Materials Assistant

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Perform efficiently in a fast-paced environment by receiving and distributing incoming medical supplies, as well as assisting with pulling cases. Maintain facility standards in patient care and practice in accordance with all regulatory requirements and accreditation standards.

Full-time

• Inspect and verify incoming goods against packing slips or other documents, report shortages, reject damaged goods.
• Promptly breakdown deliveries, sort and distribute supplies to the appropriate departments.
• Process surgical casework and create requisitions as needed.
• Scan and label incoming supplies.
• Pull supplies for patient case carts.
• Restock specialty supply and implant carts.
• Restock goods for the central supply room.
• Rotate and check supply outdates.
• Assist with cycle/inventory counts.
• Look for opportunities to standardize supplies.
• Routinely assess opportunities to reduce supply costs.
• Train on inventory control application and complete data entry.
• Maintain a positive and respectful attitude when engaging with vendors and drivers.
• Maintain a safe, organized and clean work environment.
• Participate in performance improvement activities.
• Attend and participate in department meetings.
• Attend mandatory educational programs.
• Comply with safety policies and procedures, and regulatory requirements such as OSHA and The Joint Commission, and participate in center-wise safety training activities.
• Act as backup to Materials Coordinator, if applicable.
• Perform other duties as assigned by manager.

• High school diploma or equivalent. Previous medical and inventory experience preferred. Experience inputting and retrieving data from a computerized inventory system preferred.
• Must be able to read, write and communicate in the English language.
• Basic mathematical skills such as addition, subtraction, division and multiplication required.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to set priorities.
• Ability to communicate well with patients, families, co-workers, etc.
• Superior interpersonal skills.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

$15 to $25 per hour; depending on experience

Entry level

Full-time

Administrative

Hospitals and Health Care