Material Handler

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Job Title

Material Handler

Location

Weston

Facility

Florida Weston Hospital

Department

Weston Fhc-Weston Hospital

Job Code

001062

Shift

Nights

Schedule

10:30pm-7:00am

Job Summary

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital’s team of caregivers that remain on the leading edge of technology and education, all while consistently providing patient-centered healthcare. As part of Cleveland Clinic’s Florida region, Weston Hospital is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale and Florida regions. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.  

As a Material Handler, you are responsible for replenishing supplies, linens and other medical necessities to ensure caregivers provide timely, efficient patient care. In this role, your work is vital to the overall organization and functioning of the hospital system, allowing you to indirectly improve the lives of patients, caregivers and the community every day. 

A caregiver in this position works nights from 10:30 p.m. – 7:00 a.m.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide support to the hospital supervisor on project work. 

• Collaborate with management to improve daily activities. 

• Support areas that care for patients with higher level of acuity and volume. 

• Receive products from shipping and receiving area, unpack and inspect items for damage, verify accuracy of shipment and input information in the warehouse management system. 

• Receive, sort, put away, pick and deliver supplies, mail, patient records and other items as required.   

• Rotate stock and check for outdates. 

• Handle returns by completing technical documentation and other required communication. 

• Support Site Managers with communications with customers to fulfill areas’ stocking needs and anticipate future needs. 

• Deliver supplies and materials to appropriate floors and health care facilities. 

• Monitor the flow of traffic into dock areas, prioritizing deliveries ensuring the safe receipt of goods and supplies. 

• Put away freight, supplies, packages, and perishable items from dock facilities using materials handling equipment. 

• Stock picking locations using the warehouse management system, either manually or utilizing materials handling equipment according to identifying information (size, style, and numbers) ensuring the safe movement of materials. 

• Perform physical count of stock for inventory control verification and rotate stock to minimize loss of materials. 

• Perform cycle counting as required. 

• Survey, fill and stock nursing floors and clinical areas to maintain inventory levels. 

• Deliver items using necessary equipment to appropriate hospital locations. 

• Unload and unpack cases and stocks designated storage areas with supplies. 

• Respond to inquiries related to materials in stock, ordering procedures, status of item, or filled orders. 

• Perform routine expiry management duties to meet KPIs. 

• Ensure products meet quality requirements. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Meet all Cleveland Clinic insurance requirements 
• Valid Driver’s License (VDL) to drive box truck 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High School Diploma or GED 

• One year of Materials Management experience or related experience 
• Inventory knowledge and basic computer skills

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion, including handling and lifting items that weigh up to 50 pounds.
• Requires the ability to push a fully loaded cart weighing up to 800 pounds and pull a 2500-pound pallet using a manual pallet jack.
• Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
• Lifts and carries.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. 

If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster. 

Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.