Milk Technician- Neonatal ICU - Full Time Days

MU Health Care; Columbia Township (MO); On-site; USD 24,796 - 38,572; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Paid time off

Retirement options

Tuition assistance

Discounts

Job summary

MU Health Care in Columbia, MO, seeks a Milk Tech for the 64-bed Neonatal ICU. This on-site role prepares, labels, and stores formula and human milk, manages breast milk supply, and ensures accurate feeding preparations for hospitalized infants using advanced neonatal equipment.

Our NICU emphasizes family-centered care and cutting-edge technology. The role requires a high school diploma with healthcare experience preferred; growth and support are core to MU Health Care's mission in mid-Missouri.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Experience in healthcare is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, label, and store human milk and formula.
• Manage breast milk supply and feeding calculations for patients.
• Maintain sanitary nutrition room and proper storage of milk and formula.
• Use clinical systems to obtain orders and print labels and production lists.
• Assist in training others on formula preparation and handling techniques.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Shift

Full Time Days (7a-7:30p typically), 3 12s/Week, with every other weekend and rotating holidays

Work Arrangement

On-site

Department

Neonatal ICU

Facility

Children's Hospital - 1021 Hitt St, Columbia, MO

Compensation

• Base Pay Range: $16.68 - $26.31 per hour, based on experience
• Additional $2.00 per hour for weekend shift

ABOUT THE JOB

Our Milk Tech role prepares, labels, and stores formula an human milk in the nutrition room. The role is responsible for various additives, and calculating and dividing feedings appropriately for all babies receiving breast milk or donor milk. In our NICU, every second counts-and every action changes a life trajectory. It is a 64-bed unit with all private rooms. We utilize a family-centered care model where parents are treated as partners and use advanced technology and innovation, working with cutting‑edge neonatal equipment including high‑frequency ventilation, therapeutic hypothermia, and continuous neuromonitoring.

ABOUT MU HEALTH CARE

MU Health Care is proud to be named one of Forbes' Best-in-State Employers seven years in a row, and that's largely a result of the incredible culture and team we've built. At MU Health Care, we have an inspired, hard-working and collaborative environment driven by our mission to save and improve lives. Here, we believe anything is possible and rally around solutions. We celebrate innovation and offer opportunities to be a part of something bigger - to have a voice and role in the work that is serving our community and changing the field of medicine.

Our academic health system - the only in mid-Missouri - is home to seven hospitals, including the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center and region's only Children's Hospital, as well as over 90 specialty clinics. Here you can define your career among our many clinical and nonclinical positions - with growth, opportunity and support every step of the way.

Learn more about MU Health Care.

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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

• Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one
• Generous paid leave and paid time off, including ten holidays
• Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8%and full vesting in three years
• Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%)
• Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels and more
• See a comprehensive list of benefits here.

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION

• Responsible for precise measurement and mixture of breast and donor milk and formula daily.
• Responsible for daily management of breast milk supply for the respective patient population.
• Routinely ensure proper preparation for the timely thawing of breast and donor milk.
• Adhere to hospital guidelines for storage, temperature monitoring, and expiration dates, daily.
• Utilize specific mathematical skills and appropriate spreadsheets to calculate and measure additives in the milk, i.e., protein, iron, and calories, daily.
• Calculate and divide milk into individual feeds while assuring proper adherence to milk supply management and waste avoidance, daily.
• Accurately receive, identify, store, verify, and prepare all human and donor milk feedings as ordered by the providers caring for hospitalized infants.
• Process, store, and prepare all formula feedings and other products as ordered by the providers caring for hospitalized patients.
• Maintain a sanitary, well-supplied environment in the nutrition room, including the milk and formula preparation area, as well as milk refrigerators and freezers, following the procedures of the hospital and the nutrition room.
• Prepare feedings accurately according to established written formulations following pre-established feeding preparation procedures and adhering to quality control standards and aseptic technique.
• Use correct and accurate techniques to measure powders and liquids.
• Verify new or questionable feeding orders with the care team for accuracy and obtain standardized recipes as needed.
• Use clinical information systems to obtain patient feeding orders and to print labels and production lists.
• Clean and sanitize work surfaces in the Nutrition Room before and after each feeding preparation. Clean the utensils, equipment, and storage areas used in the Nutrition Room.
• Calculate new formulations or standardized recipes manually or with software.
• Assist in training other employees in formula preparation and proper handling techniques, as needed.
• May complete unit/department-specific duties as outlined in department documents.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities can be acquired.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• One (1) year of experience in a healthcare setting
• Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. The employee may be required ambulate, remain in a stationary position and position self to reach and/or move objects above the shoulders and below the knees. The employee may be required to move objects up to 10 lbs.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.