Milk Bank Technician

Milk Bank Technician

We are searching for a Milk Bank Technician - someone to store, prepare and deliver a mother's breast milk and/or pasteurized donor human milk to hospitalized infants. To provide assistance to mothers of hospitalized infants expressing milk for their infants in a manner appropriate and as necessary.

This position will be 8 hr shifts x 5 days a week.

• Knowledge of milk preparation, measurement, and sanitary techniques
• Ability to maintain sanitation levels, operate computers on a basic level, and operate electronic scales, analyzer and centrifuge with a higher degree of accuracy

"As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards."

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• High School Diploma or GED
• 6 months healthcare related work experience

  *an associate or bachelor's degree in nutrition, healthcare or related field can substitute for 6 months of experience**

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS

• 1 year nutrition or breastfeeding education experience

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Accurately weighs, measures, and prepares mother's own and/or pasteurized donor human milk for infant feeding per physician's orders
• Calculates accurate quantities of mother's own/pasteurized donor human milk and human milk fortifiers based on diet order
• Monitors all needed milk preparation/storage supplies and discards expired nutritional additives
• Uses and practices proper storage times and temperatures for human milk at all times to minimize bacterial growth and according to written standards. Rotates stored milk to minimize undue wastage
• Enters patient charges into EPM computer system on a daily basis
• Prepares labels to accurately identify mother's own/pasteurized donor human milk for individually prepared feedings
• Maintains competencies required to efficiently and effectively utilize milk preparation/storage equipment and supplies
• Communicates with parents delivering milk to the Milk Bank to ensure proper collection and storage of mother's own/pasteurized donor human milk
• Communicates with appropriate medical/nursing personnel for needed assistance with feeding order clarification
• Communicates inventory shortages or special-order needs to Manager as appropriate to meet patient care needs