Lactation Consultant

CommonSpirit Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health’s California Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles seeks a Lactation professional to empower new parents toward lactation goals and optimal infant nutrition. You will educate, assess, and tailor care prenatally and postpartum while collaborating with clinicians to ensure integrated support.

You will lead lactation rounds, mentor staff, and ensure adherence to the WHO/Unicef baby-friendly ten steps, maintaining competency through ongoing education and practice.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Minimum of one-year experience in lactation education.
• Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) or CLC credential.
• Basic Life Support/CPR certification.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification.
• Fire Safety training to be completed within 90 days of hire.
• Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) or IBCLC credential.

Responsibilities

• Assume responsibility for the educational curriculum in breastfeeding policy for pregnant/postpartum patients and families.
• Assist director in developing and coordinating education and training for nursing staff in women's services.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Education delivery

Education

High School Diploma or GED

IBCLC

CLC

CPR (BLS)

NRP

Fire Safety (within 90 days)

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Lactation professional, you will be a compassionate expert, empowering new parents to achieve their lactation goals and promoting optimal infant nutrition.

Every day, you will provide evidence-based education, assessment, and individualized support prenatally and postpartum. You'll address feeding challenges, develop personalized care plans, and collaborate with healthcare providers to ensure integrated support.

To be successful in this role, you must possess deep clinical knowledge, exceptional communication, empathy, and patience, adapting strategies to individual needs for successful infant feeding and improved health outcomes.

• Assume responsibility for the educational curriculum as stated in the breastfeeding policy provided to pregnant and postpartum patients and their families.
• Assists director in the development, implementation, coordination of all education and training to all nursing staff in women's services.
• Provides mentoring, orientation and training to all staff in women services.
• Provides lactation rounds for postpartum moms and uncomplicated high risk NICU of diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Maintains competency skills and continuing education related to lactation.
• Supports the ten steps of baby friendly and WHO, Unicef practices.

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Graduate or GED
• Minimum of one-year experience in lactation education
• Certification from recognized Lactation program such(IBCLC from the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners)
• Basic Life Support - CPR
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program
• Fire Safety, within 90 Days
• Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) or
• International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1887, Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center is a 318-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in downtown Los Angeles, California. Serving over 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, women’s health, and a family birth center. In 2025, we opened our new patient tower, Grand Tower, featuring a dramatically expanded Emergency Department and Family Birth Center that will increase patient comfort and privacy.

Additionally, California Hospital Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and recently was awarded the AMA/ASA’s Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care.

California Hospital Medical Center shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health and CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation’s largest health care systems, dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality, and affordable patient-centered care.

One Community. One Mission. One California