Lactation Specialist RN

Mercy Medical Center Merced
📍 Merced, California, United States 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted July 04, 2026

Job Description


Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a 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 will possess deep clinical knowledge, exceptional communication, empathy, and patience, adapting strategies to individual needs for successful infant feeding and improved health outcomes.

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    Job Details

    • Location Merced, California
    • Job Type Full-time
    • Category Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners
    • Posted Date July 04, 2026
    • Application Deadline August 13, 2026