The Registered nurse is responsible for applying the nursing process in the care of the breastfeeding mothers and infants, with a focus on the clinical support of lactation needs, encouragement, education and consultation in both inpatient and outpatient setting.
Posted Oct 1
Shift and hours
Nights with Weekend and Holiday Rotation · 7:00pm to 7:00am Work Schedule: Nights with Weekend and Holiday Rotation Hours: 7:00pm to 7:00am
Unit and setting
Hospital breastfeeding mothers and infants
License
RN license Current New York State Nursing License required.New York State Nursing License
Term
Per Diem Status: Per Diem FTE: 0.153333Per Diem FTE: 0.153333
Do you qualify?
License
New York State Nursing LicenseCurrent New York State Nursing License required.Check your license
Certification
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant or Certified Lactation ConsultantCurrent and sustained certification as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant or Certified Lactation Consultant required.
Certification
Basic Life SupportCurrent Basic Life Support
Experience
one year experience in lactation consultationOne year experience in the field of lactation consultation required
Experience
RN experience in Maternal ChildRN experience in the field of Maternal Child required
Also asks
clinical ability in lactationDemonstrated clinical ability in lactation.
Also asks
communication skillsExcellent communication skills.
The Registered nurse is responsible for applying the nursing process in the care of the breastfeeding mothers and infants, with a focus on the clinical support of lactation needs, encouragement, education and consultation in both inpatient and outpatient setting.
Responsibilities
Education
Current New York State Nursing License required.
BSN preferred
Current and sustained certification as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant or Certified Lactation Consultant required.
Current Basic Life Support
Neonatal Resuscitation Program within six months of placement in the position.
Experience
One year experience in the field of lactation consultation required
RN experience in the field of Maternal Child required
Neighborhoods+Nurses and young professionals most often land in Elmwood Village or Allentown in the city, or the Northtowns if they want yards and schools. Elmwood Village is the walkable spine of restaurants, cafes, bars, and independent shops along Elmwood Avenue, with summer festivals and parades; 2026 figures put median homes around $325,714 and rent near $920. Allentown, just north of downtown, is the LGBTQ-friendly arts neighborhood of brightly painted Victorian, Italianate, and Queen Anne houses, murals, and late-night Allen Street (median home $257,525, rent $716). Parkside/Park Meadow is calmer and family-oriented beside Olmsted’s Delaware Park and Wright’s Darwin Martin House (~$268,100 / $1,037 rent). Reddit and Facebook repeatedly name Williamsville and Clarence as the safe, high-school-quality suburbs; Tonawanda ($119,100 / $697) and West Seneca ($157,400 / $875) are the cheaper suburban plays. North Buffalo and South Buffalo also come up as historic, buyable city neighborhoods.
Nurses and young professionals most often land in Elmwood Village or Allentown in the city, or the Northtowns if they want yards and schools. Elmwood Village is the walkable spine of restaurants, cafes, bars, and independent shops along Elmwood Avenue, with summer festivals and parades; 2026 figures put median homes around $325,714 and rent near $920. Allentown, just north of downtown, is the LGBTQ-friendly arts neighborhood of brightly painted Victorian, Italianate, and Queen Anne houses, murals, and late-night Allen Street (median home $257,525, rent $716).
Parkside/Park Meadow is calmer and family-oriented beside Olmsted’s Delaware Park and Wright’s Darwin Martin House (~$268,100 / $1,037 rent). Reddit and Facebook repeatedly name Williamsville and Clarence as the safe, high-school-quality suburbs; Tonawanda ($119,100 / $697) and West Seneca ($157,400 / $875) are the cheaper suburban plays.
North Buffalo and South Buffalo also come up as historic, buyable city neighborhoods.
Getting around+Residents say you can drive across Buffalo in about twenty minutes without big-city gridlock, and the road system is generally well regarded, but a reliable car is treated as a necessity—especially in snow. Public transit is described as limited and spread out, the metro is not highly rated, and street parking inside the city is a frequent complaint. Healthcare employment is anchored by the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. Sources do not name specific bus or rail lines to those campuses.
Residents say you can drive across Buffalo in about twenty minutes without big-city gridlock, and the road system is generally well regarded, but a reliable car is treated as a necessity—especially in snow. Public transit is described as limited and spread out, the metro is not highly rated, and street parking inside the city is a frequent complaint.
Healthcare employment is anchored by the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. Sources do not name specific bus or rail lines to those campuses.
Outdoors+Delaware Park, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted (the same landscape architect as Central Park), is the city’s backyard and the reason Parkside exists; the Buffalo Zoo and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Darwin Martin House sit nearby. The reimagined Lake Erie waterfront—Canalside, the Outer Harbor, and Erie Basin Marina—supports kayaking, biking, summer concerts, and winter skating plus heated igloos. Boat tours run the Buffalo River’s industrial-to-waterfront story. Niagara Falls is the easy regional day trip, and residents cite plentiful parks and outdoor time as a core reason they stay.
Delaware Park, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted (the same landscape architect as Central Park), is the city’s backyard and the reason Parkside exists; the Buffalo Zoo and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Darwin Martin House sit nearby. The reimagined Lake Erie waterfront—Canalside, the Outer Harbor, and Erie Basin Marina—supports kayaking, biking, summer concerts, and winter skating plus heated igloos.
Boat tours run the Buffalo River’s industrial-to-waterfront story. Niagara Falls is the easy regional day trip, and residents cite plentiful parks and outdoor time as a core reason they stay.
Check the commute at your shift’s start and end, upfront housing costs, and whether moving assistance must be repaid if you leave.
Living in Buffalo
Buffalo is a mid-size Lake Erie city where an $80k–$150k nurse can still buy a colorful Victorian, walk to wings and a brewery, and cross town in twenty minutes. Healthcare sits on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and Roswell Park. Elmwood Village and Allentown are the young-professional cores—Elmwood Avenue shops, Allen Street murals—while Parkside hugs Olmsted’s Delaware Park and Williamsville and Clarence offer the safest schools. Food runs from Gabriels Gate and Bar-Bill wings and Charlie the Butcher’s beef on weck to Southern Junction’s James Beard-nominated barbecue, Remedy House coffee, 35-plus breweries, and 4 a.m. last call. Canalside, the Outer Harbor, and Erie Basin Marina mean kayaks, concerts, and winter skating; Niagara Falls and Toronto are day trips. Tradeoffs are real: lake-effect winters, high New York taxes, weak transit and city parking, city schools that lag the Northtowns, and a redlining map still visible by neighborhood.
