Materials Handling Attendant

WVU Medicine; Morgantown (WV); Sur place; USD 18 000 - 23 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

WVUH West Virginia University Hospitals is seeking a Materials Handling Attendant to receive, stock, issue, and distribute supplies and equipment across departments. You will use Workday and Zebra handhelds to complete transactions, maintain accurate inventory, and support Surgical Services room stock.

The role requires lifting up to 60 pounds, standing for long periods, and delivering high-quality service to clinicians and staff in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Respond to requests for supplies and equipment in a timely manner.
• Maintain accurate inventory and enable efficient distribution.
• Capable of physical tasks including lifting up to 60 pounds.

Responsabilités

• Respond to requests for supplies and equipment per policy.
• Serve as initial contact for departmental inquiries from customers.
• Use Workday and handhelds to perform receiving, inventorying and stocking transactions.
• Process returns and re-stock to correct bins, disposing of obsolete material as needed.
• Maintain high quality customer service in person and over the phone.
• Report stock shortages to Inventory Control Analyst or Supervisor.
• Inspect Code Carts and other kits to ensure functionality and accuracy.
• Coordinate with SPD and Nursing staff to locate required items.
• Print and attach patient charge labels where applicable.
• Train new Materials Handling Attendants and assist in orientation.

Connaissances

English literacy

Communication

High stress tolerance

Manual dexterity

Teamwork

Formation

High School diploma or equivalent

Outils

Workday

Handheld devices

Description du poste

Receives, inventories, stocks, issues, handles, and distributes all supplies, equipment and instrumentation used throughout West Virginia University Hospitals which are the responsibility of Materials Management. Includes maintaining adequate inventory levels of supplies (stock) required to support activities for Surgical Services room stock.

Preferred Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent preferred.

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE

• High School diploma or equivalent preferred.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• In accordance with departmental policy and procedure, respond to all requests for supplies and equipment.
• Serves as the initial contact for all departmental inquiries from customers.
• Performs the above-described position using Workday. This includes picking, delivering, issuing, receiving, inventorying and stocking using Workday to perform appropriate transactions on the desktop or on handheld terminals (Zebra Handheld Computers). Detail and accuracy with these transactions are essential to Workday inventory management.
• Processes returns from customers to Inventory Location 1 (House Inventory) and re-stocks to correct bin while checking for and disposing of outdated, contaminated, damaged and/or obsolete material. This function is also essential to maintain Workday inventory management.
• Maintains high quality customer service, both over the phone and in person, using excellent communication skills with a courteous and professional customer service-oriented attitude at all times.
• Reports urgent or emergency stock shortages to Inventory Control Analyst or direct Supervisor.
• Inspects Code Carts (aka: E-carts, Emergency carts, Crash carts) to ensure that each cart and all accessories are functional and in good order. Maintains accurate inventory stock in Code Carts in accordance with the code drawer inventory lists to support the Hospital’s Code Cart Exchange Program per Hospital Code Team Policy (Policy IV.053).
• Maintains accurate inventory stock in Code Stretcher Luggage/Bags, and EZIO Kits in precise accordance with the applicable inventory lists per Hospital Code Team Policy (Policy IV.053).
• Coordinates with other SPD and Nursing personnel to locate and obtain required centralized equipment and/or supplies whenever the house inventory has been depleted.
• Prints and affixes patient charge labels where applicable to ensure that all charge items issued are appropriately labeled.
• Functions as the resource person for training new Materials Handling Attendants on the use of the handhelds.
• Functions as a resource person for inventory and stocking problems for all areas.
• Assists in the orientation and training of new employees.
• Receives and distributes full-service forms throughout the hospital.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Manual dexterity and physical ability to stand, walk and handle materials for prolong periods of time.
• Must be capable of lifting up to 60 pounds and pushing loaded carts weighting in excess of 600 pounds.
• Must possess visual and oral acuity.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

• Must be able to work in a high stress environment.

Skills And Abilities

• Ability to read, write and understand English.
• Math skills necessary to count, inventory and convert each/box/case quantities.
• Must possess excellent communication skills (both phone and personal).
• Must be able to work in a high stress environment.
• Must understand and practice excellent personal hygiene.
• Ability to read, write and understand English proficiently.

Additional Job Description

Rotating Holidays and weekends. 6am -230p

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Shift

Day (United States of America)

Exempt/Non-Exempt

United States of America (Non-Exempt)

Company

WVUH West Virginia University Hospitals

Cost Center

621 WVUH Supply Chain Operations

Address

1 Medical Center Drive Morgantown West Virginia

Equal Opportunity Employer

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.