Mail Clerk

Company: Johns Hopkins Medicine
Location: Baltimore
Posted on: January 17, 2020

Job Description:

Johns Hopkins employs more than 20,000 people annually across our health system. Upon joining Johns Hopkins, you become part of a diverse organization dedicated to its patients, their families, and the community we serve, as well as to our employees. Career opportunities are available in academic and community hospital settings, home care services, physician practices, international affiliate locations and in the health insurance industry. If you share in our vision, mission and values and also have exceptional customer service and technical skills, we invite you to join an employer that is a leader and innovator in the healthcare field.

Position Summary:

Under general supervision, maintains mail services in the Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, including mail sorting, metering of outbound mail, and reporting of department postage charges.

Knowledge:

Work requires ability to sort and meter mail, learn procedures, and department locations, which can be acquired through one (1) to three (3) months of on-the-job training.

Education:

High school diploma or equivalent

Work Experience:

A minimum of six (6) months prior mail center experience and/or one (1) year prior work experience of clerical nature.

Shift:

Days, Full Time (40 hours)

8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Non-Exempt

Work Location:

JHH, 600 North Wolfe Street

Skills:

Work requires interpersonal and communication skills to interact with diverse groups of people internal and external to the Hospital. Analytical ability required to decipher, sort, disperse mail correctly, and to ensure accuracy of reports (i.e., metered mail charges, volume audit sheets, etc.). Ability to type a minimum of thirty-five (35) wpm. Prior experience in Excel/Lotus and Word/WordPerfect helpful.

Required Licensure, Certification:

None.

Working Conditions:

Works in an office environment where there is little discomfort due to dust, but may be subject to some machine noise. Position requires frequent movement and some prolonged standing (up to 95%) to process mail and/or operate machinery. Must be able to lift approximately 60 to 100 pounds and push/pull up to 200 pounds. Position requires flexibility to deal with shifting job priorities or work in various sites.

Johns Hopkins is a smoke free campus.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity,sex, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, and or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

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