Neonatal Human Milk Lab Technician

Advocate Health Care; Oak Lawn (IL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health Care is seeking an Infant Feeding Technician to manage safe preparation, labeling and delivery of human milk and donor milk in the neonatal setting. You will verify orders, maintain accurate production and inventory records, and support the care team with timely feeding production.

Responsibilities include hand hygiene, proper use of PPE, accurate recipe-based preparation, and collaboration with dietitians, nurses and unit managers to prevent waste and ensure patient safety.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Infant Feeding Technician or Breastmilk/Infant Formula Technician Certificate completed from an approved program preferred.
• Analytical skills to resolve problems that require use of basic scientific, mathematical or technical principles required.
• Dietetic Technician, Registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration preferred.
• Associate degree in an applied science with 6 to 12 months of clinical experience preferred.
• 1 year experience working in medical field, pediatric population preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manages receiving and labeling of mother's human milk and donor milk according to procedure.
• Performs patient identification and bar code scanning of all human milk containers.
• Prepares individualized human milk feeding one patient at a time, safely.
• Prepares infant formulas/human milk per recipes; labels, stores, and delivers to patient units.
• Verifies orders for accuracy with the dietitian or ordering provider.
• Maintains inventory and communicates needs for neonatal formulas and donor milk.
• Uses clinical information systems to print labels and production lists and prints orders.
• Stocks nutrition room with needed supplies and maintains clean prep area.
• Follows PPE, hand hygiene, and aseptic technique; performs high-touch cleaning and audits.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Infant Feeding Technician or Breastmilk/Infant Formula Technician Certificate

Associate degree in an applied science with 6 to 12 months of clinical experience

Dietetic Technician, Registered

1 year experience in medical field

Job description

Advocate Health Care is seeking an Infant Feeding Technician to manage safe preparation, labeling and delivery of human milk and donor milk in the neonatal setting. You will verify orders, maintain accurate production and inventory records, and support the care team with timely feeding production.

Responsibilities include hand hygiene, proper use of PPE, accurate recipe-based preparation, and collaboration with dietitians, nurses and unit managers to prevent waste and ensure patient safety.