Infant Nutrition Technician (Augusta, GA) - NICU - PT - Day
About The Position
How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives. Work Shift Day (United States of America) Job Summary: Manages, Tracks, and Inventories Human milk. Prepares and packages feedings of human milk and powdered formulas for infants and children. Daily breast milk/formula preparation and distribution; managing breast milk storage and tracking, maintaining the supplies in the Milk Lab, cleaning and storing equipment in the Milk Lab, other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- High School Diploma General or GED General
- BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor or BLS - Basic Life Support
- Basic computer skills
- Customer service skills
Nice To Haves
- Accredited Program Medical Assisting Preferred
- Experience in food preparation preferred
Responsibilities
- Uses barcode scanning technology in conjunction with safety policies/procedures to manage, track, and inventory human milk.
- Follows infection control and environment of care procedures in maintaining Infant nutrition lab.
- Cleans cribs, isolettes, radiant warmers, and all other equipment according to approved policies.
- Adheres to Infection Control Standards/spot cleans unit as needed.
- Answers phones, covers nurses reception desk as needed.
- Runs errands to the pharmacy, lab, way, as requested.
- Removes from unit or reports equipment/furniture in need of repair.
- Reacts promptly and appropriately to emergency situations.
- Complete daily census sheets indicating formulas prepared.
- Maintain sanitation of the preparation area.
- Manage unit supply of Human Breast Milk and prepares feedings for infants in the NICU.
- Prepares feedings according to standardized recipes as provided by the Registered Dietitian responsible for the nutritional care of the infants.
- Supports breastfeeding through positive interactions with families and staff.
- Assist in training other employees in infant feeding preparation and proper handling techniques, as needed.
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
