Under the supervision of the NICU/Pediatric Dietitian/Supervisor and/or Chief Clinical Dietitian, this job includes identifying patients needing breast milk and formula preparation, interpreting feeding orders, and creating formula recipes as well as breast milk fortification recipes.

Duties include:

• Review feeding orders and calculate amount of breast milk or formula needed for each patient
• Fortify breast milk as ordered using syringes and appropriate measuring tools as applicable for each of the fortifiers
• Prepare specialized formulas
• Label all syringes and/or formulas to include patient’s name, room number, type of formula, caloric density, date and time of preparation and expiration dates
• Keeps daily formula preparation log accurately and consistently
• Monitors inventory, maintains par level and restocks as needed
• Communicates with RDs, purchasing and storeroom when specialty products are low
• Deliver labeled, prepared syringe to bedside RN for immediate use as needed
• Responsible for the cleaning and proper storage of formula preparation equipment

Salary Range: $25.11- $33.17 Hourly