Clinical Nutrition Lab Technician - Milk & Formula Prep

Children’s Colorado; Colorado Springs, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

The Nutrition Lab Technician at Children’s Colorado supports the care team by ensuring accurate, safe handling, storage, preparation, and distribution of formulas and human milk for hospitalized patients. This role also provides basic education to families in inpatient and outpatient settings.

Tasks include aseptic preparation and order verification, timely delivery of feeds, and collaboration with RDs, RNs, and care teams to ensure safety and compliance in the lab and during feeding.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Experience: None required.
• CNA licensure preferred.

Responsibilities

• Independently prepares, fortifies and/or skims and measures human milk and/or formula using aseptic technique.
• Calculates recipes for human milk and/or formula; recipes double-checked by a second team member.
• Retrieves and verifies patient orders in the EMR and ensures accuracy with provider instructions.
• Delivers prepared human milk/formula to designated locations accurately, securely and on time.
• Communicates with leadership, RDs, RNs and care teams to clarify orders and support feeding plans.

Education

High school diploma

Job description

The Nutrition Lab Technician at Children’s Colorado supports the care team by ensuring accurate, safe handling, storage, preparation, and distribution of formulas and human milk for hospitalized patients. This role also provides basic education to families in inpatient and outpatient settings.

Tasks include aseptic preparation and order verification, timely delivery of feeds, and collaboration with RDs, RNs, and care teams to ensure safety and compliance in the lab and during feeding.