Home Medical Equipment Specialist - Full Time

Sanford Health • Iron Mountain, MI

9d • $19 - $25

About The Position

The Home Medical Equipment Specialist is responsible for the setup, deliver and follow up of home medical equipment.

Requirements

• Must have at least one year of medical equipment experience.
• Maturity, ability, and flexibility to effectively meet the requirements of the position.
• Excellent communication, time management, and people skills.
• Must be able to meet the physical demands of equipment delivery, pick up and maintenance.
• Ability to travel in all road conditions for a considerable portion of each workday and walk on all types of terrain (including stairs) while transporting medical equipment to various patient settings.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license, reliable vehicle, and have a driving record without a significant history of accidents and/or convictions of moving violations.
• BCLS required within 30 days of hire/transfer.

Nice To Haves

• Driving/delivery experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Planning, preparing, delivering/retrieving, setting up and demonstrating use of home medical equipment using established guidelines.
• Effectively communicate with patients to determine their needs and describe how the medical equipment functions.
• Maintains a positive relationship with physicians, hospital staff, and patients.
• Completes thorough and timely documentation of home medical equipment records to meet both regulatory and system requirements.
• Utilizes and maintains supplies and equipment in cost effective, safe manner, and follows all regulatory requirements related to home medical equipment.
• Maintains and cleans equipment when returned from anywhere outside of MMC-D HME.
• Maintains work area and storage that has clear delineation between clean and dirty equipment per The Joint Commission.
• Runs reports as necessary and maintains logs per the direction of DME leadership.
• Must maintain continuing education of the position.
• Participates in on-call, weekend, and holiday scheduling per the department's needs.
• Regular attendance is required in order to carry out the essential functions of the position.
• Reviews and meets ongoing competency requirements of the role to maintain the skills, knowledge, and abilities to perform, within scope, role specific functions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees