Shipping & Facilities Clerk

Axium Healthcare Pharmacy, Inc.; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Axium Healthcare Pharmacy, Inc. is seeking a Shipping & Facilities Clerk to handle shipping/receiving and light building maintenance. You will work with courier services to package costly medications accurately, reduce waste, and improve processes.

You’ll also perform routine facility tasks and support event planning and logistics to keep operations smooth. The role requires a high school diploma; trade certification helps.

Qualifications

• High School diploma required; trade school certification preferred.
• Healthcare background preferred but not required.
• Equivalent experience accepted in lieu of degree.

Responsibilities

• Shipping and receiving responsibilities, including accurate packing of medications for patient shipments.
• Interface with drivers and customer service representatives from third-party couriers (UPS, FedEx, USPS).
• Ensure that shipping information is correct, labels are printed, and addresses verified.
• Maintain and inspect facility, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing systems as needed.
• Assist with event planning, logistics, and purchasing of furniture/equipment.
• Complete reports and records to ensure facilities tickets are completed timely and satisfactorily.
• Ensure prescriptions are packaged appropriately and shipped through the correct vendor and method.
• Assist in purchasing when needed and maintain adherence to policies and safety standards.

Skills

Attention to detail

Highly organized

Computer literacy

Education

High School diploma

Trade school certification

Job description

At Axium Healthcare Pharmacy, Inc., we believe in a better quality of life for patients and their healthcare partners when treating and managing the most complex conditions. We believe in relationships that make life easier, and where a helping hand and better clinical, economical, and overall health outcomes are always within reach, 24 x 7 x 365. Our mission is simple. We aim to partner with and guide our patients to their best possible outcomes. Our longstanding vision is to help our patients and healthcare providers reach and create a better path to treating and managing complex conditions, making their lives easier and giving them hope for a healthier future. Specialty pharmacy is not a new concept. In fact, Axium did not invent specialty pharmacy. But, we did invent a better way to do it. We do it through a combination of clinical expertise, nationwide reach and the delivery of committed, caring, unmatched service and support for everyone, every time with no excuses. And, we’ve been doing it for years. We invite you to ask us what we can do for you. Our answer to you will almost always be: “Yes, we do.” Established in 2000 and based in Lake Mary, Florida, Axium is a nationwide clinical specialty pharmacy that makes life easier for those managing chronic disease and complex therapies by offering a helping hand and a better path to therapy management. We are licensed and permitted to operate in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, and specialize in providing patients, physicians, nurses, health plans, and other health care providers and partners with injectable and oral brand-name products. Our focus is to “Improve outcomes one relationship at a time,” and we achieve this through an experienced patient care team of doctors of pharmacy, registered nurses, reimbursement specialists, and dedicated patient care coordinators; all of whom deliver the highest level of comprehensive care and clinical support with every prescription.

Job Description

The Shipping & Facilities Clerk (SFC) is responsible for performing shipping and receiving functions, and minor building maintenance. Concerning shipping & receiving, the SFC will serve as the subject matter expert for packing patient shipments and will assure that all necessary subordinate processes are completed timely. The SFC will interface with drivers and customer service representatives from third party courier services, including but not limited to UPS, FedEx, and USPS. The SFC will positively impact the company’s ability to meet the needs of the patient by accurately and correctly packing and shipping costly medications, minimizing waste and returns and implementing process improvements. Facility duties may include general maintenance of electrical, mechanical, and plumbing systems as well as spills and mishap cleanup.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• 1. Knowledge of all duties and responsibilities of general warehouse shipping and delivery system.
• 3. Inspects each package for correct items, missing items, broken items, and records any problems with the packaging.
• 4. Assures shipping information is double checked, correctly printed on labels, and address verified through the courier computer system.
• 5. Ensures all shipping department reports are generated and submitted timely.
• 6. Assures efficient and economical utilization of materials, improvement of methods and elimination of wasteful practices within the department.
• 7. Performs the loading and unloading of various stock items by lifting to and from shelves.
• 8. Oversees the loading and unloading of commercial and company truck deliveries on a daily basis.
• 9. Interface with external vendor to order supplies for warehouse operations as needed.
• 10. Ensures all merchandise, supplies and shipping containers are restocked for warehouse/shipping staff.
• 11. Assures all daily warehouse operations are completed. Communicates deficiencies with supervisor/manager.
• 12. Perform work necessary to maintain assigned facility(s) and equipment; may include general maintenance of electrical, mechanical, and plumbing systems.
• 13. Perform weekly building inspection and complete checklist, assuring that issues are addressed timely.
• 14. Assist with event planning and logistics, including purchasing furniture, equipment and supplies.
• 15. Interface with in-house resources and outside contractors.
• 16. Participate in the development and implementation of goals and objectives for building integrity with facility maintenance and operations teams at the local level and with the corporate office.
• 17. Complete necessary reports and records to ensure facilities tickets are completed timely and satisfactorily.
• 18. Ensures all prescriptions are packaged appropriately and shipped through the correct vendor and method.
• 19. Manages key business objectives to increase productivity and ensure accuracy.
• 20. Strong attention to details, highly organized, computer literate.
• 21. Assist in purchasing when needed.
• 22. Maintains adherence to company policies and procedures, department requirements, safety standards and good housekeeping practice.
• 23. Performs other duties as assigned.
  

Qualifications

Minimally the candidate must have a High School diploma. Trade school certification in an applicable field is preferred. Healthcare background preferred but not required. Equivalent experience is acceptable in lieu of degrees or certifications.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.