DELIVERY TECHNICIAN - NON CMV

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. The role also includes responding to emergency delivery calls, maintaining supply components of 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.
• Performs routine vehicle maintenance including checking gasoline, oil fluids, tire pressure, and brakes.
• Reports malfunctions to supervisor.
• Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications

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

Supervisory Responsibilities

N/A

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee uses his/her hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, or crouch; talk or hear. The employee uses computer and telephone equipment. Specific vision requirements of this job include close vision and distance vision. 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. 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. 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, 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.

Teammate 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.