Milk Bank Donor Coordinator

Bronson Healthcare•Kalamazoo, MI

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Milk Bank Donor Intake Coordinator conducts screenings of potential milk bank donors via in-person and over the phone. They will interface with healthcare providers in order to complete the approval process for milk bank donors and with hospitals and outpatient clients to dispense donor milk. The Milk Bank Donor Coordinator will analyze appropriate data for approval of milk bank donors. Must be knowledgeable about the Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA) guidelines for processing and preparing donor human milk and will prepare reports for the HMBANA. Will work closely with the Milk Bank Systems Coordinator, Pasteurization Coordinator, Breastfeeding Center, and department leadership in planning, implementing, promoting, and evaluation of the donor intake program. Will function in dual roles assisting , shipping and receiving of coolers, and pasteurizing donor milk. Serves as a resource for Milk Bank Staff.

Requirements

Associate or Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Nursing, Social Work, Nutrition, dietetics, or other healthcare related field.
2 years clinical experience in area of degree preferred.
Computer skills
Ability to read, interpret, and analyze data from various computer systems and equipment.
Effective verbal, written, and electronic communication skills.
Work which produces levels of mental/visual fatigue which are typical of jobs that perform a wide variety of duties with frequent and significant uncontrollable deadlines.
Work may include the operation of and full attention to a personal computer up to 80% of the time.
Involves considerable standing and/or walking, and regular lifting of light-weight objects (i.e. 20 pounds or less).

Nice To Haves

Teaching experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Conduct screenings of potential milk bank donors via in-person and over the phone.
Interface with healthcare providers in order to complete the approval process for milk bank donors
Interface with hospitals and outpatient clients to dispense donor milk.
Analyze appropriate data for approval of milk bank donors.
Must be knowledgeable about the Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA) guidelines for processing and preparing donor human milk and will prepare reports for the HMBANA.
Work closely with the Milk Bank Systems Coordinator, Pasteurization Coordinator, Breastfeeding Center, and department leadership in planning, implementing, promoting, and evaluation of the donor intake program.
Function in dual roles assisting , shipping and receiving of coolers, and pasteurizing donor milk.
Serves as a resource for Milk Bank Staff.
Attend and work at conferences educating and promoting the Mothers' Milk Bank
Complete one on one session with donors
Document all data given
Provide feedback to donors, healthcare providers, and staff
Attend staff meetings
Meets and greets mothers
Telephone duties
Keeping track of donor labs
Letter and memo writing