Delivery Technician - Albany, NY

About the role

The Delivery Technician plays a critical role in delivering personalized, long-term care for Apria patients. This position involves pulling, packing, delivering, and picking up medications, supplies, and equipment. Responsibilities also include responding to emergency calls, maintaining patient profiles, and performing routine vehicle maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Pulls, packs, delivers, and picks up medications, supplies, and basic equipment.
• Instructs patients on the use of respiratory therapy equipment, durable medical equipment, oxygen equipment, and other equipment/services approved by state licensure limitations.
• Loads and unloads durable medical and infusion equipment onto delivery vehicles.
• Responds to emergency delivery calls as needed during regular business hours and on an on-call basis.
• Completes necessary paperwork including daily delivery logs, pick-up and delivery forms, and vehicle maintenance logs.
• Distributes paperwork to appropriate personnel.
• Notifies supervisor if any unsafe conditions are discovered in the patient's home.
• Maintains supply component of patient profiles.
• Cleans and assists with the repair of equipment.
• Performs routine vehicle maintenance including checking gasoline, oil fluids, tire pressure, and brakes.
• Reports malfunctions to supervisor.
• Performs other duties as required.

Requirements

• Education and/or Experience: High school diploma or equivalent required. One year related experience preferred.
• Age: Must be at least 21 years old at the time of hire.
• Driving History: Minimum of three years driving history required.
• Licenses and Certifications: Successful completion of Apria Healthcare's Driver Training Program. Valid driver's license specific to the vehicle operated in the conduct of this job.

Qualifications

• Language Skills: English (reading, writing, verbal).
• Physical Demands: Uses hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, or crouch; talk or hear. Uses computer and telephone equipment. Specific vision requirements include close vision and distance vision. Regularly required to read documents and write neatly, legibility and transcribe accurate information and numbers/values. Continually engages in activities that require talking and hearing. Frequent variations include sitting, walking, standing, kneeling, reaching or stooping. 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 - 100 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. Strength aspects: 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, 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.

Skills

• Computer skills.
• Customer service skills.
• Communication skills.
• Problem-solving skills.

Benefits

As an Accendra Health employee, you have access to a comprehensive benefits program that supports your health, finances, and overall wellness. This includes medical, dental, and vision care coverage, paid time off, a 401(k) plan, flexible spending accounts, basic life insurance, short-and long-term disability coverage, accident insurance, teammate assistance program, paid parental leave, domestic partner benefits, mental, physical, and financial well-being programs, and more.

Pay

The anticipated salary range for this position is $20.00 - $24.00 hourly. The actual compensation offered may vary based on job-related factors such as experience, skills, education, and location.

Schedule

Regular working hours are typically Monday through Friday, with some flexibility based on the needs of the business. Emergency call responsibilities may be required during regular business hours and on an on-call basis.