Milk Bank Technician

Texas Children's Careers • Houston, TX

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About The Position

We are searching for a Milk Bank Technician-- someone to store, prepare and deliver a mother's breast milk and/or pasteurized donor human milk to hospitalized infants. To provide assistance to mothers of hospitalized infants expressing milk for their infants in a manner appropriate and as necessary.

Requirements

• High school graduate, GED, or equivalent
• 6 months healthcare-related work experience
• A BS degree in Nutrition or Healthcare related field can substitute for 6 months experience

Nice To Haves

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

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

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees