Infant Feeding Preparation Technician

Avera Health; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 51,577,000 - 65,904,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5% employer matching retirement

Career development and mentorship

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Avera Health is seeking a Neonatal Feeding Technician to safely prepare, handle, store, and distribute infant feedings including mother’s milk, donor milk, and formula. You will follow provider orders, meet aseptic standards, and maintain accurate documentation in EMR systems.

Role requires working varied shifts, ensuring patient safety, proper labeling, and compliance with infection prevention guidelines. Hospital setting, strong teamwork and attention to detail are essential.

Qualifications

• Must be able to work the hours specified and perform essential job functions.
• Must have visual acuity adequate to perform duties and communicate effectively, hear, understand and distinguish speech.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made for disabilities to perform duties.

Responsibilities

• Prepares neonatal feedings per provider orders and formulations.
• Verifies patient identifiers, orders, volumes, caloric density, and additives before preparation.
• Labels prepared feedings with patient identifiers, contents and dates.
• Safely handles and stores mother's milk, donor milk, and formula per protocols.
• Tracks inventory of formula, fortifiers, donor milk, and supplies using EMR/milk-tracking systems.
• Performs routine cleaning and sanitation of equipment and surfaces.
• Utilizes phones/computers to support documentation and workflow.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Education

High School or GED Equivalent

Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)

ServSafe Certificate

Tools

EMR systems

Milk tracking systems

Job description

Sep 15, 2026

$18 - $23/hour

$18.00 - $23.50

Day/Evening/Weekend/Holiday Shift (United States of America)

Position Highlights

Shifts: 0800-1630 or 1000-1830

Every 3rd weekend Saturday and Sunday

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Responsible for the safe, accurate and timely preparation, handling, storage, and distribution of all neonatal feedings including mother's own milk, donor human milk, formula, and prescribed fortifiers. This role operates within a controlled, high-reliability preparation environment and requires strict adherence to aseptic technique, standardized recipes, infection prevention practices, and regulatory guidelines. The technician ensures all feedings are prepared in alignment with provider orders while supporting efficient workflow and maintaining the highest standards of patient safety.

What you will do

• Prepares neonatal feedings in accordance with provider orders and standardized formulations. Accurately measures, mixes, and fortifies human milk and formula using approved techniques.
• Verifies patient identifiers, feeding orders, volumes, caloric density, and additives prior to preparation.
• Labels all prepared feedings accurately, including patient identifiers, contents, and expiration dating.
• Safely handles, stores, thaws, and distributes mother’s milk, donor human milk, and formula per established protocols including monitoring refrigerator and freezer temperatures and ensuring appropriate product rotation.
• Utilizes EMR and/or milk tracking systems to document preparation activities and maintain accurate records. Manages inventory of formula, fortifiers, donor milk, and preparation supplies.
• Performs routine cleaning and sanitation of equipment and surfaces in accordance with infection prevention standards.
• Effectively utilizes phones and/or mobile communication devices and computer systems to support documentation, order verification, and workflow coordination.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• High School or GED Equivalent
• Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) - Licensing Board
• ServSafe Certificate - National Restaurant Association
• Experience in healthcare, food service in a clinical setting, pharmacy technician, laboratory or NICU support role

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement

Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to [e-mail].

Avera Holy Family Hospital provides exceptional healthcare services with a commitment to community wellness, featuring advanced medical technology and compassionate patient care.

Non-profit Organizations Consumer Services

Company size 1 employees

Company type Nonprofit Founded 1944

Momentum

Team growth

13% in 12 mo

9 employees on LinkedIn

Sep 23 May 26

Footprint

Where they work

South Dakota, US