Oxygen Delivery Technician

VieMed Healthcare


Date: 11 hours ago
City: Lafayette, LA
Contract type: Full time
Essential Duties and 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.


Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma required.
  • 1-3 years of EMT and/or Medical Delivery Driver experience preferred.
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal to interact knowledgeably with customers/clients.


Physical Demands:

  • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
  • EE must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
  • EE must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.


Work Environment:

  • This job will require the employee to go into patient homes and hospitals for the set-up and service of medical devices.


Competencies :

  • Problem Solving/Analysis
  • Time Management
  • Communication Proficiency
  • Technological Capability
  • Customer/Client Focus
  • Collaboration

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