Driver Technician-Non CMV

Apria Healthcare•San Antonio, TX

17h•$22 - $23

About The Position

The Driver Technician is responsible for delivering durable medical equipment to Apria patients in their homes. The role involves handling deliveries and pickups of medications, supplies, and basic equipment; loading and unloading equipment; and, within applicable state licensure limitations, providing basic instruction on equipment use. The technician responds to emergency delivery calls during regular business hours and on-call periods, completes delivery and vehicle paperwork, maintains patient supply profiles, and reports concerns about patient home conditions to a supervisor. The position may also involve cleaning and assisting with equipment repairs and performing routine vehicle maintenance. The anticipated hourly pay range is $21.56–$23.05 USD. Actual compensation may vary based on job-related factors such as experience, skills, education, and location. The job requires a high school diploma or equivalent education or experience, at least one year of related experience, a minimum of three years of driving history, and successful completion of Apria Healthcare’s Driver Training Program. The employee must be at least 21 years old at hire, meet applicable job-related regulatory and accrediting-body requirements, communicate in English, and maintain a valid driver’s license appropriate to the vehicle operated. The work includes frequent driving, lifting and carrying equipment, pushing or pulling loads, climbing stairs, and moving between vehicle and patient locations. The employee uses computer, telephone, handheld, and document-imaging equipment and must be able to read and write accurately. The role also requires the ability to perform the described physical tasks, including occasional ladder climbing, kneeling, and squatting.

Requirements

Education or experience equivalent to a high school diploma.
At least one year of related experience.
At least 21 years of age at the time of hire.
Minimum of three years of driving history.
Successful completion of Apria Healthcare's Driver Training Program.
Meet job-related requirements to comply with D.O.T., F.D.A., and standards of the accrediting body.
English-language reading, writing, and verbal skills.
Maintain a valid driver's license specific to the vehicle operated in the job.
Ability to perform the stated physical duties, including lifting and carrying objects weighing 10–100 pounds, pushing or pulling objects weighing 20–60 pounds, climbing stairs, and frequently sitting, walking, standing, kneeling, reaching, or stooping.
Ability to use a computer, telephone, handheld device, motor vehicle, and document-imaging system, and to read documents and write and transcribe information accurately.

Responsibilities

Pull, pack, deliver, and pick up medications, supplies, and basic equipment.
Provide patients with basic instruction on respiratory therapy, durable medical, oxygen, and other equipment or services, within applicable state licensure limitations.
Load and unload durable medical and infusion equipment onto the delivery vehicle.
Respond to emergency delivery calls during regular business hours and on an on-call basis as needed.
Complete daily delivery logs, pickup and delivery forms, and vehicle maintenance logs, and distribute paperwork to appropriate personnel.
Maintain the supply component of patient profiles.
Notify a supervisor of physical abuse in a patient's home, unsafe conditions for the ordered care, insufficient food for children, or animals causing unsanitary conditions.
Clean equipment and assist with equipment repairs as needed.
Perform routine vehicle maintenance, including checking gasoline, oil and other fluids, tire pressure, and brakes; report malfunctions to a supervisor.
Perform other duties as required.