DME Specialist

Alternate Solutions Health Network•Fairfax, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Alternate Solutions Home Health, we care for patients where they spend the majority of their time – in their homes. We partner with health systems, jointly running home health and hospice agencies that use their brand. By being part of the health system team, we can ensure each patient has a well-coordinated care plan that remains consistent whether the patient is seeing their primary care physician, receiving treatment in a hospital, or under our care in the home.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent.
2 years of experience in the medical equipment/healthcare field.
Capable of all physical demands.

Nice To Haves

DME background preferable.

Responsibilities

Order medical equipment on behalf of patients for home use.
Effectively communicate with all parties involved to ensure appropriate and timely ordering and delivery of equipment.
Stay current with all Medicare and DME guidelines and remain compliant with all legal and company rules and regulations.
Order DME as prescribed by the physician.
Request and obtain appropriate documentation from physician.
Ensure that field staff receive required forms for completion and return.
Send all necessary forms and ordering information to DME Vendors.
Ensure that DME is ordered and delivered in a time-sensitive manner for all hospital and nursing home discharges.
Communicate with nurses, therapists, and community educators on a daily basis in regard to DME questions such as coverage for items needed, special orders, updates on orders previously placed, delivery times, and equipment qualifications.
Maintain positive working relationships with DME vendors and physician offices.
Complete daily database workflow for items being requested from field staff assist.
Complete hospital hold workflow which may include faxing summary to hospital and following up on hospitalized patients.
Stay up-to-date with competitive bid guidelines under Medicare.
Maintain log for office owned equipment and up-to-code by ensuring yearly calibrations are performed as ordered.
Answer company overflow phone calls.
Other duties as assigned.