Dayton Children's Hospital · 2 months ago
Clinical Nutrition Laboratory Technician - Full Time
Dayton, OH
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry LevelDayton Children's Hospital is seeking a Clinical Nutrition Laboratory Technician. The role involves the preparation, distribution, inventory, and management of enteral nutrition, ensuring safe practices and communication with healthcare personnel.
Child CareHealth CareHospital
Responsibilities
Use of the bar code scanning software to manage receipt, storage, preparation, labeling, and delivery of human milk
Keep work surfaces and equipment clean before, during, and after each feeding preparation of feeding
Calculate and write recipes for each feeding, utilizing resources in the nutrition lab or consulting the dietitian as needed
Prepare feedings, following all safe practices and according to precise calculations in each recipe
Store prepared feedings in appropriate temperature-controlled environments before, during, and at delivery
Take responsibility for discarding expired feedings located in the patient care areas according to protocol
Communicate with appropriate personnel (nursing, parent, dietitian, and/or medical provider) any questions or concerns about feedings or recipes
Collect and ship donated human milk
Think critically while adhering to policies and processes
Communicate with a focus on a positive outcome, particularly during problem solving
Maintain customer service and remain sensitive to the stress parents experience during their child’s hospitalization. Includes providing positive support and encouragement to breastfeeding moms
Work seamlessly with the department personnel, particularly in the small space of the nutrition lab and while managing multiple critical but small tasks. Includes both slow and hectic times
Utilizes Timeless Medical Software to manage receiving and labeling of mother’s HM according to procedure
Ensures milk rotation in order to prevent waste of expressed breast milk
Ensures proper identification of breast milk throughout the process
Arranges to have the expressed human milk (“EBM”) available, fortified and returned in time for the next feeding, if needed ASAP
Cleans work surfaces and equipment prior to HM prep and in between each individual patient milk prep
Follows aseptic techniques
Follows infection control policies
Maintains cleanliness of refrigerators and freezers on a daily and as needed basis
Maintains cleanliness of storage bins
Maintains a clean formula room per established standards
Maintains rotations of powdered and liquid formulas to prevent expired formulas been used
Utilizes Timeless Medical Software to prepare individualized HM feedings following established procedures
Monitors EBM storage to determine what needs to be refrigerated or frozen
Follows correct handling on EBM before mixing (thawing out EBM)
Utilizes Timeless Medical Software to scan each bottle of breast milk to confirm identification prior to mixing
Places mixed EBM in appropriate bins to be delivered
Stores prepared feedings in patient care refrigerators and removes expired HM
Utilizes Timeless Medical Software to prepare standardized recipes
Monitors dates and times for expired formulas and EBM
Monitors formula or EBM changes and discards old batch after delivery
Communicates with nursing staff any concerns or issues with patient formulas
Prepares specially prepared formulas or ready to feed formulas requiring additives
Utilizes Timeless Medical Software to prepare standardized recipes
Communicates with nursing/doctors about any concerns about patient orders
Follows exact directions on how to mix special formulas or EBM
Effectively makes formula and labels all completed recipes
Consults with dietitian when necessary to obtain clarification of formula order or recipe
Demonstrates judgment
Communicates with RD when additives are being mixed in formulas
Collects Human Milk
Collects EBM from each unit at certain times for each patient
Utilizes Timeless Medical system to scan each EBM container into inventory
Stores each EBM container in correct bins for specific patients
Delivers EBM to Milk Lab and places it in the appropriate fridge or freezer
Delivers formula to patient floors
Removes EBM or special formulas from previous day
Utilizes Timeless Medical software system to remove item from inventory
Communicates with nursing or doctor any concerns about any formulas not being used or formulas containing medication before removal
Discharges patients with human milk
Collects all EBM for patients from both freezer and refrigerator
Utilizes Timeless Medical software to scan each bottle for patient verification
Labels the patient’s EBM discharge bag and places EBM in bag
Delivers EBM discharge bag to the correct unit freezer and communicates to nursing that it has been delivered
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Associates, High School (Required)
Company
Dayton Children's Hospital
Dayton Children Hospital is a healthcare institution located in Dayton.
Founded in 1919
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.07MKey Investors
OneOhio Recovery FoundationAES Ohio Foundation
2025-01-16Grant
2024-01-30Grant· $0.07M
Leadership Team
Deborah Feldman
President and CEO
Chris Bergman
Chief Financial Officer
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