Children's Hospital Colorado · 1 day ago
Formula Human Milk Tech Sr
Aurora, CO
Part-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$16.73/hr - $25.09/hr
1+ years expChildren's Hospital Colorado is dedicated to providing optimal nutritional care for hospitalized patients. The Formula/Human Milk Tech Senior assists clinical professionals by managing the handling, storage, preparation, and distribution of formulas and human milk, while also providing education to families.
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Responsibilities
Retrieves, reviews, and verifies patient human milk and/or formula orders via EMR
Prepares human milk and/or formula according to provider orders using aseptic technique
Delivers prepared human milk and/or formula to the designated locations in an accurate and timely manner
Utilizes critical thinking, communication, customer service and emotional intelligence to effectively triage formula and human milk lab calls and in person interactions
Communicates with supervisor, RD’s, RNs, and care teams regarding concerns related to human milk and/or formula orders, mixing recipes, storage, and administration
Maintains a clean, sanitary, safe, and orderly formula/human milk lab, ensuring department standards are met and that all cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting activities of storage areas, preparation areas and equipment are conducted and documented in accordance with relevant policies and procedures and in compliance with federal, state and local health regulations
Receives expressed human milk from mothers who are dropping off. Records and maintains an accurate inventory of human milk stored in the lab
Communicates with care team through daily rounding to consider factors impacting feedings to be prepared
Accurately calculates ingredient components, and accurately measures all ingredient components for all human milk mixtures
Scans all human milk at various intervals to ensure accurate tracking and safe delivery
Ensures appropriate education to parents for proper labeling, transport, and storage of human milk
Provides milk expression education to mothers of inpatients, outpatients and by telephone
Receives and maintains donated human milk from the community for delivery to the Mother’s Milk Bank of Colorado through designation as a human milk bank outreach and donation center
Tracks and maintains a breast pump rental/loan program for families and staff
Maintains an adequate inventory of formula lab supplies and formulas by performing daily inventory and stocking
Rotates formulas and supplies using FIFO (first in, first out)
Assesses daily utilization of formulas and proactively alerts supervisor of concerns for surges in use of non-stock formulas, non-formulary formulas that could result in potential out of stock situations
Coordinates with RD’s and Clinical Nutrition leadership on non-formulary formula orders to ensure compliance to hospital formulary where possible, to secure prior approval for use of non-formulary formulas, to ensure accuracy of ingredient calculations, and that adequate stock of non-formulary formula is available for duration of patient’s admission
Accurately calculates ingredient components, and accurately measures all ingredient components for all formula mixtures, including routine double check of work partner’s work
Utilizes nutrition knowledge of infant, pediatric and adult patient populations and formulas to appropriately reach out to RD’s and medical care team to clarify physician orders for formula that may not be ordered correctly or may not be appropriate for the patient
Provide basic education to patients and families on formula mixing instructions where appropriate and under RD supervision
Qualification
Required
Associate degree in a related field is required
Minimum of one (1) year of healthcare-related experience, preferably in a hospital setting
Minimum of two years of college credit in a healthcare-related field, such as Medical Nutrition, Anatomy and/or Physiology or certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Medical Assistant (MA), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or as a Lactation Counselor (CLC) or Advanced Lactation Consultant (ALC) or Pharmacy Technician may be considered in lieu of a degree
Benefits
Paid time off
Medical/dental/vision insurance
Company provided life and disability insurance
Paid parental leave
403b employer match (retirement savings)
A robust wellness program
Access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career
Annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance
Annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year
Company
Children's Hospital Colorado
At Children’s Hospital Colorado, we know that kids aren’t just mini adults.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.65MKey Investors
Hyundai Hope On WheelsCOPIC Medical FoundationCOPIC Companies
2024-08-28Grant· $0.35M
2022-09-27Grant· $0.3M
2022-03-11Grant
Leadership Team
Adam Hill
Section Head of Pediatric Palliative Medicine
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