Milk Bank Technician

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. Think you've got what it takes? * Knowledge of milk collection, storage, preparation, measurement, and sanitary techniques Minimum Qualifications: * High school graduate, GED, or equivalent * 6 months healthcare-related work experience Preferred Qualifications * 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. "As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards. "

Created: 2025-01-27