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Job Description

Apria Healthcare is one of the nation’s leading providers of home respiratory services and certain medical equipment, including oxygen therapy, inhalation therapies, sleep apnea treatment and negative pressure wound therapy. Headquartered in Lake Forest, California, Apria owns and operates more than 400 locations throughout the United States and serves more than 1.2 million patients each year. Apria was the first such company to obtain voluntary accreditation from The Joint Commission and has been continuously accredited for more than 25 years. Additional company information can be found at www.apria.com .
  • Ensures equipment and delivery order slips are completed accurately and preventative maintenance on vehicles is performed in accordance with D.O.T., F.D.A. and JCAHO regulations.
  • Provides training sessions for staff to ensure their compliance.
  • Maintains daily vehicle maintenance logs and documentation of incident reports.
  • Supervises the scheduling of routes and dispatching of delivery employees on a daily and on-call basis.
  • Resolves issues regarding staff shortages, routes, loading of equipment and delivery.
  • Ensures routes and delivery of products are completed in a timely and accurate manner.
  • Orders and maintains warehouse stock inventory levels.
  • Responsible for hiring, coaching, performance appraisal and disciplining of subordinate staff.
  • Supervises the activities of subordinate staff.
  • Provides direction and guidance in work assignments.
  • Ensures timely and accurate completion of tasks.
  • Typically supervises 4 - 8 primarily nonexempt employees.
  • Responds to telephone calls from patients, referral sources, vendors and delivery employees regarding equipment orders, patient problems and delivery employee incidents.
  • Develops necessary corrective action to resolve any deficiencies.
  • Performs other related duties as directed by supervisor.


Qualifications
  • Education or experience equivalent to a high school diploma is required.
  • At least six years related experience is required.
  • Must possess a commercial driver's license with hazardous materials, cargo tank and air brake endorsements.
  • Must meet job-related requirements to comply with D.O.T., F.D.A. and JCAHO regulations.

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • Regularly required to use hands to write, use computer, operate a motor vehicle, use a hand held device, telephone and use a document imaging system and manipulate documents.
  • Regularly required to read documents and write neatly, legibility and transcribe accurate information and numbers/values.
  • Employee continually engages in activities that require talking and hearing.
  • This position requires frequent variations including sitting, walking, standing, kneeling, reaching or stooping.
  • The employee must possess and maintain a valid driver's license, specific to vehicle operated in the conduct of this job.
  • Specific vision abilities required to perform this job safely include close vision, distant vision, night (low to limited light) vision and the ability to adjust focus to work on a computer and read documents.
  • Strength Aspects:
    • Frequently required to stand and lift objects from 1" to 36" high with weights ranging from 10 lbs - 160 lbs, and carry objects for distances ranging from 1 ft -350 ft, including travel up and down stairs or in elevators.
    • Frequently required to push or pull objects weighing from 20 lbs - 60 lbs, up and down stairs, through doorways and thresholds, using dollies or carts, or on flat or angled surfaces which may include outdoor surfaces, carpeting or smooth floors. Distances pushed or pulled could range from 1-25 ft on average.
    • Frequently required to grip objects with hands, up to 15 lbs of force.
    • Frequently required to grip objects with fingers, up to 10 lbs of force.
  • Body Position and Flexibility Elements
    • Frequently required to climb 100 stairs on average ranging from 3"-10" in height,
    • Frequently stepping in and out of company vehicles ranging up to 20" in height.
    • Occasionally required to climb ladders up to 10' high, in general.
    • Frequently required to bend down at the waist to a torso level of 24" above the floor.
    • Frequently required to reach, on average, 20" away from the body.
    • Occasionally required to kneel on one or both knees and squat to perform many of the above tasks.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • The employee is required to inspect and safely operate a motor vehicle during the day and night and in a wide range of weather and traffic conditions.
  • The noise level in the work environment is varies based on the locations or activities proximate to which can range from low to high.
  • There is moderate exposure to dust, fume, mists and odors.
  • Temperature ranges from normal indoor climate-controlled environment in buildings or vehicles and various outdoor conditions and temperature extremes encountered throughout the year in a variety of US states.
  • General lighting is generally provided via florescent lighting indoors, and natural lighting outdoors, and low light conditions consistent with outdoor and/or night working environment.
  • During off site travel events the employee may be exposed to higher noise levels requiring the use of hearing protection, with moderate potential exposure to moderate dust, chemicals, fumes and odors, as well as cryogenic and cleaning agents.
  • During off site travel events the employee may be required to ride in company delivery vehicles and accompany employees on deliveries and enter into patient homes.
  • May be required to receive vaccinations and participate in medical assessments and testing consistent with the work environment or patients exposed to.
  • Will be required to wear various personal protective equipment consistent with the hazards encountered in this role.
  • Will be requires to use hand tools for assembly and repair, material handling equipment, cutting, carrying devices, cleanup kits or equipment.
  • May be required to work with cryogenic fluids requiring special precautions and PPE.

Apria Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, religion, citizenship, national origin/ancestry, physical/mental disabilities, military status or any other basis prohibited by law.
Because Apria believes in providing a safe work environment, we conduct drug and background checks in our recruiting/hiring processes. AA/EOE, M/F/D/V