Maternity Services Director jobs in Allentown, PA

Responsibilities The Lactation Consultant promotes, protects and supports breastfeeding while recognizing that breastfeeding is an individual decision.

Essential Functions:

• Creates a milieu that promotes learning for staff and patients.
• Conducts bedside lactation rounds.
• Consults with mothers having breastfeeding problems.
• Plans, teaches and conducts in-service education for maternity nursing staff.
• Plans, organizes and delivers lactation management services to all breastfeeding inpatients.
• Possesses excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Able to collect, organize and summarize data related to breastfeeding activities.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, organize, manage and develop lactation programs and ability to successfully assist mothers with breastfeeding skills required.

  Qualifications EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

  • High school diploma/GED required.
  • Bachelor's degree in Nursing and over 1 to 3 years of experience in maternal child health nursing preferred, or Master's degree in Health & Wellness with a concentration in lactation consulting and over 1 to 3 years of experience in maternal-child health nursing preferred.
    LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS:
    • Lactation Consultant, IBCLC-certified upon hire, required.
      BENEFITS:
      • Medical, free dental, vision insurance for full time and part time
      • 403B
      • Pension plan
      • On-site discounted child care center
      • Tuition reimbursement up to $5250 per year
      • Free life insurance
      • Free parking
      • Paid time off
      • Sick time
      • Flexible spending accounts
      • Employee referral bonus