Materials/Equipment/Distribution Clerk 2

Nuvance Health is a network of convenient hospital and outpatient locations

• Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Norwalk Hospital, and Sharon Hospital in Connecticut and Northern Dutchess Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center, and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in New York - plus multiple primary and specialty care physician practice locations including The Heart Center and non-acute care affiliates.

Summary:

Support the day-to-day operations of the Linen, Materials Distribution and Equipment Distribution areas, and Mailroom. Cross-trained in all functions of these areas. Ensure proper supply levels and urgent requests are handled in a timely manner. Instruct and train new employees and students.

Responsibilities:

• Key support member in the Materials Distribution area ensuring linen, equipment, supplies, and mail are adequately maintained and delivered in cooperation with the nursing staff in all clinical areas.

• Using routine methods or hand-held devices, determine nursing unit usage whether linen, supplies, or equipment needs replenishing per par levels. Ongoing attention to usage to maintain par levels.

• Follow all procedures for tracking linen distribution and return of unused quantities from the nursing floors or user departments.

• Work in soiled linen room using proper infection control techniques to move soiled linen from laundry chute to transport tubs onto storage area. Assist in the pick-up of soiled tubs elsewhere in the building and return to the soiled room.

• In addition to the deliveries of all Par supplies, delivery functions of all non-par items including UPS and FedEx, mail, linen requests, equipment, MDC completed orders, and pick-up of Archives and shipping requests.

• Process linen in the laundry clean room through sorting, folding, assembling, packaging, and wrapping to prepare towel, linen, and gown packs for sterilization and distribution.

• Report variances from the Materials Management standards to manager to ensure continuity of operations.

• Instruct and train new employees and students.

• Assist in the receiving area at the warehouse.

• Maintains a safe work environment for daily operations and report potential hazards to the supervisor or manager, the Workplace Safety Manager, or by placing a note into the department suggestion box.

Requirements:

• High School DIploma or GED and one year of experience

• Preference given to applicants with proven Warehouse Inventory Management systems

• Good communication and listening skills for daily and direct customer contact

Location: Danbury Hospital, 24 Hospital Ave., Danbury, CT

Work Type: Full-Time

Standard Hours: 40.00

Work Shift: M-F, 7:00 am

• 3:30pm

Exempt: No

Grade: U3

Salary Range:

$16 - $23 HR/DOE

Working Conditions:

• Significant manual skills/motor coordination & finger dexterity

• Significant occupational risk

• Very heavy effort; may exert up to 50 lbs. force

• Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.

EOE including disability/veterans

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please contact Human Resources at 203-739-7330 (for reasonable accommodation requests only). Please provide all information requested to assure that you are considered for current or future opportunities.