Diet Tech, Infant Feeding Room

About this role

Discover Vanderbilt Health : With eight hospitals and over 180 clinics, we are the region’s largest comprehensive academic health system. Vanderbilt Health has a long tradition of providing world-class care to the people of the Mid-South, living out our mission of moving medicine forward through preeminent programs in patient care, education and research. Here you’ll find a spirit of collaboration and a supportive community where your expertise is valued, your knowledge expanded and your uniqueness celebrated. We are committed to fostering an environment where talented, compassionate people are united in bringing the most advanced care to our neighbors throughout the region.

Organization: MCJCHV Formula Room Job Summary: JOB SUMMARY Infant Feeding Room Technician is responsible for the preparation and delivery of all infant and special pediatric feedings including Mother’s Human Milk (MHM), Pasteurized Donor Human Milk (PDHM), formula, ketogenic, metabolic, and tube feedings. Preparation techniques must adhere to all sanitary regulations and standards established by regulating agencies and the health care facility, which includes compliance with policies related to the institution's HACCP plan of enteral feeding. .

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES • Accurately weighs, measures, and fortifies MHM and/or PDHM for infant feedings per provider’s orders • Accurately weighs, measures, and prepares special infant and/or pediatric feedings per provider’s orders • Calculates accurate quantities of MHM and/or PDHM, human milk fortifiers, and infant/special formulas based on diet order • Maintains sanitation standards in the Infant Feeding Room with daily sanitation of work areas or more frequent sanitation per department policy • Monitors supplies of milk, including MHM and PDHM, feeding preparation/storage supplies, discards expired feedings, nutritional additives, and other products • Documents and delivers properly labeled MHM/PDHM, formulas/feedings, and tube feedings to appropriate patient care areas • Utilizes, monitors, and sanitizes all milk preparation (i.e., milk warmer, centrifuge) and storage (i.e., refrigerators, freezers) equipment and supplies per departmental policy • Communicates with Registered Dietitians, Infant Feeding Room managers, Lactation Consultants, Nurses, co-workers, and parents to ensure accurate milk and feeding preparation, collection, and storage and to maintain sufficient inventory of MHM • Maintains daily inventory and stock of all Infant Feeding Room supplies and equipment required for MHM collection, preparation, and storage. Places orders as directed and stocks deliveries on receipt • Trains staff and Dietetic Interns on Infant Feeding Room workflows, policies, and procedures.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES • Food Inventory Management (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of Inventory Management skills in practical applications of a difficult nature. Successfully uses Inventory Management tools and products to manage inventory. Has substantial experience working in depots, warehouses or other large repositories of materials where managing inventory is business-critical. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering Inventory Management products and services without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to train and educate by setting the example, giving instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job. • FDA/USDA Regulations (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of FDA and or USDA regulations in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering results without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to train and educate by setting the example, giving instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job. • Formula & Feeding Replenishment (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of formula and feeding replenishment in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering formula and feeding replenishment services without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to train and educate by setting the example, giving technical instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job. • Formula & Feeding Production (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of formula and feeding production in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering formula and feeding production services without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to train and educate by setting the example, giving technical instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job. • Formula & Feeding Quality Control (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of formula and feeding quality control in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering formula and feeding quality control services without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to train and educate by setting the example, giving technical instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job. Our supporting roles are the core of all we do at Vanderbilt Health, helping us personalize the patient experience through our caring spirit and distinctive capabilities. We support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at VUMC for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose.

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