Home Medical Equipment Specialist

Position Details

• Union: AFSCME
• Internal Posting Timeline: Monday, June 8, 2026 - Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 2:00pm
• Length of Shift: 8 hours
• Start Times: 7:00am, 7:30am, 8:00am, or as assigned
• On-Call Rotation: 4:00pm to 7:30am (weekdays) and 7:30am-7:30am (weekends)
• Overtime Status: 12+ hours in 1 day or 40+ hours in 1 work week

Job Summary

The Home Medical Equipment Specialist is responsible for the setup, delivery, and follow-up of home medical equipment. Responsibilities include planning, preparing, delivering/retrieving, setting up, and demonstrating the use of home medical equipment using established guidelines. They must effectively communicate with patients to determine their needs and describe how the medical equipment functions. They also maintain a positive relationship with physicians, hospital staff, and patients, complete thorough and timely documentation of home medical equipment records, and utilize and maintain supplies and equipment in a cost-effective, safe manner.

Maintaining a clean and organized work area and storage that has clear delineation between clean and dirty equipment per The Joint Commission, run reports as necessary, and maintain logs per the direction of DME leadership are also part of the role. The specialist must maintain continuing education of the position, participate in on-call, weekend, and holiday scheduling, and regularly attend to ensure they meet ongoing competency requirements.

Qualifications

• At least one year of medical equipment experience
• Maturity, ability, and flexibility to meet the requirements of the position
• Excellent communication, time management, and people skills
• Able to meet the physical demands of equipment delivery, pick up, and maintenance
• Ability to travel in all road conditions for a considerable portion of each workday and walk on all types of terrain (including stairs) while transporting medical equipment to various patient settings
• Driving/delivery experience preferred
• BCLS required within 30 days of hire/transfer
• Valid driver’s license, reliable vehicle, and a driving record without a significant history of accidents and/or convictions of moving violations

Benefits

Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees, including health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit here.

Sanford is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org.

Sanford has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.