SHIPPING & RECEIVING CLERK - FULL TIME
About The Position
The Shipping & Receiving Clerk supports Augusta Health’s supply chain operations by updating the perpetual inventory system with receipts, issues, and returns; providing clerical assistance to the Director of Supply Chain, Supervisor, and Purchasing Agent; investigating inventory accuracy and reporting variances; and assisting with distribution and storeroom functions. The clerk receives supplies and equipment according to policy to support efficient hospital operations. The position may involve access to areas where medications are stored or prepared when needed to fulfill job duties. The role also supports receiving, shipping, inventory control, deliveries, asset tagging, invoice and receiving issue resolution, recordkeeping, and routine reports. It requires maintaining professional working relationships, following hospital policies and safety procedures, keeping work areas clean, and delivering supplies reliably. Some deliveries require moving carts carrying at least 100 pounds of supplies.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- At least one year of experience in shipping and receiving or warehouse operations.
- Valid driver's license. To drive an Augusta Health vehicle, the employee must also be at least 21 years old and have a Motor Vehicle Record approved by Risk Management.
- Eligibility to work in the United States and compliance with Virginia state employment requirements.
- Knowledge of accounting, inventory procedures, and computer operations.
- Ability to push and/or pull carts carrying at least 100 pounds of supplies.
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience in a hospital, healthcare system, or related service-oriented environment.
- Familiarity with Augusta Health’s systems, workflows, or organizational culture.
Responsibilities
- Maintain professional and ethical relationships with medical, administrative, and hospital staff.
- Follow safety practices to protect patients, visitors, and employees, including keeping tools, equipment, chemicals, and supplies secure and attended in appropriate areas.
- Receive supplies and equipment according to hospital policies and procedures, and process receipts daily.
- Deliver receipts daily and obtain receiving-department signatures for items not stocked in the storeroom; mark packages with their destinations and make deliveries within 24 hours of receipt.
- Apply asset-control numbers to appropriate assets and record asset tags electronically at receipt before distributing those assets.
- Assist with physical inventory, storeroom activities, distribution, delivery of supplies, and counting par inventory locations.
- Assist with affixing patient-charge labels to products and provide emergency backup for storeroom positions.
- Assist in resolving invoice and receiving problems by investigating issues and recommending corrections.
- Ensure electrical patient-care equipment receives an electrical safety inspection before delivery.
- Reconcile packing slips with purchase orders to verify quantities and items received, and report discrepancies to the appropriate Purchasing Agent within 24 hours.
- Follow the returned-goods policy and report returns to the appropriate person or company within 24 hours.
- Investigate and identify inventory variances and complete discrepancy reports for the Director of Material Management.
- Keep the loading dock, staging area, and office clean; dispose of pallets, boxes, and trash before leaving work.
- Maintain accurate, current files of packing slips and signed receiving documents to support a traceable audit trail.
- Prepare reports and perform clerical work, including typing and filing; screen calls and assist sales representatives with interdepartmental visits.
- Ship all packages daily according to policy and insure returned items for their proper value.
- Review work for transaction accuracy and correct errors within 24 hours of discovery.
- Post receipts, issues, and returns to the perpetual inventory system daily and according to schedule.
- Maintain regular and punctual attendance according to the work schedule.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
- Retirement savings plans and financial wellness support programs.
- Paid time off.
- Flexible scheduling.
- Career development programs, clinical ladders, shared governance, and advancement opportunities.
- Personalized onboarding with dedicated preceptors and ongoing educational support.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Onsite childcare.
- Free onsite parking.
- 24/7 armed security.
- Health Fitness Reimbursement Program.
- Onsite credit union and pharmacy.
- Competitive pay with shift and weekend differentials.
- Employee discounts at the cafeteria, gift shop, pharmacy, and local entertainment venues.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
