IBCLC - Lactation Consultant WITH RN or NP License

NAPS

Boston, Massachusetts

Eligibility: General

Posted Jun 18

Shift and hours: Days
Unit and setting: Home Health
License: NP or RN licenseRN or NP license

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Boston NAPS, LLC is a private duty nursing company based in Boston, MA that specializes in providing in-home care services to families, similar to a Visiting Nurse Association (VNA). The organization focuses on lactation and feeding consultations, newborn care, and…

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NAPS is a private duty nursing company that offers in-home care (similar to a VNA). We are seeking IBCLCs who are ALSO Registered Nurses or Nurse Practitioners (must hold a current/active license) to provide lactation and feeding consultations for our clients.

Must have an active IBCLC license* and active RN or NP license

Must be up to date on vaccines
Must have a car to travel - clients live in and around Boston (parking provided)
Visits are in-home and there is opportunity to also do Telehealth consultations

We are open to hiring IBCLCs of varying experience, whether you are new to the space or have experience - hospital based or not. NAPS offers training for all employees for breastfeeding, pumping, bottle feeding clients and on newborn care.

Job Type: Part-time
Pay: From $70.00 per hour
Expected hours: 8.0 – 36.0 per week

Benefits

401(k)
Dental insurance
Flexible schedule
Health insurance
Paid time off
Referral program
Tuition reimbursement
Vision insurance

Schedule

Day shift
Weekends as needed

Work Location: On the road

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In Boston, MA

Boston, MAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 8% above the US average

Median rent: $2,147/mo
Household income: $97,344/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Boston, MA

NeighborhoodsNurses and young professionals often land in Fenway-Kenmore, flagged for healthcare and university workers (median home about $1,200,000; average rent $4,076) beside Fenway Park. Allston-Brighton is the student-and-young-pro belt—about $665,000 to buy, $3,445 to rent—rowhouses and renovated apartments on tree-lined streets, Green Line plus commuter rail at Boston Landing, and safer than 88% of Boston neighborhoods. East Boston (about $683,400 / $3,152 rent) offers waterfront living with Blue Line and airport access; Hyde Park (about $675,000 / $2,379 rent) feels suburban, with family homes and commuter rail. Cambridge and Somerville rank at the top of commute lists because you walk or bike to Red Line stops (Davis, Porter, Harvard, Central, Kendall) with no parking stress. Budget stretchers include Quincy on the Red Line and cheaper South Shore/Norfolk towns such as Randolph, Holbrook, Avon, Stoughton, and Norwood, plus North Shore rail towns like Beverly, Ipswich, and Gloucester.

Nurses and young professionals often land in Fenway-Kenmore, flagged for healthcare and university workers (median home about $1,200,000; average rent $4,076) beside Fenway Park. Allston-Brighton is the student-and-young-pro belt—about $665,000 to buy, $3,445 to rent—rowhouses and renovated apartments on tree-lined streets, Green Line plus commuter rail at Boston Landing, and safer than 88% of Boston neighborhoods.

East Boston (about $683,400 / $3,152 rent) offers waterfront living with Blue Line and airport access; Hyde Park (about $675,000 / $2,379 rent) feels suburban, with family homes and commuter rail. Cambridge and Somerville rank at the top of commute lists because you walk or bike to Red Line stops (Davis, Porter, Harvard, Central, Kendall) with no parking stress.

Budget stretchers include Quincy on the Red Line and cheaper South Shore/Norfolk towns such as Randolph, Holbrook, Avon, Stoughton, and Norwood, plus North Shore rail towns like Beverly, Ipswich, and Gloucester.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: streetpropertyteam.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: quora.com Source 5: facebook.com

Getting aroundCommuting into Boston is about rail lines, transfers, parking, and schedule reliability—not miles—and misjudging it is a common path to burnout. Inner pattern: walk or bike to frequent all-day Red Line service in Cambridge/Somerville; Green Line or Boston Landing commuter rail from Allston-Brighton; Blue Line from East Boston. Quincy is about 15–20 minutes to South Station on the Red Line; Malden/Medford about 10–20 minutes on Orange/Green; Brookline 15–25 minutes on the Green Line; Newton 20–30 minutes to Back Bay; Braintree/Weymouth 20–40 minutes. Framingham/Natick/Ashland run about 40–50 minutes on the Framingham/Worcester line; Waltham about 25–40 minutes by rail or express bus; Hingham/Cohasset/Scituate 30–50+ minutes on the Greenbush line or a Hingham–Long Wharf ferry; Haverhill/Lawrence/Andover 45–60+ minutes to North Station. Commuter rail can be peak-fragile with station parking hunts; drivers lose about 79 hours a year to traffic.

