Milk Bank Technician

TCH Medical Center; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

TCH Medical Center is seeking a Milk Bank Technician to store, prepare, and deliver mother’s milk or pasteurized donor milk to hospitalized infants. You will ensure hygienic preparation, accurate labeling, and proper storage per physician orders.

This full-time role requires basic computer skills, attention to sanitation, and ability to operate milk processing equipment in a hospital environment. An 8-hour shift schedule is in place.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 6 months healthcare related work experience required.
• A BS degree in Nutrition or Healthcare related field can substitute for 6 months of experience.

Responsibilities

• Accurately weighs, measures, and prepares mother’s own and/or pasteurized donor human milk per physician’s orders.
• Calculates accurate quantities of milk and fortifiers per diet order.
• Monitors milk preparation/storage supplies and discards expired additives.
• Follows storage times and temperatures to minimize bacterial growth.
• Rotates stored milk to minimize wastage.
• Enters patient charges into EPM system daily.
• Prepares labels to identify milk for individual feedings.
• Maintains competencies to operate milk prep/storage equipment.
• Communicates with parents delivering milk to ensure proper collection and storage.
• Communicates with medical staff for feeding order clarification.
• Reports inventory shortages or special-order needs to Manager.

Skills

Milk preparation

Measurement

Sanitation

Basic computer use

Electronic scales

Milk analyzer

Centrifuge operation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

BS in Nutrition or Healthcare (substitute for experience)

Tools

EPM system

Milk analyzer

Centrifuge

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