Job Description

Overview:
The Shipping & Logistics Clerk is responsible for packaging, scheduling, and routing of pharmacy deliveries, including interdepartmental supplies and correspondence, and maintaining timely, accurate delivery records.
This is a full-time position located in Melville, NY (1860 Walt Whitman Rd) and the work schedule is Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 5:00pm.
Great work-life balance. No evenings or weekends!
About the Role:

• Complete daily packaging, scheduling, and routing of deliveries/drivers in the most efficient manner possible
• Communicate professionally and clearly with drivers and pharmacy staff regarding delivery status updates
• Enter delivery information into pharmacy systems
• Scan delivery receipt forms into database and confirm receipt of packages with physician offices and patients
• Prepare FedEx, UPS, and other packages for shipment
• Ensure all deliveries are made accurately and on time and that all packages are accounted for
• Interact courteously with patients and team members to develop and maintain positive, professional relationships
• Maintain a tidy, safe, and organized workspace within the pharmacy
• Proactively identify problems, escalate if/when appropriate, and provide effective solutions
• Perform other related duties as assigned
• Perform in accordance with company policies and standards
• Embrace and perform in the spirit of the company's core values and goals

About You:

• High school diploma or GED required
• Prior experience in shipping and packaging (especially medications)
• Strong customer service attitude and skills
• Responsible and reliable with a track record of good attendance
• Strong typing, data-entry, and counting skills
• High attention to detail
• Able to lift and carry light to medium-weight packages
• Proficient in English, with strong verbal and written communication skills
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred
• Able to maintain a high level of confidentiality
• Must have a reliable mode of transportation to get to our Melville, NY pharmacy on time each workday
• Must have a positive attitude, be energetic and flexible, have excellent phone etiquette, and provide exceptional customer service

At Avita Care Solutions, compassionate care is at the heart of everything we do. Join Avita and get inspired to be the care that unlocks the full potential of health for all. We're committed to promoting health equity by providing comprehensive, integrated access to pharmacy services, clinical care delivery and digital health through our individualized and culturally competent LGBTQ+, HIV, PrEP, and sexual wellness care. Avita is a proud member of the U.S. Business Action to End HIV and has been recognized multiple times by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation as a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality.
Avita is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We welcome everyone by recruiting, hiring, and promoting individuals without regard to their sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. Avita also provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and any other state or local laws.
Starting pay range: $19 to $22 per hour, based on credentials and geographic location.
Avita Care Solutions offers a comprehensive benefits package:
Healthcare benefits (medical, dental, vision) for eligible team members and their families, along with additional company paid and voluntary benefit offerings. Six Company Paid Holidays and Three Personal Floating holidays, Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Leaves - Two Weeks Paid Parental Leave, Bereavement, Sick Leave, Time to Vote, Jury Duty, Award Recognition Program, Professional Learning & Development opportunities. Company Paid benefits - Basic Life and AD&D, Maven and Health Care Advocate Work/Life Balance Program, Health/Dependent Flexible Spending. Voluntary benefits - Long and Short-term Disability, Pet Insurance, Legal, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Whole and Supplementary Life Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, 401(K) Retirement Savings Plan with company match.
All benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.

Skills Required