Part time
Day Shift
Position Purpose
We are looking to hire a Lactation Consultant at Nampa hospital! This position is a part time, day shift position. We are looking for someone who can work two 8 hour shifts each week on Thursday & Friday, along with one weekend every 6-8 weeks. Additional hours are available to pick up, if needed.
Our Lactation Consultants provide professional infant nutrition and lactation care in collaboration with members of the health care team in the ongoing assessment, planning and treatment of breastfeeding patients and families. Utilizes resources wisely while promoting physical, spiritual, and emotional well-being.
What You Will Do:
Maintains accurate and complete documentation of services. Serves as a patient advocate.
In addition to providing hands-on care for the mother-baby breastfeeding dyad, the Lactation Consultant serves in a broad range of capacities. The range includes but is not limited to delegation, assessment, planning of care and treatment, teaching of the patient and the patient’s family, teaching and mentoring professional staff working in perinatal clinical settings, and providing organizational leadership and expertise in the area of breastfeeding.
The Lactation Consultant is expected to exercise competency in judgment, decision-making, coordination of nursing interventions, and delegation of function or responsibility.
This position also allows opportunities to be a part of community outreach with teaching and educational opportunities.
Minimum Qualifications:
Ministry/Facility Information
Colleagues of Saint Alphonsus Health System enjoy competitive compensation with a full benefits package and opportunity for growth throughout SAHS and Trinity Health!
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Our Commitment
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 123,000 colleagues and nearly 27,000 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 26 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 88 hospitals, 135 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 136 urgent care locations and many other health and well-being services. Based in Livonia, Michigan, its annual operating revenue is $21.5 billion with $1.4 billion returned to its communities in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs.
