Infant Feeding Technician - Neonatal ICU - Day

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.