Infant Feeding Preparation Technician

About the role

The IFPR Technician performs a variety of tasks related to the preparation and delivery of human milk, pasteurized donor human milk, and infant/pediatric formulas. They also interact with internal and external IFPR customers.

Responsibilities

• Maintains friendly and helpful attitude toward customers (internal and external) and coworkers.
• Prepares, portions, and delivers patient feedings per feeding order, recipes, or registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) instruction.
• Maintains patient feeding orders via computer system and accurately prepares feeding orders that are not available as a ready-to-feed formula.
• Transcribes feeding order information to prepare feeding labels.
• Reports discrepancies in feeding orders to manager or RDN.
• Communicates with manager, patient care areas, and RDNs regarding issues or problems with feeding orders, human milk/pasteurized donor human milk/formula storage, or administration of feedings.
• Communicates with parents who are dropping off, storing, and/or picking up expressed human milk to ensure proper labeling and storing of expressed human milk.
• Communicates with parents, nurses, lactation consultants, dietitians, and colleagues to receive and clarify daily diet orders and ensures accurate preparation and labeling of human milk/pasteurized donor human milk feedings.
• Completes necessary paperwork for accurate billing and tracking of pasteurized donor human milk and infant formulas.
• Complies with daily records and updates computerized patient profiles regarding infant/pediatric feeding orders, including allergy information.
• Completes necessary quality assurance monitoring activities.
• Sets up assigned workstation.
• Maintains an adequate inventory of IFPR supplies.
• Unpacks, labels, and stores fortifiers, formula, and supplies in their designated storage area; rotates supplies using first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.
• Covers, labels, and dates formula requiring refrigeration according to Infant Feeding Preparation Room policy.
• Maintains a sanitary and safe environment by following departmental and infection prevention policies; reports unsafe conditions and accidents to manager.
• Uses correct technique to measure solids and liquids.
• Maintains a clean and orderly workspace, ensuring that department standards are met and that all sanitary activities are conducted in accordance with federal, state, and local health regulations.
• Maintains clean equipment and cleans small wares in dishwasher; records dish machine temperatures per procedure.
• Records refrigerator and freezer temperatures on appropriate log daily in designated pantries and work areas.
• Removes damaged formula cans and outdated formula stock from inventory and disposes per facility guidelines.
• Adheres to Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) guidelines; maintains temperature logs of prepared feedings for quality assurance.
• Adheres to uniform policy established in area; no artificial nails are allowed; nails must be kept short, clean and unpolished.
• Afford assistance in training other staff in feeding preparation and proper handling techniques as needed.
• Attends mandatory meetings and in-service education programs as scheduled by the department and facility.
• Treats all information and data with the scope of the position with appropriate confidentiality and security.
• Complies with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) regulations.
• Complies with all established systems and training programs to provide a safe working environment.
• Complies with all Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulation and other local, state, and federal regulations.
• Recognizes and adopts activates appropriate to the specific needs of the patient population and demonstrates knowledge of specific issues directly related to age of the patient population.
• Maintains compliance with standards of operation; maintains all records and reports necessary to comply with government and accrediting agency standards, regulation, and codes.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, recipes, and labels.
• Frequent interactions with patient parents and colleagues that require caregiver to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues accurately.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to 50 lb.
• Remain standing for extended periods of time to perform work.

Qualifications

• Food Handlers Permit.
• Demonstrated proficient math skills with focus on attention to detail and accuracy of output.
• Basic computer operation, keyboard proficiency and demonstrated ability to utilize common computer software applications to perform work processes.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• High school diploma or General Education Development (GED).
• One-year experience working with a hospital culinary program, diet office, or in a medical field.

Skills

• Proficient in food safety and sanitation regulations.
• Ability to work extended periods on your feet and adapt to a fast-paced environment.
• Basic algebra skills and comfort with performing ratio calculations accurately.

Benefits

Benefits eligible. Part-time position with shifts between 6:30am - 4:00pm; 7:30am - 5:00pm; 8:00am - 5:30pm. Some weekends and holidays required. One on-call shift every month on weekends. Position located at Intermountain Medical Center. Additional details include a commitment to professionalism, reliability, and teamwork, as well as the ability to work with patients and families in a compassionate manner.

Pay

$19.50 - $26.48 per hour. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

Schedule

Part-Time (24 hrs/wk). Shift times as follows: 6:30am - 4:00pm; 7:30am - 5:00pm; 8:00am - 5:30pm. Some weekends and holidays required. One on-call shift every month on weekends.

Location

Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah.