Milk Bank Technician

Texas Children's Hospital; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children’s Hospital in Austin is seeking a Milk Bank Technician to store, prepare and deliver mother’s own or pasteurized donor human milk for hospitalized infants. You will weigh and measure milk, monitor storage temps, and ensure accurate labeling for each feeding per physician orders.

The role requires basic computer use, sanitation skills, and ability to work with a multidisciplinary team in a pediatric hospital setting.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 6 months healthcare related work experience.
• BS degree in Nutrition or Healthcare related field can substitute for 6 months experience.
• 1 year nutrition or breastfeeding education experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Accurately weighs, measures, and prepares mother’s own and/or pasteurized donor human milk for infant feeding per physician’s orders.
• Calculates accurate quantities of mother’s own/pasteurized donor human milk and human milk fortifiers based on diet order.
• Monitors all needed milk preparation/storage supplies and discards expired nutritional additives.
• Uses and practices proper storage times and temperatures for human milk at all times to minimize bacterial growth and according to written standards. Rotates stored milk to minimize undue wastage.
• Enters patient charges into EPM computer system on a daily basis.
• Prepares labels to accurately identify mother’s own/pasteurized donor human milk for individually prepared feedings.
• Maintains competencies required to efficiently and effectively utilize milk preparation/storage equipment and supplies.
• Communicates with parents delivering milk to the Milk Bank to ensure proper collection and storage of mother’s own/pasteurized donor human milk.
• Communicates with appropriate medical/nursing personnel for needed assistance with feeding order clarification.
• Communicates inventory shortages or special-order needs to Manager as appropriate to meet patient care needs.

Skills

Milk preparation

Measurement

Sanitation

Computer basics

Record keeping

Communication with parents

Milk handling

Education

High School Diploma or GED

BS in Nutrition or healthcare field

Tools

Centrifuge

Analyzer

Scales

EPM computer system

Job description

Job Description

We are searching for a Milk Bank Technician - someone to store, prepare and deliver a mother's breast milk and/or pasteurized donor human milk to hospitalized infants. To provide assistance to mothers of hospitalized infants expressing milk for their infants in a manner appropriate and as necessary.

this position will be 8hr shifts x 5 days a week

Think you have what it takes?

• Knowledge of milk preparation, measurement, and sanitary techniques
• Ability to maintain sanitation levels, operate computers on a basic level, and operate electronic scales, analyzer and centrifuge with a higher degree of accuracy
  

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Minimum Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• 6 months healthcare related work experience

a BS degree in Nutrition or Healthcare related field can substitute for 6 months experience

Preferred Requirements

• 1 year nutrition or breastfeeding education experience

Responsibilities

• Accurately weighs, measures, and prepares mother’s own and/or pasteurized donor human milk for infant feeding per physician’s orders
• Calculates accurate quantities of mother’s own/pasteurized donor human milk and human milk fortifiers based on diet order
• Monitors all needed milk preparation/storage supplies and discards expired nutritional additives
• Uses and practices proper storage times and temperatures for human milk at all times to minimize bacterial growth and according to written standards. Rotates stored milk to minimize undue wastage
• Enters patient charges into EPM computer system on a daily basis
• Prepares labels to accurately identify mother’s own/pasteurized donor human milk for individually prepared feedings
• Maintains competencies required to efficiently and effectively utilize milk preparation/storage equipment and supplies
• Communicates with parents delivering milk to the Milk Bank to ensure proper collection and storage of mother’s own/pasteurized donor human milk
• Communicates with appropriate medical/nursing personnel for needed assistance with feeding order clarification
• Communicates inventory shortages or special-order needs to Manager as appropriate to meet patient care needs

About Us

Texas Children’s presence in Austin helps support a pediatric population of more than half a million and keeps kids healthy and happy from birth to adulthood. Texas Children’s first health care location in Austin, Texas Children’s Urgent Care West Gate, opened in March 2018, providing high quality pediatric-focused care after hours and on weekends. There are now more than 15 Texas Children’s Pediatric primary care practices in the greater Austin area providing full-service family care including routine childhood immunizations, well visits, and sick care. Our Specialty Care Center in Austin includes a multidisciplinary group of pediatric specialists committed to providing comprehensive care across a wide spectrum of services. Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, is our new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin families.

To join our community of more than 15,000 dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org .

Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.