Employment Type:

Part time

Shift:

Evening Shift

Description:

Warde Medical Laboratory provides esoteric testing in a state-of-the art facility, populated with highly-trained personnel under the leadership of internationally known pathologists. The result is an exceptional level of quality and service because Warde Medical Laboratory begins with exceptional people. It's one more way that we fulfill our commitment to continuously improve the quality of healthcare.

Contingent position needing availability up to 20 hours per week on varying shifts (days, eves, nights, weekday and weekend) primarily evenings until midnight.

POSITION PURPOSE

Provides courier service and shipping/receiving service for all clinical laboratory facilities and client offices.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

General Responsibilities

• Maintains a clean and neat personal appearance.
• Conducts oneself in a professional manner at all times.
• Answers client questions and accommodates requests, where possible, or refers question or request to Manager, Section Leader or Client Representative.
• Forwards client concerns about laboratory services or information about competitor's activities to a Client Representative.
• Maintains good rapport and cooperative relationships. Approaches conflict in a constructive manner. Helps to identify problems, offer solutions, and participate in their resolution.
• Maintains the confidentiality of information acquired pertaining to patient, physicians, employees and visitors to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. Discusses patient and hospital information only among appropriate personnel inappropriately private places
• Assumes responsibility for performance of job duties in the safest possible manner, to assure personal safety and that of coworkers, and to report all preventable hazards and unsafe practices immediately to management.
• Behaves in accordance with the Mission, Vision and Values of St. Joseph Mercy Health System.

Warehouse Associate Responsibilities

• Receives and delivers incoming freight
• Prepares and packages outbound freight for shipment
• Prepares/Reconciles shipping and receiving documents
• Supports recycling efforts
• Supports the maintenance of the facility including environmental and/or light housekeeping duties
• Other duties as assigned

Driver Responsibilities

• Drives hospital vehicle on daily scheduled and unscheduled trips to and from out-patient laboratory facilities, physician's offices, etc. to pickup and deliver laboratory specimens, reports, and supplies.
• Completes deliveries thoroughly and efficiently by using available specimen handling and other procedures, schedules, checklist, and client specific instructions. Contacts Manager if delivery or pickup is not completed.
• Assigns priorities in the event of multiple requests. Reports any problems to a Manager or Section Leader for timely resolution.
• Fills supply orders by gathering required supplies for delivery.
• Maintains proper documentation of pickups by filling in the date and time of the stop on the routing list. Completely checks the vehicle for specimens at the end of the shift.
• Completes pickup and delivery for other hospital departments as needed.
• Monitors the operating condition of the assigned vehicle and adheres to the vehicle routine maintenance schedule including maintaining adequate fuel and oil levels. Notifies Manager of items which are in need of non-routine maintenance.
• Obeys all traffic regulations, drives defensively and never allows unauthorized persons to travel in the courier vehicle.
• Maintains a clean interior and exterior of the courier vehicle.

REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE

• Requires basic skills in reading, writing and arithmetic.
• No previous experience required, previous shipping & receiving/warehouse experience preferred
• A valid Michigan Driver's License is required.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate with physicians, physician office personnel, other clients, and laboratory and other health center personnel regarding specimen pickups, report or supply delivery.
• Ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail when performing job responsibilities.

Employees of St. Joseph Mercy Health System enjoy…

• Competitive compensation
• Full benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, Life Insurance and Disability
• Retirement savings plan with employer contribution
• Opportunity for growth