Human Milk & Formula Prep Tech - Neonatal Intermediate PT, Day

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose:  Inspire health.  Serve with compassion.  Be the difference.

• Prepares, portions, and delivers patient feedings per recipe or patient orders supplied by bedside nurse. Verifies all prepared feedings with RN prior to RN administering.

• Maintains and monitors safe storage and appropriate disposition of breastmilk in the computer system-ensures breastmilk is properly labeled.

• Communicates with manager, ANM, charge nurse or bedside nurse as appropriate regarding problems with feeding orders, human milk/formula storage, or administration- reports any discrepancies related to feedings prepared.

• Maintains a sanitary and safe environment by following departmental and infection prevention policies; maintains clean equipment and orderly workspace. Ensures that department standards are met and that all sanitary activities are conducted in accordance with federal, state, and local health regulations.

• Uses correct technique to measure solids and liquids.

• Maintains an adequate inventory of feeding preparation room supplies; removes outdated formula stock and supplies from inventory and disposes per facility guidelines.

• Unpacks, labels, and stores fortifiers, formula, and supplies in their designated area; rotates supplies using first-in-first-out (FIFO) method.

• Assists in training other employees in feeding preparation and proper handling techniques as needed, as well as use of the computer breastmilk tracking, preparation, and administration system.

• Treats all information and data within the scope of the position with appropriate confidentiality and security. Complies with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations.

• Adheres to all established systems and training programs to provide a safe working environment. Complies with all Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations and to other local, state, and federal regulations.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

• This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.