Human Milk Tech-2

OhioHealth; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

OhioHealth in Columbus, OH is seeking a Human Milk Technician to support the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. You will handle, prepare, label, and inventory mother’s milk and donor milk, calculate feedings from orders, and ensure safe storage and sanitation in a fast-paced neonatal setting.

Responsibilities include using EMR and the MOMS system, maintaining accurate records, and communicating with nursing staff to adjust orders as needed.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Basic mathematical skills and medical terminology; computer literacy.

Responsibilities

• Prepare individualized human milk feedings following procedures.
• Interpret orders in EMR and perform complex calculations for feedings.
• Receive, label, and track mother’s milk using the MOMS system.
• Store prepared feedings with correct temperatures and rotate stock.
• Maintain sanitation and aseptic techniques across the unit.
• Monitor inventory and restock nutrition supplies as needed.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by supervisor.

Skills

Infection control

Medical terminology

Inventory management

Education

High School diploma

Tools

EMR software

MOMS barcoding system

Job description

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Job Description Summary

The Human Milk Tech is responsible for highly specialized tasks for the preparation, inventory, distribution and management of mother's breast milk. Both Human Milk (HM) and Donor Human Milk (DHM) will be processed for nutritional needs/additives in supporting the neonate in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Demonstrate competencies relative to infection control principles, appropriate technical calculation (weights and measures conversions, including metrics). Demonstrate knowledge of common medical abbreviations and terminologies, available formula products and human milk additives. Effectively communicates with members of the health care team.

Responsibilities And Duties

• 25% Performs highly specialized tasks for handling of mother's own milk, banked human milk and commercial formulas for infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Preparing individualized Human Milk feedings following established procedures. The technician is responsible for interpreting orders in EMR, reacting to order changes and performing complex calculations in the preparation of infant feedings. Effectively communicates with appropriate nursing personnel for needed assistance with daily order changes and feeding order clarification.
• 25% Manages receiving and labeling of mother's Human Milk according to procedure. Performs identification of Human Milk containers, inputs information into the MOMS barcoding system to thaw, fortify and label bottles of Human Milk.
• 20% Stores prepared feedings in patient care unit refrigerators, removing expired Human Milk, uses and practices proper storage times and temperatures for Human Milk at all times, rotates stored Human Milk to use oldest first and to minimize undue wastage, run the expired milk report daily and dispose Human Milk both literally and in fact from the MOMS system, removal of the discharged patient bins.
• 10% Cleans work surfaces and equipment prior to HM preparation, and in between each individual patient milk preparation follows aseptic techniques, follows infection control policies, maintains cleanliness of refrigerators and freezers on a daily and as needed basis, maintain cleanliness of storage bins in refrigerators and freezer s .
• 10% Monitors daily inventory and orders additional nutrition room supplies as needed, stocks nutrition room with all needed supplies.
• 5% Maintains a working knowledge of technical terminologies and classifications as appropriate for the proper completion of job duties. Participating in department in-services to maintain appropriate competence.
• 5% Performs additional duties as assigned. The major duties, responsibilities and listed above are not intended to be all-inclusive of the duties, responsibilities and to be performed by employees in this job. Employee is expected to all perform other duties as requested by supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications

High School or GED (Required)

Additional Job Description

Basic Mathematical skills, basic medical terminology, computer/software

Work Shift

Day

Scheduled Weekly Hours

24

Department

NW Childrens Neonatal Unit

Join us!

• if your passion is to work in a caring environment
• if you believe that learning is a life-long process
• if you strive for excellence and want to be among the best in the healthcare industry

Equal Employment Opportunity

OhioHealth is an equal opportunity employer and fully supports and maintains compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations. OhioHealth does not discriminate against associates or applicants because of race, color, genetic information, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, ancestry, national origin, veteran status, military status, pregnancy, disability, marital status, familial status, or other characteristics protected by law. Equal employment is extended to all person in all aspects of the associate-employer relationship including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, discipline, reduction in staff, termination, assignment of benefits, and any other term or condition of employment