At Hilo Medical Center, a nationally-recognized "Top Performing" hospital, the Stores Clerk II is a valuable member of our team. This position helps maintain and support the inventory management system that counts and re-orders medical supplies, tracks supplies used for procedures, and helps maximize storage space. This position also supports related activities, including order entry and receipt, preference card maintenance - to identify the supplies for a given surgical procedure - and inventory information entry and updates. Occasionally, this position works on projects to improve inventory information and streamline supply processes and perform other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications: To qualify, one must meet all of the following requirements. Unless specifically indicated, the required education and experiences may not be gained concurrently. In addition, qualifying work experiences are based on a 40-hour workweek.
Education: High School graduate preferred.
General Experience: One-half (1/2) year of work experience involving a variety of clerical tasks which demonstrated knowledge of arithmetic including multiplication and division; and the ability to follow oral and written instructions, carry out procedures in clerical work systems, speak and write simply and directly, and compare words and numbers quickly and accurately.
Specialized Experience: One-half (1/2) year of work experience involving clerical work which demonstrated knowledge of store keeping practices, methods and procedures, and inventory record keeping procedures.
Substitutions Allowed:
Substitution of Specialized Experience for General Experience: Excess Specialized Experience may be substituted for the required General
Experience on a month-for-month basis.
Substitution of Education for Experience:
For General Experience:

1. Successful completion of a substantially full-time equivalent clerical curriculum of a duration of six months or more at an accredited community college, business or technical school, which included courses in (a) English and (b) mathematics or bookkeeping may be substituted for the General Experience required.

2. Education in an accredited university in a baccalaureate program with courses in (a) English and (b) mathematics or accounting may be substituted for the General Experience required on the basis of 15 semester hours for 6 months of experience.

For General and Specialized Experience:

1. Successful completion of a substantially full-time equivalent clerical curriculum of a duration of a year or longer, leading to a degree or diploma at an accredited community college, or at a business or technical school which included courses in (a) basic English, (b) mathematics or bookkeeping and (c) storeroom operations, supply management, or a related course, will be deemed to have met the experience requirements for the Stores Clerk II level.

2. Successful completion of a substantially full-time equivalent clerical curriculum leading to a degree, diploma, or a certificate of achievement at an accredited community college, business school or technical school which was for a period of less than one (1) year may be substituted for the General or Specialized Experience on a month-for-month basis provided the training included courses in (a) basic English, (b) mathematics or bookkeeping and (c) storeroom operations, supply management, or a related course.

3. Education in an accredited university in a baccalaureate program with courses in (a) English, (b) mathematics or accounting, and (c) supply management or a related course may be substituted for 6 months of the General Experience and up to 6 months of the Specialized Experience on the basis of 15 semester hours for 6 months of experience.

As the Big Island’s leading providers of inpatient and outpatient care, the East Hawaii Region of Hawai`i Health Systems Corporation (HHSC), consisting of Hilo Medical Center, Hale Ho′ola Hamakua, Ka′u Hospital, and the Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home, delivers a full range of services and programs. Our three hospitals include 290 beds and over 1,700 employees. Our medical staff is comprised of 250 physicians, physician assistants and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, representing 33 specialties. East Hawaii Health is our network of clinics offering primary and specialty care. Hilo Medical Center functions as a Level III Trauma Center, which includes the second busiest emergency room in the state, providing 24-hour care and serving more than 50,000 patients annually. Hale Ho′ola Hamakua and Ka′u Hospital are designated as Critical Access Hospitals. To learn more about the East Hawaii Region, please watch our Video Yearbook or visit www.hilomedicalcenter.org, www.halehoolahamakua.org or www.kauhospital.org.

• 13 paid holidays each year (104 hours); 14 (112 hours) during election years*
• 21 paid vacation days (168 hours) per year*
• 21 paid sick days (168 hours) per year*
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• Participation in the State of Hawaii’s retirement system
• Potential eligibility for various student loan repayment & scholarship programs

* Rates listed for paid holidays, vacation and sick days are for 1.0 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) positions assigned to 8 hour shifts. Accruals for these benefits are otherwise prorated based on FTE.

Offers of employment will be contingent on successfully passing a pre-employment examination, which includes drug screen and other regulatory medical requirements such as, but not limited to, a tuberculosis (TB) screen. The cost for drug screening and blood draw for QuantiFERON and Titers, shall be borne by the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.

As part of the recruiting process for this position, external applicants (job applicants NOTemployed by HHSC’s East Hawaii Region) are required to complete pre-employment assessments shortly after application submission. If you are not an employee of the East Hawaii Region of HHSC, you will receive an email containing assessment instructions. We ask that you complete the assessments within two days of receipt of the request. 

The East Hawaii Region of Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (Hilo Medical Center, Hale Ho’ola Hamakua and Ka’u Hospital) is a drug free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Must be available to work shifts, weekends and holidays as necessary based on hospital operations. Services are provided 24/7.