Materials Management Clerk - Central Distribution - Full Time 8 Hour Rotating Shifts (Non-Exempt) (Union)

University of Southern California•Los Angeles, CA

5d•$22 - $34•Onsite

About The Position

The Materials Management Clerk supports supply distribution and shipping and receiving operations at Keck Hospital of USC. The role replenishes and maintains supply locations, stocks incoming supplies, fills departmental requisitions, processes inventory transactions, and helps keep storerooms and work areas clean and secure. Depending on the assigned daily role, the clerk also performs inventory counts, compiles patient charges, maintains crash carts, responds to code blues and call-downs, and handles incoming and outgoing freight. The position requires following departmental procedures, safety measures, and organization policies while working with other Materials Management personnel to meet facility needs.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least six months of experience working in Materials Management, shipping and receiving, or a central supply/distribution environment.
Ability to perform repetitive tasks quickly and accurately.
High ethical standards and reliability.
Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
Excellent customer service behavior and organizational skills.
Thorough knowledge of medical supplies used within the warehouse and facilities.
Knowledge of sterile technique as it applies to supply distribution.
Ability to operate material-handling equipment to move boxes, equipment, and other items.
Ability to speak, read, and write English.
For work within LA City, Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) is required; if not held upon hire, the card must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained through renewal before expiration.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience working in Materials Management, shipping and receiving, or a central supply/distribution environment.
Computer literacy.

Responsibilities

Replenish supply locations accurately by stocking supplies in the appropriate bins and completing replenishment and delivery at assigned times according to department procedures.
Avoid bringing corrugated cardboard to nursing and clinical areas without prior supervisor approval.
Assist with placing incoming and non-medical supplies in appropriate stock locations by the assigned time, completing stocking by the end of the day.
Fill and deliver departmental requisitions according to the assigned schedule.
Assist with deliveries, warehouse shelf stocking, and emptying boxes.
Input issues into the system accurately and according to the documented daily schedule.
Secure storerooms and par locations and enforce applicable security measures.
Maintain assigned supply locations and check expiration dates at least monthly.
Keep supply locations, bins, items, and carts clean, and verify accurate label information in storerooms and assigned par locations.
When assigned to daily distribution, perform inventory counts at designated times and locations during the shift.
When assigned to daily distribution, compile and batch patient charges before the end of the shift and send them to the business office through interoffice mail.
When assigned to daily distribution, set up crash carts as needed and maintain at least five available crash carts at all times; follow policy for expired crash-cart products.
When assigned to daily distribution, respond immediately to code blue calls and bring complete crash carts to the required location.
When assigned to daily distribution, respond to call-downs, prioritize as needed, and provide service within 15 minutes of receiving a call.
When assigned to daily shipping and receiving, receive incoming materials, supplies, and equipment according to organization policy and procedure.
When assigned to daily shipping and receiving, compare incoming freight with the manifest and record discrepancies.
When assigned to daily shipping and receiving, inspect shipments for damage or defects, record damage on the bill of lading, and notify purchasing personnel.
When assigned to daily shipping and receiving, coordinate outgoing freight, including labeling, weighing, preparing bills of lading, and recording shipments in the appropriate manifests.
When assigned to daily shipping and receiving, receive, record, and deliver priority and refrigerated or frozen freight within four hours, and regular freight within 24 hours; obtain the receiving party's signature.
Follow hospital and department safety measures when operating facility-owned carts, flatbeds, hand trucks, and manual or battery-operated pallet jacks.
Make reasonable efforts on each shift to remove and discard boxes to maintain a clean storeroom and clean assigned par locations.
Maintain clean work areas throughout the shift and notify supervision if unable to do so.
Participate effectively with other Materials Management personnel to meet facility needs.
Complete projects and other duties as directed by department management.