Medical Lab Technician
Children's Medical Center Dallas
Dallas, TX

Job Title & Specialty Area: Milk Lab Technician

Department: Milk Lab

Location: Dallas Medical Center D Tower

Job Type: On-Site

Why Children’s Health?
At Children's Health, our mission is to Make Life Better for Children, and we recognize that their health plays a crucial role in achieving this goal.

Through our cutting-edge treatments and affiliation with UT Southwestern, we strive to deliver an extraordinary patient and family experience, ensuring that every moment, big or small, contributes to their overall well-being.

Our dedication to promoting children's health extends beyond our organization and encompasses the broader community. Together, we can make a significant difference in the lives of children and contribute to a brighter and healthier future for all.

Summary:
This job supports the day-to-day functions of storing, preparing and delivering a safe human milk product to hospitalized patients.

Responsibilities:
* Receives orders and maintains records of current orders; communicates with patient care units to clarify orders. Accurately calculates human milk additives based on physician order. Accurately weighs, measures and prepares human milk per physicians' orders. Obtains human milk from patient care units and maintains human milk inventory utilizing proper storage and handling guidelines. Labels prepared for feedings per facility policy. Delivers prepared feedings to patient care units. Maintains sanitation at all times in the preparation area. Discards expired human milk, supplies appropriately. Monitors temperatures of feeding preparation room equipment, refrigerators, freezers and dishwasher. Enters charges for handling and preparation of human milk daily.
* Complete administrative tasks such as communication with patient unit staff, maintaining and ordering supplies, responding to emails and phone calls, complete ongoing required training / education / competencies and attending various meetings.
* Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

 How You’ll Be Successful:

Other information:

WORK EXPERIENCE
* At least 1 year job related experience Pref
* At least 1 year previous related experience in a hospital or other healthcare facility Pref

EDUCATION
* High school diploma or equivalent Req
* Two-year Associate's degree or equivalent experience Pref

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
* None

A Place Where You Belong

We put our people first. We welcome, value, and respect the beliefs, identities and experiences of our patients and colleagues. We are committed to delivering culturally effective care, creating meaningful partnerships in the communities we serve, and equipping and developing our team members to make Children’s Health a place where everyone can contribute.

 Holistic Benefits – How We’ll Care for You:

· Employee portion of medical plan premiums are covered after 3 years.

· 4%-10% employee savings plan match based on tenure

· Paid Parental Leave (up to 12 weeks)

· Caregiver Leave

· Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement 

As an equal opportunity employer, Children's Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran or military status, disability, or genetic information or any other Federal or State legally-protected status or class. This applies to all aspects of the employer-employee relationship including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfer pay, training, discipline, workforce adjustments, termination, employee benefits, and any other employment-related activity.