Materials Handler

Day Shift: Monday - Friday 6:30am - 3:00pm in Marysville, WA

The Everett Clinic a part of Optum Healthcare Network is now offering qualified candidates an opportunity to join our team as a Materials Handler. Our company values innovative problem solvers, promotes personal and professional growth and provides a supportive working environment that affords all team members a healthy work/life balance

The Materials Handler will be responsible for coordination of supply management strategies and tools for stocking/restocking supplies and equipment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment.

Supply Chain Operations

• Performs all Material Coordinator I functions to provide backup, promote cross training and standard practices in addition to assisting with training of new staff.

• Independently makes decisions and takes action regarding supply implementations, keeping management informed, and/or makes pertinent recommendations based upon analysis of information supply room set up and implementation, including selection of product mix and minimum/maximum determination.

• Support daily operations in order to meet our customer’s quality, cost, and delivery requirements.

• Assist with development and maintenance of standard work for all Material Coordinator’ responsibilities.

Department Support

• Stay current on all new process changes within Materials Management and helps with the education of all Material Coordinators and Runners if appropriate.

• Par Room/Order Processing/Driving
  Update assigned Par Rooms with par level changes.

• Drive company trucks servicing specific routes.

• Maintain par room locations

• Re order point processing (ROP) for buy and transfer items

• Accurately pull par room transfers and issue pick tickets

• Pick verify issue and transfer pick tickets

• Pro-actively identify and trouble-shoot par room inventory variances and give an action/resolution to correct variance.

• Review and provide corrective action on negative inventory reports and item update exception reports

• Pull expired product on first of month

• Handle and resolve any transfer requisition with a partial pick quantity, pick verify transfer and issue requisitions

Other

• Assist with removing damaged materials from stock.

• Report inventory shortage and recommending new orders.

• Duties listed below are integrated into all job functions:

• All staff members are to promote a positive and productive work environment by acting maturely and responsibly, satisfactorily performing his or her job responsibilities and conducting themselves in a professional, courteous and respectful manner toward fellow employees, physicians and patients.

• Must relate to other people beyond giving and receiving instructions: (a) get along with co-workers or peers without exhibiting behavioral extreme; (b) perform work activities requiring negotiating, instructing, supervising, persuading or speaking with others; and (c) respond openly and appropriately to feedback regarding performance from a supervisor.

• Performs all duties in a manner which promotes and supports the Core Values and Compact of The Poly Clinic a part of Optum.

• Integrates Lean principles, practices and tools to improve operational efficiency, reduce costs and increase customer satisfaction.

• Frequently must follow written and oral instructions as well as complete routine tasks independently.

• Completes annual compliance training on HIPAA/Privacy/Confidentiality/Non-Discrimination/Harassment/Integrity Statement and signs Agreements.
  Ensures confidentiality of patient information following HIPAA guidelines and Poly Clinic policies.

• Attends training to meet requirements of the job position and as needed or mandated by Poly Clinic policies, Div. of Occupational Safety & Health (DOSH), OSHA, L&I and other state/federal regulations.

• Has regular and predictable attendance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Note that these requirements are representative, but not all-inclusive, of the knowledge, skill, and ability required to perform this job.

Knowledge: Strong knowledge of inventory control practices and purchasing. Experience using Word and Excel software to advanced levels that includes mail merge and database management.

Skills: Excellent customer service skills. Organizational skills and the ability to work independently. Excellent oral, written and verbal communication skills.

Education: High School Diploma

Experience: Minimum of three (3) to five (5) years’ experience demonstrating solid inventory control processes. Experience with Par Excellence software, and Infinium preferred.

Certificate/License: Valid Washington State Driver’s License

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