IN-FSSA-Stores Clerk/Seamstress

Smart IMS • Evansville, IN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Stores Clerk/Seamstress performs sewing services, including alterations, mending, and marking patient clothing, and supports the central distribution and warehouse operations at Evansville State Hospital. The role handles the shipping, receiving, storage, and distribution of merchandise and supplies throughout the hospital campus.

Responsibilities include checking shipments against requisitions, documenting receipt, reporting incomplete or incorrect shipments, and delivering goods according to departmental protocols. The employee loads and unloads trucks, processes UPS shipments and paperwork, and sorts incoming U.S. mail for campus delivery. The position stocks supply rooms, carts, and offices, maintains inventory rotation to prevent expired medical supplies from being used, and procures supplies according to State Procurement procedures.

The role also includes maintaining warehouse, central distribution, mailroom, and office cleanliness; following safety, infection control, hazardous-material, and emergency procedures; and safely using and maintaining equipment. The employee works primarily in a psychiatric hospital, usually in an air-conditioned building or warehouse receiving office, with occasional work in an un-air-conditioned warehouse or other areas on or off the grounds. There is potential for physical injury related to patient behavior and its management.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED is required; the posting also describes this qualification as preferred.
• At least 1 year of experience as a seamstress, including performing various alterations and repairs.
• Ability to read, write, and comprehend English, follow written instructions and guidelines, and understand user manuals.
• Ability to accurately measure and perform addition and subtraction.
• Ability to lift 40 pounds or more frequently and push or pull up to 200 pounds frequently.
• Ability to walk, stand, bend, stoop, kneel, climb stairs, and perform other physical tasks required in a warehouse environment.
• Ability to hear a telephone ring or dock bell.
• Ability to complete work assignments in extreme temperatures.
• Ability to obtain CPR and CPI certifications, demonstrate the required techniques, and maintain certification throughout employment.
• Ability to perform CPI interventions and CPR.
• Ability to work in a psychiatric hospital setting, including potential exposure to physical injury related to patient behavior and its management.

Nice To Haves

• At least 1 year of familiarity with different sewing machine brands, needles, thread, and measuring tapes.
• Experience in a mailroom or distribution/warehouse setting as a clerk or in shipping, receiving, or distribution; listed as highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Provide alterations, mending, and marking of patient clothing.
• Count, confirm, and document shipments against requisitions; report incorrect or incomplete shipments and notify the responsible person when shipments arrive for verification.
• Deliver shipments throughout the hospital campus according to departmental protocols.
• Load and unload trucks from dock and ground level using appropriate equipment or carts.
• Ship and receive packages through UPS and complete associated paperwork.
• Receive and sort U.S. mail for daily delivery across the hospital campus.
• Stock supply rooms, carts, and offices based on par levels and the items used in each area.
• Rotate medical supplies and other stock to prevent use of expired products, including supplies in warehouses and pandemic supply areas.
• Follow SDS guidelines, hospital infection control and hazardous-material procedures, emergency plans, and safe equipment-use and maintenance practices.
• Sweep and mop central distribution areas and clean the mailroom and offices.
• Determine and procure supplies for central supply stocking or departmental requests using State Procurement procedures.
• Coordinate warehouse receiving and issuing activities with vendors, warehouse staff, and hospital employees, and explain procedures as needed.
• Perform required CPR and CPI interventions and maintain the associated certifications.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED