Infant Feeding Technician - Neonatal ICU- Day

Shift: 10am -4pm days will vary

Hours: 36 hours/2 weeks

Every other weekend and every other holiday required

General Summary

Prepares, batches, and delivers all infant feedings for NICU patients. Understands proper storage of breastmilk and adheres to sanitary requirements and standards established by regulating agencies and Hospital policies/ protocols. Practices aseptic technique. Follows recipes for milk mixtures precisely. Basic math competency is required.

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Receives orders for all infant feedings requiring preparation, mixing and measurement. Verifies questionable orders with provider and/or lactation consultant.
• Prepares and portions all feedings as ordered. Uses correct technique to measure powders and liquids. Uses clinical electronic patient information to review and update infant feeding mixtures and portions. Keeps clear filing system on recipes.
• Prepares infant formula and breastmilk recipes accurately, following instructions and guidelines. Calculates appropriate amount of feeding required for 24 hours of infant feeding. Measures correct feeding volumes in bottles/syringes for each patient. Properly labels each portion. Stores mixed and measured infant feedings properly until delivery to the patient area.
• Collects fresh expressed breast milk from NICU refrigerator and uses this milk for current feedings. Works with NICU lactation consultant team to rotate milk supplies per protocol for each patient.
• Delivers feedings to unit and removes unused patient feedings in patient care area after expiration per Hospital and unit protocol.
• Carefully monitors expiration dates for any feeding supplement product and rotates stock appropriately.
• Catalogues temperatures of all breastmilk in NICU refrigerators/freezers. Maintains daily refrigeration and freezing equipment temperature logs.
• Maintains sanitation in feeding preparation room as well as breastmilk refrigerator and freezer.
• Maintains adequate supplies of prepared milk/formula for all NICU patients.
• Operates all equipment used for preparation of feedings, including labeling system.

Common Expectations:

• Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.

Required for All Jobs:

• Performs other related duties as identified.
• WellSpan Health has adopted and implemented a compliance program to support WellSpan's values and standards for professionalism, integrity, and ethics. Expected to support and meet the values and standards of the organization and the performance expectations of the job, the department, and the compliance program.
• WellSpan Health has adopted and implemented a privacy program to safeguard the patient information and the business and operational information of the organization. Expected to support and meet the values and standards of the organization to safeguard patient and business/operational information.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Physical Demands:

• Standing - Frequently
• Walking - Frequently
• Sitting - Occasionally
• Carrying/Lifting - Occasionally (50lbs)
• Pushing/Pulling - Occasionally (50lbs)
• Kneeling/Crouching - Occasionally
• Reaching - Occasionally
• Talking - Frequently
• Hearing - Frequently
• Repetitive Motions - Occasionally
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination - Occasionally

Working Environment:

• Occupational Hazards - Occasionally
• Bloodborne Pathogen - Exposure

Qualifications

Minimum Education:

• High School Diploma or GED Required

Work Experience:

• Less than 1 year Relevant experience. Required

Courses and Training:

• Feeding Prep Technician certification. Upon Hire Preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Must be strong communicator, able to follow instructions and comfortable asking questions.
• Understands significance of proper nutrition for NICU patients.
• Must be detail oriented and able to focus on work.
• Task isolation required: one patient's feeding must be completed, counters and equipment cleaned before another patient's feeding preparation begun.
• Should enjoy working alone in quiet environment.