Lead Registered Nurse (RN) - Lactation RN - $59-76 per hour
Ardsley, NY, 10502, USA
- Healthcare
- Full-time
- lactation nurse
- IBCLC certified
- registered nurse
The Lead Registered Nurse (Lactation RN) provides specialized lactation consultation, education, and patient care while overseeing regulatory compliance related to human donor milk and Baby-Friendly designation. This role involves planning and implementing lactation programs, collaborating with healthcare teams, and ensuring staff competency. The position requires an active RN license, BSN degree, IBCLC certification, and relevant life support certifications.
Medical Solutions Direct Hire is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Lactation RN Lead for a nursing job in Ardsley, 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
- Performs all other related duties as assigned.
Education & Experience Requirements
- 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.
- Successful completion of Department and Unit Orientation Programs
At Medical Solutions, we’re people who care, helping people who care. No matter how you look at it, there’s a whole lot of care going on in our world and that’s just the way we like it. What do we do? Medical Solutions is one of the nation’s largest providers of total workforce solutions in the healthcare industry, connecting nurses and allied health clinicians with hospitals and healthcare systems across the country and around the corner. Through our family of brands, we also serve a segment of clients outside of the healthcare space. And we’re the very best at what we do. You’ll love our culture that’s filled with heart and soul. As a company and employer, we’re sincerely and unabashedly us. We lead as humans first and believe the unique qualities of each team member make us better together. We share a purpose for helping others and the drive to make a difference. And we offer endless opportunities for personal and professional growth, throughout your career. At Medical Solutions, you’ll find a great place to work and a career home. We’ve received Best Places to Work awards, landed top industry awards, and received accolades for the impact we’ve made in business and within our community. But the only way to really get to know us, is to join us. We think you’ll fit right in.
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