About this role
At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day. We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One. Job Title Material Handler Location Port St Lucie Facility Tradition Hospital Department CRP Materials Management-Cleveland Clinic Martin Health Job Code 001062 Shift Days Schedule 6:00am-2:30pm Job Summary Job Details
Join Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital’s team of caregivers that provide top-quality patient care to the Port St. Lucie area. Opening its doors in 2013 and expanding in 2017, this state-of-the-art acute care facility has 177 patient rooms and offers a wide variety of services to meet community needs. Here, you will be supported as you follow your dreams and find where you belong, here at Tradition Hospital.
Material Handlers are responsible for replenishing supplies, linen and materials, utilizing inventory management system tools to ensure products are in place in a timely manner and facilitating the distribution of product orders needed for patient care. This role is integral to ensuring the procurement of various medical supplies and equipment required for daily patient care. This directly contributes to delivering exceptional patient care, a core tenet of the Clinic’s commitment to providing high-quality, patient-centered services. Overall, Material Handlers exhibit the organization's mission and values and strive to achieve and sustain the Cleveland Clinic experience.
A caregiver in this position works Monday-Friday from 6:00AM – 2:30PM, including rotating weekends and holidays.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
• Provide support to the hospital supervisor on project work.
• Collaborate with management to improve daily activities.
• Support areas that care for patients with higher level of acuity and volume.
• Receive products from shipping and receiving area, unpack and inspect items for damage, verify accuracy of shipment and input information in the warehouse management system.
• Receive, sort, put away, pick and deliver supplies, mail, patient records and other items as required.
• Rotate stock and check for outdates.
• Handle returns by completing technical documentation and other required communication.
• Support Site Managers with communications with customers to fulfill areas’ stocking needs and anticipate future needs.
• Deliver supplies and materials to appropriate floors and health care facilities.
• Monitor the flow of traffic into dock areas, prioritizing deliveries ensuring the safe receipt of goods and supplies.
• Put away freight, supplies, packages and perishable items from dock facilities using materials handling equipment.
• Stock picking locations using the warehouse management system, either manually or utilizing materials handling equipment according to identifying information (size, style, and numbers) ensuring the safe movement of materials.
• Perform physical count of stock for inventory control verification and rotate stock to minimize loss of materials.
• Perform cycle counting as required.
• Survey, fill, and stock nursing floors and clinical areas to maintain inventory levels.
• Deliver items using necessary equipment to appropriate hospital locations.
• Unload and unpack cases and stocks designated storage areas with supplies.
• Respond to inquiries related to materials in stock, ordering procedures, status of item, or filled orders.
• Perform routine expiry management duties to meet KPIs.
• Ensure products meet quality requirements
• Maintain a proper and appropriate professional and ethical relationship with vendor representatives and conduct business according to established principles and guidelines.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
• Must meet all Cleveland Clinic insurance requirements
• Appropriate Valid Driver’s License (VDL) to drive box truck
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
• High School Diploma or GED
• One year of Materials Management or related experience
• Inventory knowledge
• Basic computer skills
Physical Requirements:
• Full range of body motion for handling and lifting items weighing up to 50 pounds
• Pushing a fully loaded cart weighing up to 800 pounds and pulling a 2500-pound pallet using a manual pallet jack
• Standing and walking for extensive periods of time
• Lifting and carrying objects
Personal Protective Equipment:
• Follow standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required
The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.
Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.
Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.
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