Human Milk Technician Part Time

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

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About The Position

Responsible for all essential tasks involving the calculation, preparation, delivery, storage, and handling of human milk and donor human milk for inpatients. The role manages human milk inventory, interprets feeding orders, communicates with clinical staff and caregivers, prepares milk feedings, and maintains the Nutrition Lab and its equipment in accordance with hospital policies, sanitary regulations, and documentation standards.

Requirements

Associate’s degree required.
One year of experience in a healthcare or clinical setting; equivalent years of nutrition- or science-specific education beyond the minimum education requirement may substitute.
Serv-Safe® certification required within 30 days of hire.
Pass the Human Milk and Formula Handling and Calculations Competency test within 60 days of hire with greater than 90% accuracy.
Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills, and the ability to learn and use computer systems.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals, and perform algebra.
Ability to analyze numerous pieces of data to make clinical decisions.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science degree preferred.
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Dietetic Technician, Registered (DTR) or Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Registered (NDTR) certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Use First In, First Out procedures when storing human milk.
Proactively manage human milk inventory to prevent wastage and ensure milk is stored in the correct state.
Use Human Milk Inventory software to receive, move, prepare, and discharge milk.
Follow facility confidentiality, HIPAA regulations, and patient-rights policies when handling patient information.
Communicate with bedside RNs, lactation consultants, dietitians, and/or patient caregivers to verify milk quantities, clarify feeding-order changes, and optimize milk usage while minimizing waste.
Analyze information from physician orders, milk availability and state, expiration, fortification needs, and other sources to make clinical decisions for each patient.
Interpret orders, measure ingredients, and perform calculations related to formula composition and human milk fortification.
Enter and verify provider-ordered formula and human milk recipes in the hospital-approved electronic medical record.
Use Human Milk Inventory software to safely prepare human milk feedings.
Follow sanitary regulations and documentation standards in preparing human milk and donor milk and maintaining the Milk Room and its equipment.
Safely handle expressed human milk and donor human milk according to hospital policy and aseptic technique.
Prepare human milk orders by accurately measuring ingredients using a gram scale, graduated cylinder, bead bath, and other Nutrition Lab equipment.
Order supplies for the Nutrition Lab.
Maintain Nutrition Lab equipment and a clean environment.
Participate in departmental process and quality-improvement activities.
Perform other responsibilities as required.