Commuting into Boston is about rail lines, transfers, parking, and schedule reliability—not miles—and misjudging it is a common path to burnout. Inner pattern: walk or bike to frequent all-day Red Line service in Cambridge/Somerville; Green Line or Boston Landing commuter rail from Allston-Brighton; Blue Line from East Boston.

Quincy is about 15–20 minutes to South Station on the Red Line; Malden/Medford about 10–20 minutes on Orange/Green; Brookline 15–25 minutes on the Green Line; Newton 20–30 minutes to Back Bay; Braintree/Weymouth 20–40 minutes. Framingham/Natick/Ashland run about 40–50 minutes on the Framingham/Worcester line; Waltham about 25–40 minutes by rail or express bus; Hingham/Cohasset/Scituate 30–50+ minutes on the Greenbush line or a Hingham–Long Wharf ferry; Haverhill/Lawrence/Andover 45–60+ minutes to North Station.

Commuter rail can be peak-fragile with station parking hunts; drivers lose about 79 hours a year to traffic.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: streetpropertyteam.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: quora.com Source 4: extraspace.com

OutdoorsDaily outdoor life runs through Boston Common and the Public Garden, the Emerald Necklace, and the Charles River Reservation—wading pools, canoeing, and bike trails. East Boston adds waterfront recreation; the Harbor Islands are the boat-out escape, with the Greenway as a downtown outdoor spine. North of Boston (Essex County) brings about 200 miles of coastline, Crane Estate in Ipswich, Newburyport Harbor Walk, Winter Island Lighthouse in Salem, and beaches from Gloucester to Salisbury. Weekends easily become Salem, Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, Plymouth, or fall-foliage drives.

Daily outdoor life runs through Boston Common and the Public Garden, the Emerald Necklace, and the Charles River Reservation—wading pools, canoeing, and bike trails. East Boston adds waterfront recreation; the Harbor Islands are the boat-out escape, with the Greenway as a downtown outdoor spine.

North of Boston (Essex County) brings about 200 miles of coastline, Crane Estate in Ipswich, Newburyport Harbor Walk, Winter Island Lighthouse in Salem, and beaches from Gloucester to Salisbury. Weekends easily become Salem, Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, Plymouth, or fall-foliage drives.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: absolutelylucy.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: northofboston.org Source 5: thehonestlocal.com Source 6: facebook.com Source 7: meetboston.com

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Boston is a compact healthcare capital on Revolutionary streets: Mass General Brigham and Fenway-Kenmore’s hospital-university cluster sit beside Fenway Park, the Common, and the Charles. For a nurse that means career density you can subway to—if you accept the price and the winter. Fenway-Kenmore (~$4,076 rent) is live-next-to-work; Allston-Brighton (Green Line, Boston Landing, ~$3,445) and East Boston (Blue Line, waterfront, ~$3,152) are the young-pro value belts; Hyde Park and Quincy (15–20 minutes to South Station on the Red Line) buy space. Rank the commute first: Cambridge, Somerville, and Quincy on frequent subway beat peak-only commuter rail and station parking, the classic path to loving a house and hating the life. City one-bedrooms near $3,000, median homes near $765,000, September 1 lease chaos, and living costs 50–66% above the U.S. average. In return: Freedom Trail, MFA and Gardner, Emerald Necklace and Harbor Islands, Red Sox religion, 54 inches of snow, early last calls, and about 79 hours a year in traffic. Strong jobs, harsh winters—choose the rail line before the neighborhood hype.

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As of 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: streetpropertyteam.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: thehonestlocal.com Source 5: youtube.com Source 6: quora.com Source 7: absolutelylucy.com Source 8: meetboston.com

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