Receiving&Shipping Specialist Job Listing at MedStar Health in Washington, DC (Job ID 147798)

Description

About the Job

General Summary of Position
Receives stores and distributes medical and non-medical supplies and equipment using manual and materials handling equipment.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Receives non-stock and/or stock deliveries. Assists driver(s) in offloading using forklift hand cart power jack manual jack and/or rolling cart.
• Processes stock and non-stock deliveries and packages using the department's data inquiring system. Tags packages with department location/room number/PO number (if appropriate) and places in designated staging area by zone for delivery/disbursement. Tags/marks stock deliveries with the appropriate warehouse location. Files hard copies of purchase orders.
• Delivers non-stock items by zone (using a rolling cart) verifying order and attempting to/securing the appropriate department signature on the packing slip and log. Delivers stock items to either bulk storage or the requesting department securing a signature on delivery log for deliveries to departments.
• Answers phone inquires from WHC departments concerning orders/deliveries. Checks department's data inquiry system and responds to caller.
• Labels individual items pulled from bulk stock with barcode.
• Pulls stock supplies from stock requisitions and/or faxes and places picked supplies in the designated staging area by zone for distribution.
• May deliver supplies to WHC from the warehouse by driving a truck or van.
• Assists in or accomplishes the collection packaging shipment and documentation of goods/items returned to vendor(s).
• Participates in taking physical inventories.
• Pulls trash as necessary and maintains the work area(s) in a clean orderly and safe condition.
• May perform the duties of a Material Handler as required.

Minimal Qualifications
Education

• High School Diploma or GED required
• May require up to l year of technical or other specialized training.

Experience

• 6 to 12 months experience required
• Experience in material(s) handling preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• DL NUMBER - Driver License Valid and in State (DRLIC) required

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Requires the ability to read and write; and knowledge of grammar and arithmetic including fractions and decimals.
• May require the use of standard office/medical equipment (i.e. typewriter personal computer data terminal on-line printer calculator telephone facsimile copier sterilizing equipment blood pressure cuff or tables); the preparation comparison or checking of reports records and related data; and basic use of formulas charts tables drawings and knowledge of their application.