What are the responsibilities and job description for the Room position at Inova?
The Formula Room Technician is responsible for ordering, receiving, handling, storing, preparing and delivering human milk and formula.
This includes mom’s expressed milk and donor milk. Preparation techniques should adhere to all sanitary regulations and standard, and will be consistent with the 3d Edition of Infant and Pediatric Feedings : Guidelines for Preparation of Human Milk and Formula in Health Care Facilities.
This role is also responsible for ensuring the environment meets facility and cleanliness standards, training and onboarding other technicians, and participating in educational opportunities.
Job Responsibilities
Orders, receives, handles, stocks, stores, mixes, delivers human milk and formula per order in patient’s Electronic Medical Records.
Follows processes, as approved and established, for quality assurance monitors.
- Complies with upkeep of daily records (temperature logs). Reports discrepancies in feeding orders or human milk / formula storage to manager or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist.
- Maintains a sanitary and safe environment by following departmental and infection prevention policies; reports unsafe conditions and accident to manager.
Uses correct technique to measure solids and liquids.
- Records refrigerator and freezer temperatures on appropriate log daily in designated pantries and work areas.
- Removes damaged formula cans and outdated formula stock from inventory and disposes per facility guidelines.
- Adheres to Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point guidelines; maintains temperature logs of prepared feedings for quality assurance.
- Assists in training other employees in feeding preparation and proper handling techniques as needed.
- Actively prepares for regulatory, department and hospital inspection.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Inova Benefits and Perks :
- Health, Vision, and Dental Coverage
- Tuition reimbursement and Educational Assistance
- Student loan assistance up to $10,000!
- State-of-the-art medical and training facilities
- Paid parental leave for birth / adoption of a child
- Retirement benefits with match from day one
- Free Parking to all employees
- Exclusive savings opportunities to in-store events, theme parks, discounts, movie tickets and local offerings and so much more!
Requirements for consideration :
- High school
- Candidate with interest in gaining clinical knowledge or has a clinical background is highly preferred.
Job Responsibilities :
The Formula Room Technician is responsible for ordering, receiving, handling, storing, preparing and delivering human milk and formula.
This includes mom’s expressed milk and donor milk.
- Preparation techniques should adhere to all sanitary regulations and standard and will be consistent with the 3d Edition of Infant and Pediatric Feedings : Guidelines for Preparation of Human Milk and Formula in Health Care Facilities.
- This role is also responsible for ensuring the environment meets facility and cleanliness standards, training and onboarding other technicians, and participating in educational opportunities.
- Maintains an adequate inventory of formulas and supplies; avoids need to overnight
- Records refrigerator and freezer temperatures on appropriate log daily in designated pantries and work areas.
- Adheres to Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point guidelines; maintains temperature logs of prepared feedings for quality assurance.
- Removes damaged formula cans and outdated formula stock from inventory and disposes per facility guidelines.
- Covers, labels and dates formula requiring refrigeration according to formula room policy.
- Complies with HIPPA regulations.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Last updated : 2024-08-21
