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Driscoll Children's Hospital

Shipping Receiving Technician

Driscoll Children's Hospital, Corpus Christi, Texas, United States, 78401

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Where Compassion Meets Innovation And Technology And Our Employees Are Family

Thank you for your interest in joining our team! Please review the job information below. General Purpose of Job: Under the general supervision of the Procurement Manager or Receiving Distribution Supervisor, the receiving technician is responsible for but not limited to the following: receiving and delivery of goods/equipment, shipping of goods/equipment and validating received products against purchase orders. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty consistently and satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Shipping and Receiving Technician Maintains utmost level of confidentiality at all times. Adheres to hospital policies and procedures. Demonstrates business practices and personal actions that are ethical and adhere to corporate compliance and integrity guidelines. Performs any other duties as assigned by the leadership team. Follows all applicable infection control procedures when storing, delivering and handling equipment and supplies. Use and be fully trained on the use of hand held technology. Use and be fully trained on the use of the MMIS system; able to search and find data within MMIS system. Maintains receiving/dock areas, keeps them clean and orderly. Ensures that all return goods are returned timely; will alert buyers of any issues with returns. Meets delivery vehicles at the loading dock and assist in unloading supplies and equipment. Verifies quantity delivered against freight bill and acknowledges receipt by signing the bill of lading. Inspects all goods delivered and immediately reports any visible damage to the driver and to the buyer. Writes the nature of the damage and the quantity of the goods affected on the bill of lading before signing it. Opens each box or package received to verify the integrity of the contents and that the quantity, unit of measure, description and order number match the quantity, unit of measure, description, and order number on the packing slip. Delivers inventory items to warehouse and delivers special orders shipments directly to the department indicated on the purchase order. Obtains a legible signature by the person receiving the merchandise on the delivery ticket and leaves a copy with the merchandise. Returns the goods to receiving or to the store if no one is available to accept and sign. Receives and tags capital equipment and notifies BioMed (for all patient care equipment), Plant Maintenance (for equipment and/or furniture needing assembly) or Information Services (for all computer equipment) as appropriate. Completes the Capital Equipment receiving form and forwards it to the capital equipment buyer. Prepares return goods shipments and ships equipment and/or supplies to the vendor for credit or repair. Maintains a log of all the outbound shipments by date, listing purchase order number (if applicable), item description and Freight Company. Outbound shipments of supplies to offsite departments and clinics. Maintains, if possible, a valid Texas driver's license and insurance eligibility to be able to drive Company vehicles if needed in an emergency. Education and/or Experience: High School diploma or GED required, additional certification relevant to the job duties from a college or technical school preferred. Minimum one-year related experience in Receiving or Warehouse operations. Experience operating a pallet jack. Notes: Work-load is moderately heavy, mostly moving supplies and equipment from general stores to departments, units, and clinics on daily basis; moving supplies from pallets to shelves. Close vision is needed for hand-held computer work. Distance and peripheral vision are needed to prevent accidents when moving large boxes or large amounts of supplies. Color vision is needed to distinguish among supply packaging color coded by the manufacturers.