About this role
Where Kids and Families are Always First
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital is the state-designated Level II Pediatric Trauma Center and the only pediatric hospital in Washington’s South Sound Region dedicated to a comprehensive network of health services for children and adolescents. Our vision is to be the highest quality and safest place for children to receive care, where every child has a medical home and is supported by nationally recognized services and experience. Mary Bridge Children’s multi-disciplinary approach to care includes pediatric experts for emergency services, inpatient care, and outpatient specialty clinics, all specializing in kids and their unique needs.
FTE: 1.0, Shift: Variable, Schedule: 8-80
Position Summary
The Distribution Specialist is an exciting opportunity in the Supply Chain Operations team responsible for monitoring and assuring supply and patient care equipment are maintained.Resolving and fulfilling requests and inquiries, your work will directly contribute to ensuring excellent health care experiences for MultiCare patients and families.
Responsibilities
- You will verify materials and receipts documentation against purchase order and inputs purchase order receipts
- You will coordinate with Purchasing personnel to resolve purchase order or receipt discrepancies
- You will package and process supplies and materials being returned to vendors or other facilities and coordinates shipping
- You will supply stores stock supplies within its designated Distribution Storeroom location
Requirements
- High School graduate or equivalent preferred
- Minimum two (2) years of experience in receiving, distribution of products, warehousing, storekeeping, hospital Central Service or Inventory Control preferred (or combination of knowledge and education that would exhibit the qualifications to execute the duties of the position)
- Computer input/keyboard experience desired
- Computerized Materials Management system experience preferred
- Experience in using an electronic signature software preferred
- Basic experience in PC business applications including MS Word and Excel
Why Mary Bridge Children's?
Mission-driven: Partnering for healing and a healthy future for the patients and communities we serve
Award-winning: Named ‘Top Children’s Hospital’ for five years by the Leapfrog Group; physicians consistently named on ‘Top Doctors’ lists by Seattle Magazine, Seattle Met and the Tacoma News Tribune
Growing: New pediatric hospital facility and medical office building opening in 2026
Leading research: MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation partners with our pediatric providers, offering ground-breaking research and clinical trials
Employee-centric: MultiCare is consistently ranked among “America’s Best Employers by State” by Forbes
Lifestyle: Live and work in the Pacific Northwest surrounded by breathtaking mountain, forest and water views
Explore our services at marybridge.org
Pay and Benefit Expectations
We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $22.51 - $34.26 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant’s years of experience align.Associated benefit information can be viewed here.
Other facts
About MultiCare Health System
MultiCare’s roots in the Pacific Northwest go back to 1882, with the founding of Tacoma’s first hospital.
Over the years, we’ve grown from a Tacoma-centric, hospital-based organization into the largest, community-based, locally governed health system in the state of Washington.
Today, our comprehensive system of health includes more than 300 primary, urgent, pediatric and specialty care locations across Washington, Idaho and Oregon, as well as 13 hospitals. We welcome patients from the entire Pacific Northwest region and our 20,000-plus team members — including employees, providers and volunteers — proudly care for the communities we serve.
Without a doubt, our organization has changed over the years. But what has never changed, throughout our long history, has been our dedication to health and wellness of the people of the Pacific Northwest. Guided by our mission, vision and values, we are on continuous journey to deliver the services that our communities need, and to ensure access to those services, now and in the future.
What you'll do
- The Distribution Specialist is responsible for monitoring and assuring supply and patient care equipment are maintained. This includes verifying materials, resolving discrepancies, and processing returns.
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