Home Medical Equipment Delivery Assistant
Location: Woods Cross, Utah
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
About the Role
The Home Medical Equipment Coordinator is responsible for the intake, coordination, and timely implementation of Home Medical Equipment (HME) and supply orders. Acting as a key liaison among referral sources, providers, patients, and internal service lines, this role ensures accurate documentation, verifies medical necessity, and maintains clear communication throughout the order process. The coordinator manages patient orders from start to finish, including reviewing referrals, coordinating deliveries, and providing essential patient education. They also facilitate one-on-one equipment set-ups or fittings, ensuring patients and caregivers are properly instructed on the use, care, and safety of the equipment provided.
If in a Field/Delivery role, the coordinator is responsible for making timely deliveries of Home Medical Equipment (HME) products and supplies to customers.
Schedule
Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Responsibilities
- Delivers exceptional customer service by promptly responding to phone calls, emails, chats, and in-person inquiries; accurately triages and routes communications to appropriate departments or staff.
- Coordinates patient intake and order processing by gathering referral information, entering data into the EMR, verifying insurance or self-pay status, and supporting discharges in collaboration with hospital liaisons and case managers.
- Manages the delivery and fulfillment of medical equipment and supplies by selecting appropriate delivery methods, coordinating with staff, and ensuring timely setup in both clinical and home settings.
- Provides one-on-one patient support, including equipment education, fittings, and ensuring selections align with physician orders; processes POS transactions, receives payments, and coordinates delivery or pickup.
- Collaborates across departments to ensure seamless service delivery, maintains strong internal and external relationships, and demonstrates problem-solving and compliance knowledge, including Medicare/Medicaid billing and privacy regulations.
- Audits casework and reports to identify trends, correct data, and support continuous improvement; assists with special projects and cross-functional initiatives.
- Maintains productivity standards, obtains insurance eligibility using phone and online tools, and translates diagnoses into ICD-9/ICD-10 codes while ensuring compliance with billing and privacy regulations.
Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience in customer service and patient care, with a focus on professionalism, empathy, and responsiveness.
- Proven ability to work independently with strong self-motivation, accountability, sound judgment, and adaptability in team-oriented environments.
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with diverse individuals and follow verbal and written instructions.
- Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and dependability in managing documentation and multiple responsibilities, supported by effective organizational and time management skills.
- Proficient in basic computer applications, including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, internet, email, and scheduling tools.
- Experience working with home or durable medical equipment.
- Demonstrated proficiency in auditing casework.
- Proficient experience independently reviewing reports to identify trends and correct data.
- Demonstrated proficiency translating diagnoses into ICD-9/ICD-10 codes.
- For Field/Delivery Positions: Current driver’s license, insured and reliable transportation, and an acceptable driving record (will be verified).
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience coordinating office operations and administrative tasks.
- Continuous improvement experience.
- Proven ability to take initiative and lead or coordinate group efforts.
- Project management experience.
Skills
- Customer Service
- Order Entry & Processing
- Communication
- Interpersonal Skills
- Patient Care
- Referral Management
- Telephone System Proficiency
- Computer Literacy
- Medical Equipment Knowledge
- Group Problem Solving
Physical Requirements
- Ongoing need to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, identify HME equipment and supplies.
- Frequent interactions with patients/customers, patient care providers, and employees requiring clear verbal and written communication, as well as the ability to hear and understand spoken information quickly and accurately.
- Hearing/Listening, Manual Dexterity.
- Operate computers and other office equipment requiring the ability to move fingers and hands.
- See and read computer monitors and documents.
- Remain sitting or standing for long periods of time to perform work on a computer, telephone, or other equipment.
Campus/Field Physical Requirements
- Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy.
- Frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, dialing in settings on equipment, changing filters, and threading connectors and other equipment accessories.
- Bending to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment, including heavy items up to 70 lbs.
- Standing and walking to assist with distributing supplies and equipment.
- Pushing/pulling all types of HME/Respiratory equipment, including oxygen cylinders and hospital beds.
- Setting up equipment in crowded apartment buildings and rooms (full of furniture, equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.).
- Ascending and descending multiple flights of stairs or uneven surfaces to access patients/customers in their homes.
- Squatting/kneeling to install HME equipment in the home.
- Driving a vehicle, which requires sitting, seeing, and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.
Pay
The hourly range for this position is $20.07 - $28.59. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
Benefits
We provide a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness, encompassing living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.