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Clinical Support
Milk Bank Technician
The Woodlands, TX, US
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.
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 Texas Children’s
Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands is north Houston’s first true, free-standing pediatric hospital designed, equipped and staffed exclusively to provide care in more than 25 areas of specialty care for children and adolescents. Hospital facilities include 24 emergency center rooms, outpatient exam rooms, radiology rooms, operating rooms and acute care beds, as well as a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).
To join our community of 14,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.
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.
