Work Type: Temporary Part Time
St. Mary’s General Hospital’s renewed vision of ‘Inspiring excellence. Healthier Together’ lays out a plan for growth, and innovation that will keep pace with the community and region that it serves. It also reflects our strong culture and values of compassion, respect, inclusion, integrity, collaboration and innovation that we bring to each interaction with patients and each other within the hospital and extends that commitment to how we will work with our partners across the health system. When you join St. Mary’s, your contribution will make a positive impact to the quality of life for patients and families. You will contribute to our mission: Living the legacy – Compassion. Faith. Discovery.
New employees must provide documentation/proof of full COVID-19 vaccination status, a 2-step TB screening, as well as proof of immunity to measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (chickenpox) prior to their start date at St. Mary’s General Hospital. Staff will require clearance from Employee Health and Wellness before they are able to begin any position within SMGH.
Position Summary :
The Stores Clerk is responsible for the efficient ordering and stocking of items in designated areas throughout the hospital. This will involve counting/scanning assigned areas for stock and placing orders with our external warehouse, using a scanning device based on the minimum and maximum inventory levels, agreed upon with each ward. Items that are not on our Warehouse Top-Up System will be ordered by each ward through our internal requisitioning system and/or Purchase Order and it's the Stores Clerks responsibility to deliver the items when available to the designated wards in a timely fashion.
Position Requirements:
- Grade 12 or equivalent; Preference will be given to candidates who have completed community college courses in Materials Management
- Minimum of 3 years recent Materials Management related experience; Hospital Materials Management experience preferred
- Excellent organizational, planning, critical thinking and interpersonal skills are essential
- Ability to make quick mental calculations to assist in receiving documentation
- Strong verbal and written communication skills are required
- Strong WHMIS understanding
- Strong Computer Literacy
- Experience and demonstrated ability to utilize a computerized Materials Management system
- Operation of fax machine, photocopier, computer and printer is required
- Must have physical fitness suitable to perform the manual tasks and the bending, lifting, standing and walking required in this position. Periodic requirement to handle weights of approximately 15 kg from floor level to carts to shelves
- Must have positive work record; good attendance record is essential
- Must be willing to work shifts and weekends
- Successful applicant must be able to wear safety shoes
Position Responsibilities:
- Provide relief coverage for the shipper/receiver and other Stores Clerks as required
- Ensure product rotation on items that have expiry dates to minimize wastage
- Assist other team members with duties as required
- Communicate back order, substitutions, etc. to departments as they happen to ensure up to date communication. Periodically Run par Analysis reports to review with the Resource Nurse to ensure we are maximizing our inventory levels and not carrying excess inventory.
- Process approved changes including the movement of stock, changes to min/max quantities, locations, etc. and relabel bins/locations as required.
- Maintain clean, sanitize and organized Cart Bins
- Other duties as assigned
- Other duties include completing returned merchandise as required, responsibility for spill response and
- WHMIS/MSDS manuals
Application Instructions:
As per the collective agreement, the internal recruitment process will be completed prior to the consideration of external applications.
Accommodations are available during all stages of the recruitment process in accordance with the Human Rights Code. SMGH is committed to complying with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) to provide an inclusive, barrier free workplace. We will accommodate the accessibility needs of individuals with disabilities to support participation in all aspects of the recruitment process. Should you require this accommodation, please contact [email protected] .
We would like to thank all candidates in advance for their interest and only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Due to the volume of applications we receive, we are unable to confirm the receipt of individual applications or resumes.
