Delivery Technician - Murfreesboro, TN

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, completing paperwork, and maintaining equipment.

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.
• Maintains supply component of patient profiles.
• Notifies supervisor if any unsafe conditions are discovered in the patient's home.
• 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. Employee continually engages in activities that require talking and hearing. Frequent variations include sitting, walking, standing, kneeling, reaching or stooping. 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. 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

Must have strong communication and customer service skills, as well as the ability to work independently and manage time effectively.

Benefits

Includes medical, dental, and vision care coverage, paid time off plan, 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.