Applying for a job in a hospital under "material services"

meanmaryjean, DNP, RN · Aug 18, 2015

Delivering and stocking supplies would be my guess. Our stocking guy is a 'materials handler'.

iluvivt, BSN, RN · Aug 18, 2015

I believe this is material management so they oversee the physical items in a business. This includes all products,inventory,quality control and how needed items get from one place to another. Can you be more specific? Is this a job in Central Services?

GuEsT78 · Aug 19, 2015

Thanks to Dr. Google:

"The Material Services Department at UI Hospitals and Clinics provides a comprehensive selection of patient care products in a cost-effective, efficient and convenient manner.....

Our four divisions include: Processed Stores, Mail Services, Shipping and Receiving, and Linen Services. Our 90 full-time employees include storekeepers, mail handlers, sewing machine operators, supervisors, and clerical staff."

https://www.uihealthcare.org/materialservices/

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In general, it's the "material" a hospital needs apart from drugs and perhaps instruments. Think bed sheets, IV bags, patient gowns and, at that hospital, processing the mail. Hospitals vary in what they include.

This could prove a good first job. They'll have starter positions where you'll be taught what you need to know. Work hard and stay with it and the job will look good on your resume. (In the cold, cruel world, you need to have had a job to get a job.) Show a willingness to learn and be flexible. If you do, you'll get the chance to move on to something that pays better and by the week rather than by the day.

Some hospitals will even cover all or part of the costs of further education, such as LPN training, for their staff.

Best of luck.