Milk Lab Technician-Neonatal Intensive Care Unit-FT
About The Position
The Milk Lab Technician prepares, labels, stores, and delivers feedings for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and other assigned areas. Feedings include expressed breast milk, pasteurized donor human milk, ready-to-feed formula, specialized formulas, and medical nutrition supplements. The technician follows established preparation procedures, food safety and sanitation standards, and quality-control practices, and maintains inventory, documentation, and bar-coded safety systems. The role uses a clinical information system to obtain patient feeding orders and print labels and production lists. The technician operates and maintains Milk Lab equipment, stores prepared feedings appropriately, and delivers them to unit refrigerators. The position also includes calculating formulations or standardized recipes, verifying orders and calculations with a registered dietitian when required, cleaning and sanitizing the preparation area, and completing logs, audits, and data-tracking records.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- At least one of the following: six months of experience working in a healthcare environment supporting patient care; pharmacy technician registration with the Mississippi State Board of Pharmacy; Pharmacy Technician Certification Board certification; or CPT certification administered by the National HealthCareer Association.
- Ability to read, write, and perform necessary mathematical tasks acquired through a high school diploma.
- Ability to pass a math competency test.
- Basic computer skills.
- Ability to resolve problems and respond to simple written or verbal instructions.
- Interpersonal skills to gather and share information with the multidisciplinary team courteously and professionally.
Responsibilities
- Prepare feedings accurately according to written formulations and established procedures, following quality-control standards and aseptic techniques.
- Measure powders and liquids using correct and precise techniques.
- Verify new or questionable feeding orders with a registered dietitian and obtain standardized recipes as needed.
- Use the clinical information system to obtain patient feeding orders and print labels and production lists.
- Maintain competence in computer and printer systems and Milk Lab equipment.
- Store prepared feedings properly until delivery and deliver them to unit refrigerators.
- Clean and sanitize Milk Lab work surfaces before and after each feeding preparation.
- Clean utensils, equipment, and storage areas used in the Milk Lab.
- Calculate new formulations or standardized recipes manually or with software and obtain verification from a registered dietitian.
- Prepare and maintain log sheets and compile audit and data-tracking records as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
