Benefited, Grant-Funded Position

How to Apply

Qualified candidates should submit a current resume for consideration:  [email protected]

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

 

 

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