Milk Lab Technician - Part - Time

About the position

The Milk Lab Technician at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is responsible for handling and preparing infant feedings in the NICU Milk Lab, ensuring compliance with HMBANA guidelines and maintaining an aseptic environment. This role involves stocking the lab, maintaining inventory records, and participating in quality improvement activities to enhance milk-handling processes.

Responsibilities

• Stores, prepares, and distributes breast milk and formula.
• Ensures labeling of human milk is complete and up-to-date per policy and performs inventory of human milk supply for each patient.
• Provides information to the healthcare team to support the care of individual families.
• Maintains safety and sanitization of equipment and work space.
• Ensures proper documentation is maintained for all preparation and dispensing.
• Participates in Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities that identify ways to improve breast milk and formula processes.
• Evaluates practice and implements change as a result of CQI studies or research.
• Participates in the orientation and education of milk lab technicians, nursing students, nursing fellows, and new departmental employees as directed by management.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• HS Diploma/GED; plus 1 year experience in healthcare or food service.

Nice-to-haves

• Formula/Human Milk Technician Certificate

Benefits

• Health: Medical, Dental and Vision plans available for qualifying staff and family
• Holiday, Vacation and Sick Leave
• Education discount for staff and dependents (undergraduate only)
• Retirement: Up to 10% matched contribution from UAMS
• Basic Life Insurance up to $50,000
• Career Training and Educational Opportunities
• Merchant Discounts
• Concierge prescription delivery on the main campus when using UAMS pharmacy