Children’s Colorado
The Formula/Human Milk Tech Senior is responsible for assisting clinical professionals, such as Registered Nurses, Registered Dietitians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physicians, in providing optimal nutritional care to hospitalized patients through accurate, safe, and timely handling, storage, preparation, and distribution of formulas and/or human milk to patients and families. Additionally, the role provides basic education and guidance to both inpatient and outpatient families.
Additional Information
Location: Milk Lab
Job Details: 0.75 FTE (30 hours per week) – eligible for benefits
Shift: 3 x 10‑hour shifts with a weekend and holiday requirement
Essential Functions Employees may work in designated roles in either the Human Milk Lab, Formula Lab, or both. The following are not exhaustive:
Retrieve, review, and verify patient human milk and/or formula orders via EMR.
Prepare human milk and/or formula according to provider orders using aseptic technique.
Deliver prepared human milk and/or formula to the designated locations accurately and timely.
Utilize critical thinking, communication, customer service, and emotional intelligence to triage lab calls and in‑person interactions.
Communicate with supervisor, RD’s, RNs, and care teams regarding concerns related to orders, mixing recipes, storage, and administration.
Maintain a clean, sanitary, safe, and orderly lab, ensuring compliance with policies, procedures, and health regulations.
Receive expressed human milk from mothers, record and maintain inventory.
Communicate with care team through daily rounding to consider factors impacting feedings.
Accurately calculate ingredient components and measure all components for human milk mixtures.
Scan all human milk at various intervals for tracking and safe delivery.
Ensure appropriate education to parents for labeling, transport, and storage.
Provide milk‑expression education to inpatients, outpatients, and via telephone.
Receive and maintain donated human milk from the community for the Mother’s Milk Bank of Colorado.
Track and maintain a breast‑pump rental/loan program for families and staff.
Maintain inventory of formula lab supplies and formulas, rotating using FIFO.
Assess daily utilization of formulas and alert supervisor to potential out‑of‑stock situations.
Coordinate with RD’s and Clinical Nutrition leadership on non‑formulary formula orders and compliance.
Accurately calculate ingredient components for formula mixtures, double‑checking work partner’s work.
Utilize nutrition knowledge to clarify physician orders for formula when necessary.
Provide basic education to patients and families on formula mixing instructions under RD supervision.
Scope & Level Guidelines: Developmental, standard, or intermediate level; duties are often repetitive but require standard practices and occasional judgment. Decision making involves relating organizational policies to specific cases, with supervisor guidance for non‑routine issues. Communications require discretion and judgment.
Minimum Qualifications
Education: Associate degree in a related field.
Experience: Minimum of one year of healthcare‑related experience, preferably in a hospital setting.
Equivalency: Minimum of two years of college credit in a healthcare-related field (e.g., Medical Nutrition, Anatomy/Physiology), or certification such as CNA, MA, EMT, CLC, ALC, or Pharmacy Technician may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Certification: None required.
Licensure: None required.
Salary Information Hourly range: $16.73 to $25.09, dependent on relevant experience.
Benefits Information Competitive pay and benefits package including medical/dental/vision insurance, life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403(b) employer match, wellness program, and education benefits. Annual employee bonus and base‑pay increases based on performance.
EEO Statement We 网站 honor equal opportunity for all qualified applicants. This position will remain open until the posted close date. Submit your application promptly.
Colorado Resident Information Applicants may redact age‑identifying information; such redaction will not result in penalty.
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Additional Information
Location: Milk Lab
Job Details: 0.75 FTE (30 hours per week) – eligible for benefits
Shift: 3 x 10‑hour shifts with a weekend and holiday requirement
Essential Functions Employees may work in designated roles in either the Human Milk Lab, Formula Lab, or both. The following are not exhaustive:
Retrieve, review, and verify patient human milk and/or formula orders via EMR.
Prepare human milk and/or formula according to provider orders using aseptic technique.
Deliver prepared human milk and/or formula to the designated locations accurately and timely.
Utilize critical thinking, communication, customer service, and emotional intelligence to triage lab calls and in‑person interactions.
Communicate with supervisor, RD’s, RNs, and care teams regarding concerns related to orders, mixing recipes, storage, and administration.
Maintain a clean, sanitary, safe, and orderly lab, ensuring compliance with policies, procedures, and health regulations.
Receive expressed human milk from mothers, record and maintain inventory.
Communicate with care team through daily rounding to consider factors impacting feedings.
Accurately calculate ingredient components and measure all components for human milk mixtures.
Scan all human milk at various intervals for tracking and safe delivery.
Ensure appropriate education to parents for labeling, transport, and storage.
Provide milk‑expression education to inpatients, outpatients, and via telephone.
Receive and maintain donated human milk from the community for the Mother’s Milk Bank of Colorado.
Track and maintain a breast‑pump rental/loan program for families and staff.
Maintain inventory of formula lab supplies and formulas, rotating using FIFO.
Assess daily utilization of formulas and alert supervisor to potential out‑of‑stock situations.
Coordinate with RD’s and Clinical Nutrition leadership on non‑formulary formula orders and compliance.
Accurately calculate ingredient components for formula mixtures, double‑checking work partner’s work.
Utilize nutrition knowledge to clarify physician orders for formula when necessary.
Provide basic education to patients and families on formula mixing instructions under RD supervision.
Scope & Level Guidelines: Developmental, standard, or intermediate level; duties are often repetitive but require standard practices and occasional judgment. Decision making involves relating organizational policies to specific cases, with supervisor guidance for non‑routine issues. Communications require discretion and judgment.
Minimum Qualifications
Education: Associate degree in a related field.
Experience: Minimum of one year of healthcare‑related experience, preferably in a hospital setting.
Equivalency: Minimum of two years of college credit in a healthcare-related field (e.g., Medical Nutrition, Anatomy/Physiology), or certification such as CNA, MA, EMT, CLC, ALC, or Pharmacy Technician may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Certification: None required.
Licensure: None required.
Salary Information Hourly range: $16.73 to $25.09, dependent on relevant experience.
Benefits Information Competitive pay and benefits package including medical/dental/vision insurance, life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403(b) employer match, wellness program, and education benefits. Annual employee bonus and base‑pay increases based on performance.
EEO Statement We 网站 honor equal opportunity for all qualified applicants. This position will remain open until the posted close date. Submit your application promptly.
Colorado Resident Information Applicants may redact age‑identifying information; such redaction will not result in penalty.
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