Oxygen Delivery Technician

VieMed Careers • Wichita Falls, TX

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Oxygen Delivery Technician reports directly to the Respiratory Operations Manager and is responsible for delivering equipment and supplies as prescribed on patient/client delivery tickets. This role involves ensuring proper segregation of clean and dirty equipment, determining optimal delivery routes, and providing patient orientation on equipment usage, maintenance, and safety. The technician acts as a company representative, solving problems for patients/clients and ensuring timely and accurate completion of all delivery and pickup paperwork. Responsibilities also include assisting with equipment cleaning, disinfection, and minor repairs, managing inventory, maintaining a professional appearance, and promoting teamwork. The position requires taking "on-call" time and performing office maintenance tasks. The technician must demonstrate timeliness, courtesy, sincerity, and patience when interacting with patients/clients and market the company positively and professionally.

Requirements

• High School Diploma required.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal to interact knowledgeably with customers/clients.

Nice To Haves

• 1-3 years of EMT and/or Medical Delivery Driver experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Reports directly to the Respiratory Operations Manager.
• Become familiar with all DOT and FDA regulations as they pertain to oxygen.
• Delivers equipment and supplies from inventory as prescribed on patient/client delivery tickets.
• Assures proper segregation of clean and dirty equipment in the delivery vehicle.
• Loads the equipment, oxygen systems, and related supplies into vehicle.
• Determines or obtains the best daily route, then drives delivery vehicles on that route, to deliver home medical equipment, oxygen and supplies to home care patients/clients in a timely manner.
• Completes route sheet accurately and returns in a timely manner.
• Provides patient/client orientation, instructing on the proper use, maintenance and safety of equipment.
• Works with patients/clients to solve a variety of problems, thereby acting as a company field representative.
• Returns and unloads returned rental equipment, assuring proper segregation of clean and dirty equipment.
• Completes delivery and pick up paperwork promptly and accurately, including route sheets, manifests and patient/client documentation, returning paperwork to the appropriate facility personnel.
• Assists in cleaning and disinfecting rental equipment.
• Assists in minor repair work on home medical equipment within the scope of training.
• Requests additional stock for inventory as needed.
• Assists in inventory count as needed.
• Maintains a professional appearance and appears in proper company uniform.
• Assists in tracking down paperwork, signatures, charts, etc as needed to complete orders.
• Promotes teamwork among co-workers, including in assisting respiratory therapists and patient care coordinator as needed.
• Takes "on-call" time on an agreed upon basis.
• Performs all office maintenance tasks as required.
• Demonstrates timeliness, courtesy, sincerity and patience when dealing with patients/clients.
• Markets the company in a positive and professional manner at all times.
• Assumes other duties within scope of training as assigned by the Respiratory Operations Manager.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED