Distribution Technician

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

What You’ll Do:

• Maintain Hospital inventory supply in manner that avoids supply excess or shortage and thus optimizes Hospital operations efficiency.
• Receive purchased stock and ensure that such stock is congruent with complementary purchase orders and packing slips.
• Maintain inventory stock area in an orderly and organized manner.
• Assist Hospital departments with stocking and accurately locating and retrieving items within the inventory stock.
• Ensure prompt satisfaction with supply requisitions and requests made via the Hospital electronic service desk.
• Perform duties associated with complete daily stocking of Nursing Department patient care supplies, including unpacking, labeling, and placement of such supplies.
• Fulfill orders requested by authorized Hospital staff members, and complete reconciliation indicated during such fulfillment.
• Perform other duties assigned by Supply Chain Director or Chief Operations Officer.

Job Qualifications

What You’ll Need:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• One year of experience working in a warehouse or retail setting stocking inventory.
• Medical terminology a plus but not required.
• Must have a valid Oregon driver’s license and meet the hospital Motor Vehicle Record policy.
• Ability to perform moderately demanding physical tasks, including walking, sitting, standing, lifting,
• Squatting, bending, twisting, crawling, kneeling, climbing, and driving
• Ability to lift loads of up to fifty pounds
• Ability, with assistance from coworkers, to lift, transfer, or reposition an adult person
• Ability to cope with emotional stress and with persons who are under stress
• Ability to perform fine motor skills, including grasping, pushing, pulling, and fine manipulation
• Ability to use feet to operate machinery
• Ability to clearly hear telephone conversation, verbal conversation, and alarm activation
• Possession of visual acuity and color perception adequate to read equipment gauges and dials, perceive changes in patient skin color, and perform other job-related tasks
• Ability to tolerate exposure to fumes, offensive odors, and high noise levels
• Ability to handle potentially hazardous material, including blood, bodily secretions, electrical equipment, hazardous chemicals, explosives, and infectious materials
• Ability to distinguish between extremes of temperature

Job Benefits