Materials Handler - Per Diem

About the role

NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is a 306-bed medical center providing care to residents of eastern Long Island. The hospital features the Knapp Cardiac Care Center, a modern ambulatory surgical pavilion with women's imaging, sleep laboratory, and bariatric surgery, a Provisional Level 2 Trauma Center, and a Primary Stroke Center with 24/7 neurology coverage. It also operates multiple outpatient sites including wound care, hemodialysis, and primary and specialty offices. The Materials Handler – Per Diem role works in the Central Service (FIN‑SPLY CHN) from 7 AM to 3 PM with variable days and rotating weekends/holidays, managing deployed inventory using the PeopleSoft PAR Management System.

Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Picks all PAR and adhoc orders from Clean Room according to Materials Stock Request (MSR), mindful of bin location, Unit of Measure (UOM), quantity and expiration date.
• Prepares inventory and adhoc orders for delivery, sorting, removing corrugated cardboard as necessary, packaging and labeling with destination.
• Stages orders for delivery to clinical units.
• Delivers supplies daily to assigned clinical unit.
• Loads PAR location, verifies counts, rotates stock and checks expiration dates for all refilled items.
• Completes manual inventory as necessary.
• Processes returns from all PAR locations.
• Verifies handheld scanners are in working order daily; notifies manager if repair is necessary.
• Performs monthly expiration checks on all items in PAR locations; replaces labels and bins on units as necessary or when items are added or removed.
• Collects any reusable delivery totes or carts from clinical area.
• Maintains Central distribution inventory.
• Verifies put‑away plan is correct and moves inventory into appropriate Central Distribution bin location using First In, First‑Out (FIFO) method.
• Operates warehouse equipment safely (power pallet jacks, manual pump jack, delivery vehicles, lift plates, etc.).
• Maintains the Central Distribution area in a neat and orderly manner; sweeps, empties garbage, disposes of empty cardboard boxes in appropriate receptacle.
• Performs cycle counts as directed to ensure proper on‑hand inventory.
• Participates in annual physical inventory.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Current and valid New York State Driver’s License.
• Communication skills (both oral and written) and customer service ability.
• Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office applications especially Word and Excel.
• Ability to stand or walk for extended periods; ability to bend and to lift heavy materials and/or move up to 100 pounds regularly.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years previous warehouse, materials, or inventory experience.
• 1–2 years Healthcare Supply Chain experience.
• Knowledge of PeopleSoft Inventory Management System and Pyxis Inventory Management System.

Pay

The salary range for the role is $31.65 – $31.65 per hour (effectively a fixed rate of $31.65/hour). Actual salaries may vary based on experience, specialty, education, and hospital needs; the listed range does not include bonuses, incentives, differential pay, or other forms of compensation.

Schedule

Per diem position with shifts from 7 AM to 3 PM, variable days, and rotating weekends and holidays. Responsibilities include delivering supplies seven days a week, including weekends and holidays, to support clinical functions.