Enteral Feeding Preparation Technician

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A Brief Overview
The Enteral Feeding Technician is responsible for preparing, storing, and delivering formula, additives and modified human milk for infants and children. Adheres to aseptic technique when producing specialty formula and human milk mixtures for patient consumption and works effectively in an environment with multiple, quickly changing priorities. Adheres to standards of food safety and sanitation, best practices for formula and human milk preparation in a hospital setting, regulatory standards, departmental and hospital policies and procedures in the execution of assigned duties.

What you will do

• Enteral Feeding Production and Human Milk Management
• Prepares, portions, delivers patient enteral feeding orders accurately and timely.
• Knowledgeable about human milk, formulas and additives used in infant, pediatric and adult patients.
• Practices with a questioning attitude and escalates concerns, issues or discrepancies regarding enteral feeding orders, faulty equipment and unsafe working conditions appropriately.
• Adheres to standards with regard to storing, thawing, modifying, labeling, delivering and the safe discard of formula and human milk. Checks frozen human milk inventory when needed and updates inventory as applicable to human milk modification.
• Maintains a clean and sanitary environment.
• Checks product dates prior to use and rotates using first in/first out (FIFO) approach to maintaining inventory/stock on hand.
• Adheres to applicable regulations, safety and infection prevention & control standards that govern enteral feeding production operations.
• Competent in the use of specialized equipment for preparation of formula, additives and modified human milk.
• Maintains records and accurate documentation related to enteral prep processes.
• Business Functions
• Maintains friendly, efficient demeanor and models CHOP ICARE Values and Service Standards.
• Participates in ongoing quality assurance and performance improvement activities as requested.
• Participates in training other employees, students/interns as requested.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient information.
• Professional Development/Leadership
• Collaborates and communicates with other members of the healthcare team
• Participates in any department staff meetings and education programs as requested.
• Demonstrates flexibility and professionalism at all times
• Performs other duties as requested

Education Qualifications

• Associate's Degree Nutrition or similar field of study - Required
• Bachelor's Degree Nutrition or similar field of study - Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• Prior work experience in a hospital setting or WIC program - Preferred
• Prior experience in enteral feeding preparation - Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing to patients, families and members of the healthcare team. (Required proficiency)
• Organizational skills as it relates to maintaining product, supplies and maintenance of records (Required proficiency)
• Must be able to read English with understanding and write English legibly. (Required proficiency)
• Attention to detail by accurately measuring, mixing and preparing product (Required proficiency)
• Understanding of nutritional content, sources and use of commercial supplements, tube feedings, human milk, infant formulas and feeding modulars (fat, protein, carbohydrate, vitamins and minerals). (Required proficiency)
• Ability to perform increasingly complex mathematical calculations such as fractions, percentages, ratios, proportions and metric measures. (Required proficiency)
• Computer proficient (Required proficiency)

Licenses and Certifications

• Dietetic Technician-Registered (DTR) - Commission On Dietetic Registration (CDR) - upon hire - Preferred
• Serv Safe Certification (SSC) - American National Standards Institute (ANSI): National Accreditation Board (ANAB) - upon hire - Preferred

To carry out its mission, CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community. As a condition of employment, professionals working onsite - at any CHOP location, for any portion of time - must be vaccinated for COVID-19. Learn more.

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