Milk Bank Technician
Milk Bank Technician
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Job Description
We are searching for aMilk Bank Technician-- someone to store prepare and deliver a mothers 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.
Think youve got what it takes
- Knowledge of milk collection storage preparation measurement and sanitary techniques
Minimum Qualifications:
- High school graduate GED or equivalent
- 6 months healthcare-related work experience
** a BS degree in Nutrition or Healthcare related field can substitute for 6 months experience**
Preferred Qualifications
- 1 year nutrition or breastfeeding education experience
- any knowledge or experience of Milk Preparation room or Milk Lab
Responsibilities:
- Accurately weighs measures and prepares mothers own and/or pasteurized donor human milk for infant feeding per physicians orders
- Uses sanitary techniques according to established procedures to prepare and store mothers own/pasteurized donor human milk for infant feeding
- Documents and delivers properly labeled human milk feedings to appropriate patient care area.
- Maintain inventory log of mothers own milk storage volume.
- Communicates with parents delivering milk to the Milk Bank regarding status of mothers milk inventory and to ensure quality standards for transportation and storage of mothers milk.
- Communicates with co-workers status of mothers milk inventory and location where milk is stored.
- Accurately documents the number of syringes/bottles milk volumes and additives (when applicable) of human milk preparation on the daily Milk Bank Record
- Provides active membership in hospital work teams/committees that require Milk Bank participation.
- Participates in the review/update of Milk Bank policies procedures and workflows and provides feedback to departmental leadership.
- Participates in quality improvement activities per department and institutional programs.
- Coordinates Milk Bank technician schedule and assignments; adjusts workload of team as needed.
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.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
