Formula & Milk Room Technician; Part-Time

Position Summary

The Formula & Milk Room Technician prepares and delivers all infant formulas and milk accurately according to established written standard procedures.

Location: Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, FL

Department: APH Clinical Nutrition

Type: Part Time

Shift: Days, 8 hour shifts, 3 days per week and includes a weekend rotation and holidays.

Located on the downtown Orlando campus, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children has been providing compassionate care to the children, teenagers and young adults of Central Florida for more than 30 years. With 156 licensed beds and a team of experts in more than 30 pediatric specialties, the hospital has earned Best Children’s Hospitals from U.S. News & World Report for 15 consecutive years with national rankings in four specialties and Top Children’s Hospital from The Leapfrog Group.

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer has held Magnet® Recognition for nursing excellence and quality patient care since 2013, and several units have earned Beacon Awards for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Our pediatric Level I Trauma Center and ER is the only Central Florida facility to provide the highest level of emergency trauma care exclusively to children, and Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is the only facility in Florida to achieve Level I Children’s Surgical Verification and Level I Trauma Verification by the American College of Surgeons.

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts, Central Alabama and Puerto Rico. Collectively, our dedicated team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve.

Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career‑growing FREE education programs and well‑being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin our benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions. “Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you.

• Prepares and delivers all formulas, and milk accurately according to written procedures and adhering to quality control standards.
• Performs accurate calculations based on the order.
• Verifies new or questionable orders with a Registered Dietitian for accuracy and obtains standardized recipes as needed.
• Identifies any potential food allergens in a product ordered for patients.
• Records information as necessary.
• Maintains inventories of supplies.
• Monitors the centralized tracking system for the Formula and Milk Room refrigerator and addresses any temperature ranges outside of the established guidelines.
• Maintains daily records on any departmental essential information.
• Utilizes the barcode scanning software system for human milk feedings.
• Keeps the refrigerators, freezers, and working areas clean and organized at all times.
• Identifies and stores the human milk that is donated in the Milk Depot freezers and keeps appropriate records of the donated milk which is sent to the Milk Bank for processing.
• Utilizes independent double verification of feedings prior to and at delivery with other Formula and Milk Techs and nursing.
• Follows departmental HACCP guidelines for infection prevention.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state,and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Education/Training: High school degree or equivalent.