Milk Technician

SSM Health • MO-SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, MO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Prepares, portions, and delivers human milk and formula for patient feedings using aseptic technique per recipe or registered dietitian instruction. Labels and dates all formula/food products per formula room policy.

Requirements

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent reaching and gripping.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
• Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent use of smell and taste to distinguish differences or similarities in intensity or quality of flavors and/or odors, or recognizing particular flavors and/or odors.
• Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, sitting, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional driving.

Nice To Haves

• No experience required

Responsibilities

• Communicates with patient treatment team members regarding human milk and formula orders.
• Uses clinical information systems to update patient human milk and formula orders and recipes, print labels, and generate production lists.
• Reports discrepancies in feeding orders to treatment team and/or manager.
• Unpacks, labels, and stores human milk and donor milk.
• Completes daily donor milk lot number logs.
• Maintains adequate inventory of feeding preparation room supplies and rotates supplies using first-in-first-out (FIFO) method.
• Maintains clean and orderly workspace, ensuring department standards are met, and all sanitary activities are conducted in accordance with federal, state and local health regulations.
• Maintains clean equipment and cleans small wares in three compartment sink or dishwasher.
• Keeps daily sanitation and refrigerator/freezer temperature logs.
• Participates in department and hospital quality improvement activities.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Great benefits
• Supportive work environment
• Competitive, affordable health insurance
• Paid Parental Leave: eligible team members receive one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED