Dietetic Technician - Milk Lab

Geisinger Clinic; Danville (PA); Presencial; USD 42.000 - 54.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Full benefits starting day one

Tuition reimbursement up to $5,000 per

401(k) plan

PTO

MyHealth Rewards wellness program

Adoption and fertility assistance

EAP with childcare support

Descripción de la vacante

Geisinger Clinic seeks a Milk Lab assistant to support daily storage, preparation, and delivery of breast milk and pediatric formulas under supervision of a registered dietitian. You will help ensure safety, organize orders, and document activities in the health record.

Responsibilities include interpreting orders, calculating additives, labeling, and maintaining hygiene standards; work is in a clinical lab environment with a 40-hour week and occasional weekends.

Formación

• High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 2 years of relevant experience required; may be combination of related work experience and degree.
• Experience with medical terminology and patient nutrition is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Assist dietitians in providing nutritional care and preventing waste.
• Receive and organize orders, interpret them using medical terminology and product names.
• Calculate formulations for feeding products and fill orders accurately.
• Follow aseptic techniques and hygiene standards for breast milk and formulas.
• Label, date, and track prepared products; ensure proper expiration handling.
• Prepare and dispense breast milk and formula to units per delivery schedule.
• Document preparation, delivery and inventory in EHR and related systems.
• Maintain clean work areas and sanitize equipment per procedures.
• Perform quality assurance tasks and monitor equipment operation.

Conocimientos

Breast milk handling

Aseptic technique

Hygiene standards

Inventory management

Documentation in EHR

Educación

High School Diploma/GED

Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Descripción del empleo

Job Summary

Under the supervision of a registered dietitian, performs daily, hands-on aspects of the storage, preparation and delivery of breast milk, infant and pediatric formulas. Support the daily operations of the Milk Lab to ensure optimal safety for all patients receiving prepared products from the Milk Lab.

Job Duties

• Coordinates with the registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) to provide timely, cost effective, and appropriate nutritional care for the patient while avoiding duplication and waste.
• Receives and organizes physician/RDN orders, interprets orders by utilizing medical terminology and generic and trade names of all compounded components.
• Perform calculations for preparation of ordered feeding product, including measuring breast milk, formula, calculating additives, and filling orders.
• Adhere to established procedures for safe and accurate preparation of breast milk, formula, formula fortifiers and/or nutrition additives utilizing hygiene standards and personal protective gear.
• Ensure proper use of necessary labels to accurately identify, apply expiration dates and track prepared products.
• Handle and prepare breast milk and/or formula following aseptic technique.
• Ensure all products are used within proper expiration dates and manufacturers safe usage recommendations.
• Organizes the timely dispensing of final prepared breast milk and/or formula to unit refrigerators for individual patient use based on scheduled delivery times in consideration of expiration dates of each product.
• Communicates with co-workers to ensure optimal breast milk and/or formula storage and preparation.
• Document in electronic health record and other paperwork documentation as required for the preparation, delivery and proper inventory of breast milk, formula and feeding supplies.
• Clean and sanitize the work area and equipment used according to established procedures.
• Perform quality assurance tasks, such as maintaining logs.
• Checks equipment for proper operation and reports problems to the appropriate supervisor.
• Responsible of inventory and rotation of supplies.
• Demonstrate fiscal responsibility by taking ownership of time management, decreasing waste and promoting cost effectiveness while maintaining patient safety and quality of care.
• Assist in training other employees in breast milk and formula preparation and proper handling techniques as needed.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

*Relevant experience may be a combination of related work experience and degree obtained (Associate's Degree = 2 years; Bachelor's Degree = 4 years).

Position Details

Location: Geisinger Medical Center (GMC)

Shift: Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Worker Type: Regular

Exemption Status: No

Hiring Incentive: This position qualifies for a $2,000 sign-on bonus paid over one year. Certain stipulations do apply.

Hours: Work 4 x 10-hours day shifts (6:00am - 4:30pm) - to support work-life balance.

Weekends: required to work 1 out of 3 weekends.

Holidays: on rotating basis

Education : High School Diploma/GED is required; Bachelor's Degree is preferred

Required Experience: ** 2 years relevant experience is required

Relevant experience may be a combination of related work experience and degree obtained (Associate's Degree = 2 years; Bachelor's Degree = 4 years).

Benefits of working at Geisinger

• Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one
• Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents
• Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA)
• Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions
• Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly
• Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
• MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive
• Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care. Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more.

Voluntary benefits including