Material Management Technician

Requisition ID: 414273

Position Number: 1BHCdispMATMT-99

City: Brandon

Employer: Prairie Mountain Health

Site: Prairie Mountain Health -

Department / Unit: Materials Management

Job Stream: Non-Clinical

Union: MGEU

FTE: Casual

Anticipated Shift: Days

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Salary: As per collective agreement

Position Summary

Under the direction of the Manager, Logistics & Distribution in Materials Management, the incumbent performs the functions designed to facilitate the receipt and delivery of goods to departments and programs within Prairie Mountain Health.

Qualifications

Grade 12 education (MB Standards)

One (1) year equivalent full-time experience with inventory management functions within the last three (3) years

Proficiency with Microsoft programs (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint), as well as Internet applications and other Information Technology

Province of Manitoba Class 5 Drivers License

Knowledge of computerized Inventory management software

Demonstrated organizational skills, and the ability to work independently

Demonstrated problem solving and decision-making skills

Demonstrated flexibility to facilitate changes in techniques and procedures in a changing environment

Demonstrated knowledge and competence of skills and concepts related to the position

Demonstrated communication skills

Ability to respect and promote confidentiality

Ability to perform the duties of the position on a regular basis

Ability to respect and promote a culturally diverse population

Ability to work effectively and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers, clients and within interdisciplinary team

Responsibilities

The coordination of daily rentals including sales, installation, maintenance, preparation of receipts, collections, deposits, billings and refunds

Maintain excellent relations with all staff, patients and their families

Keep the Manager of Logistics & Distribution informed on matters pertaining to the foregoing services

Answer phone inquiries and requests for supplies or services.

Deliver / pickup supplies and equipment within the Brandon and surrounding area.

Setup / takedown equipment where required.

Count and replenish Material Management supplies maintained in the Brandon and area Departments.

Pickup of soiled items for reprocessing. Sterile supplies are handled and stored in a manner that protects integrity of the sterility.

Provide mail, medication, and lab specimen pickup / drop off service for the Brandon area.

Pickup and delivery of items for the Brandon area departments.

Carry out Print Room functions.

Maintain records on various Material Management functions.

Generates and confirms supply requisitions using the Material Management computer system.

Makes every effort to be helpful and cooperative to all staff requesting assistance in obtaining supplies and services from Material Management. This includes follow-up with Departments on requests which cannot be readily identified or accommodated.

Provide shuttle service to various clients, departments/services

Provide purchasing services for departments/services on behalf of the Brandon and use corporate credit cards in a fair, ethical and responsible manner. All transactions will be audited.

Assists with the training of new staff members as required.

Delivery / pickup of patient /client meals.

Good distribution techniques, such as proper location, rotation (first in - first out), identification, documentation and organization, are utilized.

Other duties as assigned.

Organizes work according to client’s needs and the assigned service request.

Reports any changes in the client status or home environment to the Supervisor and/or Case Coordinator as per PPG-00738, Observation Reporting- Home Care Program and PPG-02154, Observation Reporting- Supportive Housing Program

Reports incidents immediately to the Supervisor or Case Coordinator and/or the client contact and enters in the Incident Reporting System as required.

Participates in staff meetings, case conferences, and in-service programs as required. Communicates with co-workers involved to achieve the client-centered goals.

Other duties as assigned.

Applicants already employed with Prairie Mountain Health may be considered for this position before other applicants. Please continue to apply for positions that are of interest to you.

This position is subject to a Criminal Records Check (including vulnerable sector), Adult Abuse Registry Check, and a Child Abuse Registry Check. The successful candidate will be responsible for any services charges incurred.

If you are currently employed by PMH, please utilize the internal application form. If you are not employed by PMH, please utilize the external application form.

If you are an external applicant, please include three work related references with this application. They must be from persons who are not related to you, and who have direct knowledge of your past work performance.

Upon being considered for employment, your signature or electronic submission of this application form is your authorization to complete said reference checks.

PMH has an Indigenous Human Resource Initiative and is committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous people within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter and/or within their application form.

We thank all applicants that apply but only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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