Feeding Technician

Albany Medical Center; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 44,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Albany Med Health System is seeking a team member for the Medical Nutrition Therapy department to prepare and deliver infant feedings according to orders and sanitary standards. The role involves using the Timeless Breastmilk Tracking System, maintaining inventories, and collaborating with nurses, dietitians, and providers to ensure safety and quality of care.

Day shift position in AMCH - Medical Nutrition Therapy, requiring a High School Diploma or GED with additional schooling, and a

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED with at least 1 year of additional schooling.
• Ability to understand infant feeding orders.
• Ability to perform basic math calculations.
• Follows proper aseptic technique and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver infant feedings following orders.
• Maintain Timeless system for tracking breastmilk properly.
• Follow aseptic techniques for formula and donor milk prep.
• Identify questions or concerns to nursing staff and dietitians.
• Perform basic calculations and ensure patient safety.

Skills

Infant feeding orders

Timeless system usage

Aseptic technique

Basic math

Interdisciplinary communication

Inventory management

Formula/donor milk prep

Safety awareness

Education

High School Diploma or GED + 1 year schooling

Tools

Timeless Breastmilk Tracking System

Job description

• Responsible for the preparation and delivery of all infant feedings following sanitary regulations and standards established by regulatory agencies and Albany Medical Center.
• Provide care committed to the highest standard of Customer Relations principles for its patients, visitors and fellow staff members. Staff will serve as role models by practicing exemplary behaviors when working with patients, visitors and fellow staff members.

Department/Unit

AMCH - Medical Nutrition Therapy

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Salary Range

$43,599.00 - $56,679.00

Essential Functions

• Able to understand and interpret infant feeding orders.
• Able to utilize Timeless (Breastmilk Tracking System) to safely and accurately prepare infant feedings.
• Follows proper aseptic technique when handling infant feeding products (formula, human milk and human milk products and additives).
• Able to identify and communicate questions or concerns to appropriate staff members (Nursing, Clinical Dietitians, Providers).
• Able to perform basic math calculations.
• Follows patient safety standards during preparation and delivery of formula and breast/donor milk.
• Operate equipment necessary to successfully prepare and deliver infant feedings.
• Follows all procedures and processes defined for formula and breast/donor milk preparation.
• Maintain good organizational skills for formula and breast/donor milk preparation.
• Responsible for maintaining inventories for all items/products utilized in the prep rooms for the preparation and delivery of formula and breast/donor milk.
• Completes inventory of products and places orders following the appropriate process.
• Demonstrates the ability to use effective communication skills with the interdisciplinary team to manage job duties.
• Able to receive products into Timeless accurately and in a timely manner. Reports any product issues to management.

Required

• High School Diploma or GED + 1 year of other schooling

Thank you for your interest in Albany Med Health System!

Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.

This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Med Health System, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that: Access to information is based on a "need to know" and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.