Job Description
Job Description
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Summary:
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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.
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Responsibilities:
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\n - Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
\n - Accurately weighs, measures, and prepares mother’s own and/or pasteurized donor human milk for infant feeding per physician’s orders.
\n - Calculates accurate quantities of mother’s own/pasteurized donor human milk and human milk fortifiers based on diet order.
\n - Uses approved techniques and equipment to prepare milk.
\n - Weighs and measures all human milk, fortifiers, and nutritional additives.
\n - Uses sanitary techniques according to established procedures to prepare and store mother's own/pasteurized donor human milk for infant feeding.
\n - Maintains sanitation standards in the milk storage and prep area with daily sanitation of work areas.
\n - Monitors all needed milk preparation/storage supplies and discards expired nutritional additives.
\n - Uses standard sanitation techniques for equipment in use in the milk storage and prep area.
\n - Uses and practices proper storage times and temperatures for human milk according to written standards at all times to minimize bacterial growth. Rotates stored milk to minimize undue wastage.
\n - Maintains cleanliness of refrigerator/freezer used to store human milk on a daily schedule.
\n - Documents and delivers properly labeled human milk feedings to appropriate patient care area.
\n - Prepares labels to accurately identify mother’s own/pasteurized donor human milk for individually prepared feedings.
\n - Accurately documents the number of syringes/bottles, milk volumes and additives (when applicable) of human milk preparation on the daily Milk Preparation Record.
\n - Enters patient charges daily.
\n - Delivers prepared milk to the appropriate nursing areas on a scheduled daily delivery and PRN.
\n - Utilizes, monitors, and sanitizes all milk preparation equipment (e.g., analyzer, centrifuge, milk warmer), storage equipment (e.g., refrigerators, freezers), and supplies per Departmental/Hospital policy.
\n - Performs all tasks necessary to maintain sanitary conditions of milk preparation and storage equipment.
\n - Maintains competencies required to efficiently and effectively utilize milk preparation/storage equipment and supplies.
\n - Monitors and maintains the efficient operation and sanitation of all milk preparation/storage equipment.
\n - Communicate with lactation consultants, nurses, co-workers, and parents to ensure accurate milk preparation, collection, and storage.
\n - Communicate with parents delivering milk to the Milk storage to ensure proper collection and storage of the mother’s own/pasteurized donor human milk.
\n - Contact the manager, lactation consultant, or dietician for needed assistance in clarifying feeding orders and verifying the safety of maternal medication use and human milk feeding.
\n - Communicate with appropriate medical/nursing personnel for needed assistance with feeding order clarification.
\n - Maintains daily inventory and stock of all Milk storage supplies and equipment required for human milk collection, preparation, and storage.
\n - Maintains approved par levels of Milk storage supplies (including pasteurized donor human milk) by monitoring inventory, submitting orders, and stocking area on a daily basis.
\n - Communicates inventory shortages or special-order needs to the Director as appropriate to meet patient care needs.
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Job Requirements:
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Education/Skills
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\n - High school diploma or equivalent required
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Experience
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\n - One (1) year of Nutrition or Breastfeeding education experience preferred
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Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
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\n - BLS (Basic Life Support) required
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Work Schedule:
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7AM - 5PM
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Work Type:
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Full Time
Job Tags
Full time, Relief