Medical Courier

Associated Couriers LLC (ICP); Haverhill (MA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Life Couriers is seeking dependable independent contractor couriers for medical deliveries, including pharmacy medications and medical supplies, on a 1099 contract basis.

Shifts cover various routes, STAT/On-Demand pickups, and backup work with early morning to midday hours; candidates should live within 25 miles of 01835 and own a qualifying vehicle, have appropriate auto insurance, and pass pre-contracting screenings to join a high-volume network delivering time-sensitive therapies.

Qualifications

• Must be between 21 and 75 years of age.
• Live within 25 miles of zip 01835.
• Own a reliable vehicle 2011 or newer (car, SUV, minivan, van or sprinter).
• Maintain state minimum auto insurance (bodily injury and property damage).
• Have a smartphone with GPS order tracking.

Responsibilities

• Pickup and deliver pharmacy medications and medical supplies.
• Operate on varying routes including routine, on-demand and backup shifts.

Skills

Attention to detail

Safe driving

GPS literacy

Tools

Openforce

Job description

Medical Courier - Contract Opportunity

Company Background

Life Couriers is a company with over 45 years of experience in the logistics industry. LC leads the industry in freight transportation and 3rd party logistics services in the United States. Serving companies of any size, we offer decades of delivery experience for all industries. Our team specializes in medical, pharmaceutical, and standard delivery for both the private and public sectors.

1099-contractors drive the delivery of time-sensitive and life-saving therapies and diagnostics to our customers.

Contractor Sought

Life Couriers is looking for a dependable and professional independent contractor courier for one, or all, of the following:

• Routed Deliveries - Varying routes that normally have a set recurring schedule to them. NOTE: routes may change unexpectedly based on customer needs
• STAT/On-Demand - Pickups and rush orders dispatched from a route manager or customer
• Backup/Standby - Last-minute fill-in for routes due to increase in daily volume

Services Sought

For this contract, you will be picking up and delivering pharmacy medications and medical supplies.

Coverage Sought

Reliable independent contractors with availability to run orders: Sunday-Saturday 3am-12pm.

Contractor Commissions

• Earned in one or more of the following ways: per mile, per route, per stop (plus variable fuel surcharge in some of our markets)
• Earned weekly through our third-party pay administrator Openforce
• Specific commission details to be discussed in the pre-contracting process

Requirements for Contract

• Per insurance requirements, eligible contractors will be between 21 and 75 years of age
• Attentive to detail
• Live within 25 miles to zip code 01835
• Own a reliable and registered standard car, SUV, minivan, cargo van, or sprinter van that would be used for this contract (2011 or newer)
• Have and maintain state minimum requirements for bodily injury and property damage as primary auto insurance
• At your choice: maintain your own qualifying workers' compensation insurance or enroll in the available Occupational Accident Insurance program for a weekly fee
• Sign up with an EIN as a company OR with a US Social Security Number as a sole proprietorship
• Be able to complete contractor-qualifying screenings and online delivery preparation modules
• Have a clean driving record with no more than 2 moving violations or at fault accidents in the last three years
• Have an iPhone or Android smartphone to use for GPS order tracking and order scanning
• Supply a cooler with reusable ice-packs to transport temperature controlled specimens
• Willing to drive in inclement weather to service our customers
• Adherence to customer required professional appearance standards:
  • Solid black, gray, or light blue polo shirt
  • Solid colored, clean, khaki or jean pants (athletic wear is not recommended)
  • Comfortable shoes/boots (avoid flip-flops, high heels, sandals)
  • 1099-Contractor ID prominently displayed (supplied by Life Couriers)

Contracting with Life Couriers

Our 1099 contracts are offered to interested and qualifying contractors on a first come, first served basis. As such, time is of the essence in completing the pre-contracting process as soon as possible. The process to contract with Life Couriers takes approximately 2-5 days to finish. Because of the high volume of interest we receive for our contracts, we have a strict policy to remove those contractors from process who have become inactive during the pre-contracting phase.