Feeding Technician: Per Diem Day Shift

Albany Medical Center • Albany, NY

1d • $38,938 - $50,619 • Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for the preparation and delivery of infant feedings following sanitary regulations and standards established by regulatory agencies and Albany Medical Center. Requires at least 1 year of college. About Albany Medical Center: Albany Medical Center is northeastern New York’s only academic health sciences center and is one of the largest private employers in the Capital Region. It incorporates the 734-bed Albany Medical Center Hospital, which offers the widest range of medical and surgical services in the region, and the Albany Medical College, which trains the next generation of doctors, scientists, and other healthcare professionals, and which also includes a biomedical research enterprise and the region’s largest physicians practice with 425 doctors. Albany Medical Center works with dozens of community partners to improve the region’s health and quality of life. Thank you for your interest in Albany Med Health System! Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer. This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Med Health System, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that: Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification. Albany Medical Center is the centerpiece of medicine, research, and medical education in New York’s Capital Region and is the area's largest private employer with more than 10,000 employees. Albany Medical Center offers excellent career opportunities in a wide range of roles in both patient care and administration. We value all our staff members and offer outstanding employee benefits including: · Excellent health care coverage with no copay at Albany Medical Center providers · A wide array of services and programs to support emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing Anchored in the state’s historic capital city, Albany Medical Center offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient care and is home to the region’s largest hospital, only Level 1 adult and pediatric trauma centers, and only children’s hospital. The downtown campus also offers opportunities at Albany Medical College. Albany Medical Center, along with Columbia Memorial Health, Glens Falls Hospital, Saratoga Hospital, and the Visiting Nurses, form the Albany Med Health System, serving more than three million people over 25 counties.

Requirements

• Requires at least 1 year of college

Responsibilities

• Prepares and distributes infant feedings for The Children's Hospital
• Follows patient safety standards during preparation and delivery of formula and breast/donor milk.
• Operate equipment necessary to successfully prepare and deliver infant feedings. Able to read and interpret feeding orders.
• Follows all procedures and processes defined for formula and breast/donor milk preparation.
• Maintain good organizational skills for formula and breast/donor milk preparation.
• Responsible for maintaining inventories for all items/products utilized in the NICU for the preparation and delivery of formula and breast/donor milk.
• Demonstrates the ability to use effective communication skills with the interdisciplinary team to manage job duties
• When staffing allows, function in a teaching role for other health care professionals and new hires.

Benefits

• Excellent health care coverage with no copay at Albany Medical Center providers
• A wide array of services and programs to support emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree