Milk Bank Technician (Per Diem)

About the role

We are searching for a per diem Milk Bank Technician to store, prepare, and deliver a mother's breast milk and/or pasteurized donor human milk to hospitalized infants, and to provide assistance to mothers of hospitalized infants expressing milk for their infants.

Responsibilities

• Accurately weighs, measures, and prepares mother’s own and/or pasteurized donor human milk for infant feeding per physician’s orders
• Uses sanitary techniques according to established procedures to prepare and store mother’s 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 mother’s own milk storage volume
• Communicates with parents delivering milk to the Milk Bank regarding status of mother’s milk inventory and to ensure quality standards for transportation and storage of mother’s milk
• Communicates with co-workers' status of mother’s 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

Requirements

• Knowledge of milk collection, storage, preparation, measurement, and sanitary techniques
• High school graduate, GED, or equivalent
• 6 months healthcare-related work experience (or Associate's Degree or Bachelor's degree in Nutrition or a Healthcare related field)

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 year nutrition or breastfeeding education experience
• Any knowledge or experience of Milk Preparation room or Milk Lab

Work Environment

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.