Hospice Durable Medical Equipment Driver - part time

Job Description Summary

Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities

• Ensures timely delivery and pick up of all durable medical equipment to/from the clients place of living.
• Ensures that equipment is maintained, kept up, repaired and disposed of at appropriate times and in the appropriate fashion.
• Maintains comprehensive working document of current inventory and exact location of every piece of equipment.
• Transport all equipment to and from the van and clients places of living. 
• Should be able to lift up to and including 75 pounds on an occasional basis, 50 pounds on an intermittent basis, and 30 pounds on a frequent basis.  Should be able to bend, lift, twist, crawl, grasp, grip, etc. as needed to perform the functions listed herein.
• Maintains comprehensive working knowledge of proper use, guidelines and maintenance procedures for all durable medical equipment.
• Has a drivers license and working knowledge of DME van and drives within the laws of the community. 
• Provides appropriate repair and maintenance of the DME van at the appropriate times.
• Provides maintenance and repair of other vehicles as required.
• Establishes and maintains positive working relationships with patients, family members, associates and referral sources.
• Protects the confidentiality of patient and organization information through effective controls and consistent with HIPPA guidelines.
• Attends regular meetings, training sessions, compliance training and any other meetings required.

The above statements are intended to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

•  High School diploma or GED
•  Valid and current drivers license with clean record
•  Demonstrated ability to operate vehicle safely and appropriately.
•  Demonstrates good communication, negotiation, and public relations skills.
•  Demonstrated capability to accurately manage detailed information.
•  Able to deal tactfully with patients, family members and referral sources.
•  Demonstrates autonomy, organization, assertiveness, flexibility and cooperation in performing job responsibilities.