At Thrive Lactation Center, we believe lactation consultants do their best work when they can focus on providing excellent clinical care while being supported by a strong practice behind them.
We’re a growing lactation group practice looking for compassionate, evidence-based IBCLCs to join our team. Thrive provides the infrastructure, patient referrals, administrative support, and clinical systems of an established practice while allowing our providers flexibility in building a schedule that works for them.
Join an Established Group Practice
As a Thrive provider, you’re not building a practice on your own. You’re joining an established team with the systems and support already in place.
Thrive provides:
Patient referrals and practice-wide marketing
Scheduling and administrative support
Insurance billing and provider credentialing
Electronic medical records and documentation systems
Established clinical workflows and resources
Support from an experienced administrative and clinical team
An established brand and growing referral network
Opportunities to build relationships within the communities we serve
This allows our IBCLCs to spend more of their time doing what they were trained to do: providing excellent lactation care to families.
Flexible Scheduling + In-Person Patient Care
Our independent contractor model offers providers flexibility in determining their availability and desired patient volume while still practicing as part of the Thrive team.
Providers may choose schedules that complement other professional or family commitments and can indicate how many visits they would ideally like to see each week.
Thrive does not currently offer telehealth-only provider positions. Our IBCLCs must be available to provide in-person lactation visits within their service area. Telehealth may be utilized when appropriate as part of patient care, but applicants should expect in-person care to be a core part of their Thrive practice.
Quarterly Provider Groups
Thrive brings new providers into the practice in quarterly hiring and onboarding groups rather than hiring individually throughout the year.
This structured process gives each provider time to complete interviewing, onboarding, training, insurance credentialing, and practice preparation before beginning to see Thrive patients.
During the application process, you’ll be able to select the upcoming provider start group that best fits your availability. If the next group is not the right timing, you can still apply for consideration for a future group.
Who We're Looking For
We’re looking for IBCLCs who want to be part of a growing group practice and who are:
Currently certified as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and in good standing
Available to provide in-person lactation care
Passionate about helping families meet their individual feeding goals
Professional, compassionate, and evidence-based in their approach
Comfortable documenting clinical encounters in an electronic medical record
Reliable, self-motivated, and able to manage a flexible patient schedule
Interested in developing relationships with healthcare providers and other professionals in their local community
Excited to collaborate with and contribute to a supportive lactation team
Experience in nursing, maternal-child health, NICU, postpartum, pediatrics, family medicine, community health, or private-practice lactation care is a plus.
Active IBCLC certification is required.
Build Your Lactation Practice Within Thrive
A position with Thrive may be a good fit if you’re looking to:
Supplement your current clinical work
Reduce or transition away from hospital hours
Expand the number of families you serve
Build a sustainable career in outpatient lactation care
Create greater flexibility in your schedule
Practice within an established lactation group rather than building a business independently
At Thrive, you can build your patient volume and professional presence while our team manages much of the infrastructure required to operate a successful lactation practice.
Apply to Join Thrive
We’re continuing to expand our team and the communities we serve.
Complete our IBCLC application and select the quarterly provider group that best fits when you’d like to begin seeing patients. Our team will review your application and contact selected applicants as we prepare for upcoming hiring groups.
We look forward to learning more about you and your interest in joining Thrive Lactation Center.