Courier - Part-time

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About Duke HomeCare & Hospice

Pursue your passion for caring with Duke HomeCare & Hospice, which offers hospice, home health, and infusion services across the region, as well as serves as the home forthe Duke Caregiver Support Program. Team members work closely with a patient's physician to provide comprehensive, individualized care in the comfort of their home or at our inpatient hospice facility in Durham, NC.

Work arrangement part-time 16 hours per week - days will vary 

Occ Summary

Responsible for the delivery of products to recipients in a courteous and efficient manner.

Work Performed

• Delivers pharmaceuticals, supplies, and equipment in safe, accountable manner.
• Picks up sharps containers and disposes of biohazardous waste according to established infection control procedures.
• Visually inspects assigned vehicle daily for obvious maintenance problems (e.g., worn tires, cracked mirrors, signal lights not working, etc.)
• Maintains assigned vehicle in clean and orderly condition, both inside and outside; informs supervisor of mechanical or safety problems.
• Ensures that routine mechanical maintenance is performed on assigned vehicle.
• Maintains current driver’s license and current automobile insurance at required levels of coverage.
• Handles customer complaints patiently and in a fair and empathetic manner.
• Uses safe lifting techniques in loading and unloading equipment.
• Accurately pulls, packages, and ships medical supplies from packing lists/delivery tickets for patients.
• Maintains a positive relationship and understanding of the services provided by both Duke-employed and contracted couriers.
• May be required to perform various general warehousing duties, such as picking of patient supplies, shipping, receiving, and general warehouse cleaning.
• Receives incoming supplies from various distributors.  Once received, supplies are unloaded from pallets and properly placed on warehouse shelving units.
• May be required to safely lift up to 50 pounds
• Performs other duties as required

Minimum Qualifications

Education

Work requires the ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions generally acquired through a partial high school education.

Experience

Preferred: 6 months of customer service experience

Degrees, Licensures, Certifications

A valid North Carolina driver’s license must be maintained with a good driving record free of restrictions.  Previous customer service and delivery/shipping experience preferred.

Level Characteristics

Within the clinical laboratories, we embrace Duke's purpose, placing the patient at the center of everything we do. We do this by demonstrating behaviors that focus on delivering patient- and family-centered care and embodying the values that promote a positive work culture. We expect every team member to commit to these values and hold each other accountable in the spirit of mutual respect and belonging.

Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation or military status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Essential Physical Job Functions:

Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.