Milk Bank Technician

 
Position: Milk Bank Technician

Job ID: 165137

Location: US-TX-Houston

Department: Milk Bank

Talent Area: Clinical Support

Full/Part Time: Full time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Shift: 3p - 11p

About Texas Children's Hospital

Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women is a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility and one of a select few hospitals nationwide that provides women, mothers and babies with a full continuum of high-quality, expert health care. Offering a full spectrum of maternal and fetal medicine services, including an array of fetal diagnostic procedures and highly specialized fetal surgeries, the Pavilion for Women is connected to Texas Children’s Hospital via a two-story circular sky bridge to enhance patient care by providing physicians, staff and patient families with rapid access to other pediatric subspecialists. Three private OB/GYN practices, The Family Fertility Center, The Menopause Center and The Women’s Place – Center for Reproductive Psychiatry are all housed here. Additionally, we also recently opened a community-based OB/GYN practice in Pearland.

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Summary:

We are searching for a Milk Bank Technician for Texas Childrens Hospital in The Medical Center - someone who works well in a fast-paced hospital setting. In this position, you’ll store, prepare, and deliver a mother’s breast milk and/or pasteurized donor human milk to hospitalized infants. Additionally, you will provide assistance to mothers of hospitalized infants expressing milk for their infants in a manner appropriate and as necessary.
 
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Requirements

•    High school diploma or equivalent
•    Six months healthcare-related work experience (A Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition, Healthcare or related field can substitute for six (6) months of experience)
•    One-year food and nutrition or breastfeeding education experience preferred
•    Knowledge of milk preparation, measurement, and sanitary techniques
•    Ability to maintain sanitation levels and operate computers on a basic level
•    Ability to operate electronic scales, analyzer, and centrifuge with a high degree of accuracy
•    Ability to pass a basic math test 
 

Job Duties & 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
•    Uses sanitary techniques according to established procedures to prepare and store mother’s own/pasteurized donor human milk for infant feedin
•    Maintains sanitation standards in the Milk Bank with daily sanitation of work areas
•    Monitors all needed milk preparation/storage supplies and discards expired nutritional additives
•    Documents and delivers properly labeled human milk feedings to appropriate patient care area
•    Utilizes, monitors, and sanitizes all milk preparation (i.e., analyzer, centrifuge, milk warmer) and storage (i.e., refrigerators, freezers) equipment and supplies per departmental policy
•    Communicates with lactation consultants, nurses, co-workers, and parents to ensure accurate milk preparation, collection, and storage
•    Maintains daily inventory and stock of all Milk Bank supplies and equipment required for human milk collection, preparation, and storage
 



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