Lactation Consultant PRN

HCA Houston Healthcare; Tomball (TX); On-site; USD 39,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

401(k) with company match

Tuition assistance

Job summary

HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball is seeking a Lactation Consultant PRN to promote breastfeeding and support families across neonatal to adult patients. The role emphasizes evidence-based care, safety, and teamwork in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities include direct lactation support, clear communication, and collaboration with the care team to develop effective feeding plans. PRN scheduling provides flexibility within a busy healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Certified lactation consultant required with evidence-based knowledge.
• Consent and education for breastfeeding families.
• Experience in clinical settings and healthcare teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide lactation support to neonates, infants, adolescents and adults.
• Communicate information clearly in person and in writing.
• Inspect equipment and troubleshoot as needed.
• Assess and guide breastfeeding plans and family education.
• Collaborate with care teams to ensure safety and quality.

Skills

Lactation Support

Communication

Clinical reasoning

Teamwork

Education

Basic Cardiac Life Support

Job description

• Communicate in written form

Do you have the PRN career opportunities as a(an) Lactation Consultant PRN you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary And Qualifications

The Lactation Consultant utilizes evidenced based knowledge to promote breastfeeding and to support breastfeeding families. The Lactation Consultant serves the following age groups on a regular basis: Neonates, Infants, Adolescents, and Adults.

What you will do in this role:

• Communicate verbally in a face-to-face situation
• Communicate in written form
• Communicate and convey detailed or important instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly
• Inspect machinery, office equipment, and/or medical equipment
• Trouble-shoot medical equipment
• Solve problems requiring interpretation
• Utilize reasoning and problem-solving skills
• Temperature Changes: variations in temperature from hot to cold
• Wet: frequent contact with water or other liquid
• Noise: sufficient noise to cause distraction
• Hazards: conditions where there is danger to life, body and/or health
• Atmospheric Conditions: conditions that affect the skin or respiratory system.
• Exposed to infection from disease-bearing specimens
• May be exposed to infections and contagious diseases
• Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases
• Exposed to hazardous anesthetic agents, body fluids and wastes
• Subject to electrical and radiant energy hazards
• May be exposed to biohazardous
• Exposed to a variety of electro-mechanical hazards
• Exposed to odorous chemicals and specimens
• Occasionally exposed to radiation hazards

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support required
• 1 years experience Required Years of Experience
• Education required for certification (Health Sciences)

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include some or all of the following:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and position.

HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball has provided quality healthcare to Tomball, Magnolia and Northwest Houston communities since 1948. Fully accredited by The Joint Commission, our 350+ bed hospital is on a 150-acre campus that features designated specialty centers: The Orthopedic Center, The Women's Center, the Heart and Vascular Center and the Texas Sports Medicine Center. Our services include a Level III Trauma Center, advanced robotic surgery program with 24/7 service, Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, comprehensive Women's Services and Labor & Delivery unit with Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), orthopedic care including joint replacement, and much more. We are committed to providing quality healthcare while making a difference in our patients’ lives. Through exceptional technology and specialized medical staff, area residents receive a full range of medical services, close to home. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.