Job Overview
Employment Type
Part-time
Compensation
Hourly
Range $17.57 - $26.35
Work Schedule
Rotating Shifts
Day Shifts
Benefits
Paid Time Off
Medical insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Paid parental leave
403B retirement plan
Wellness Program
Professional Development
Job Description
Children's Hospital Colorado is a leading pediatric healthcare institution committed to providing comprehensive and compassionate care to children and their families. Renowned for its excellence in medical treatment, research, and community outreach, the hospital serves as a beacon of hope and healing in pediatric medicine. By blending cutting-edge technology with a dedicated team of healthcare professionals, Children's Hospital Colorado ensures patients receive the highest quality of care tailored to their unique needs. The hospital fosters a collaborative environment that emphasizes innovation, education, and continuous improvement to enhance patient outcomes and family satisfaction.
The Formula/Human Milk Tech Senior position is an integral role within the Nutrition Lab at Children's Hospital Colorado, designed to support clinical professionals such as Registered Nurses, Registered Dietitians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physicians. This part-time role operates at 0.75 FTE, involving 30 hours per week across three 10-hour shifts with weekday availability, rotating weekends, and holidays. The essential mission of this role is to ensure optimal nutritional care for hospitalized patients through the accurate, safe, and timely handling, storage, preparation, and distribution of formulas and/or human milk.
In this capacity, the Formula/Human Milk Tech Senior is responsible for verifying patient orders, maintaining meticulous records of human milk, and educating families on proper labeling, transport, and storage of milk. A vital part of the role includes providing milk expression education to mothers both in clinical settings and remotely via telephone. The role also manages human milk donations, supports breast pump rental programs, and ensures the Nutrition Lab is stocked with necessary supplies following best practices like the FIFO system.
This position demands a thorough understanding of infant, pediatric, and adult nutritional needs, enabling the technician to work closely with Registered Dietitians and medical care teams to clarify physician orders and ensure formula accuracy. Preparation of formula and human milk mixtures is done aseptically, adhering strictly to clinical guidelines and safety standards. Effective communication skills are critical for collaborating with care teams to address any concerns or issues promptly.
Beyond technical responsibilities, the Formula/Human Milk Tech Senior contributes to a clean, sanitary, and safe laboratory environment by adhering to rigorous cleaning protocols consistent with federal, state, and local health regulations. The position also involves community engagement by managing donated milk collection and facilitating distribution to the Mother's Milk Bank of Colorado.
This role offers a competitive hourly wage ranging from $17.57 to $26.35, dependent on experience, coupled with a comprehensive benefits package. Benefits include paid time off, medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, a 403b employer retirement plan match, a wellness program, and professional development opportunities including an education benefit. The hospital also supports an annual employee bonus program based on organizational performance and provides merit-based base pay increases.
Joining Children’s Hospital Colorado means becoming part of a team dedicated to pediatric health excellence and innovation. The Formula/Human Milk Tech Senior role is vital in advancing the hospital’s mission to provide outstanding nutritional care and support to children and families, ensuring every patient receives the nourishment they need to thrive during their healthcare journey.
The Formula/Human Milk Tech Senior position is an integral role within the Nutrition Lab at Children's Hospital Colorado, designed to support clinical professionals such as Registered Nurses, Registered Dietitians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physicians. This part-time role operates at 0.75 FTE, involving 30 hours per week across three 10-hour shifts with weekday availability, rotating weekends, and holidays. The essential mission of this role is to ensure optimal nutritional care for hospitalized patients through the accurate, safe, and timely handling, storage, preparation, and distribution of formulas and/or human milk.
In this capacity, the Formula/Human Milk Tech Senior is responsible for verifying patient orders, maintaining meticulous records of human milk, and educating families on proper labeling, transport, and storage of milk. A vital part of the role includes providing milk expression education to mothers both in clinical settings and remotely via telephone. The role also manages human milk donations, supports breast pump rental programs, and ensures the Nutrition Lab is stocked with necessary supplies following best practices like the FIFO system.
This position demands a thorough understanding of infant, pediatric, and adult nutritional needs, enabling the technician to work closely with Registered Dietitians and medical care teams to clarify physician orders and ensure formula accuracy. Preparation of formula and human milk mixtures is done aseptically, adhering strictly to clinical guidelines and safety standards. Effective communication skills are critical for collaborating with care teams to address any concerns or issues promptly.
Beyond technical responsibilities, the Formula/Human Milk Tech Senior contributes to a clean, sanitary, and safe laboratory environment by adhering to rigorous cleaning protocols consistent with federal, state, and local health regulations. The position also involves community engagement by managing donated milk collection and facilitating distribution to the Mother's Milk Bank of Colorado.
This role offers a competitive hourly wage ranging from $17.57 to $26.35, dependent on experience, coupled with a comprehensive benefits package. Benefits include paid time off, medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, a 403b employer retirement plan match, a wellness program, and professional development opportunities including an education benefit. The hospital also supports an annual employee bonus program based on organizational performance and provides merit-based base pay increases.
Joining Children’s Hospital Colorado means becoming part of a team dedicated to pediatric health excellence and innovation. The Formula/Human Milk Tech Senior role is vital in advancing the hospital’s mission to provide outstanding nutritional care and support to children and families, ensuring every patient receives the nourishment they need to thrive during their healthcare journey.
Job Requirements
- Associate of Science degree
- one year of healthcare-related experience
- weekday availability with ability to work rotating weekends and holidays
- ability to perform aseptic preparation techniques
- strong communication skills
- basic computer proficiency including EMR use
- physical ability to perform lab duties
- attention to detail
- customer service orientation
- ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
Job Qualifications
- Associate of Science degree
- one year of healthcare-related experience
- knowledge of infant, pediatric and adult nutrition
- ability to use aseptic technique
- strong communication and customer service skills
- basic education delivery skills for patients and families
- familiarity with inventory management
- proficiency with electronic medical records (EMR)
- teamwork and collaboration skills
- attention to detail in measuring and preparation
- ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize
- CNA certification preferred
Job Duties
- Retrieves, reviews, and verifies patient human milk and/or formula orders via EMR
- 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 RDs 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 RDs and medical care team to clarify physician orders for formula that may not be ordered correctly or may not be appropriate for the patient
- prepares human milk and/or formula according to provider orders using aseptic technique
- provide basic education to patients and families on formula mixing instructions where appropriate and under RD supervision
- 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, RDs, 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
Job Criteria
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
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