Material Handler

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Job Title

Material Handler

Location

Vero Beach

Facility

Indian River Hospital

Department

Ancillary Dms-Indian River Hospital

Job Code

001062

Shift

Variable

Schedule

6:00am-2:30pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Located in sunny Florida’s Treasure Coast, Indian River Hospital is committed to providing optimal family- and community-focused care. Here, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Material Handlers play a vital role in supporting patient care by replenishing supplies, linen and materials and using inventory management systems to ensure essential products are available when needed. They facilitate the timely distribution of supplies and equipment required for daily operations, helping clinical teams provide seamless, high-quality care.

This role is essential to maintaining an efficient and well-organized supply process across Cleveland Clinic. Material Handlers contribute directly to the patient experience by ensuring caregivers have the resources they need, while demonstrating Cleveland Clinic’s mission and values in every interaction.

A caregiver in this position works Mon-Fri, 6:00am - 2:30pm or 1:30pm - 12:00am. Holidays are on a schedule.

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.

• Verify accuracy of shipments, check for damage to goods and document variances of orders

• Prepare goods and supplies for distribution, prioritize deliveries and sort and label loads ensuring the safe, correct and timely delivery of orders.

• 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

• Maintain a proper and appropriate professional and ethical relationship with vendor representatives and conduct business according to established principles and guidelines.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Meet all Cleveland Clinic insurance requirements

• Valid Driver’s License (VDL) to drive box trucks

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High School Diploma or GED

• One year of materials management or related experience

• Inventory knowledge

• 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.

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