Durable Medical Equipment Repair Technician

Durable Medical Equipment Repair Technician

If you have compassion and the passion for helping others, then we want you to join our growing team! Quipt Home Medical is a rapidly growing leader in the provision of clinical respiratory equipment and service in the durable medical equipment industry.

The Durable Medical Equipment Repair Technician will be responsible for troubleshooting, diagnosing, and repairing durable medical equipment.

Monday-Friday 8 hour shifts. Evening or weekends may be required for emergency repairs.

Full Time

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Inspects and repairs company's medical and related technical equipment in accordance with manufacturer's specifications.
• Inspects and repairs patient/customer's medical equipment in accordance with manufacturer's specifications.
• Repairs, calibrates, and maintains equipment.
• Safety tests medical equipment and company's structural environment to ensure patient and staff safety from electrical or mechanical hazards.
• Consults with staff to ascertain that equipment functions properly and safely.
• Assembles medical equipment per manufacturer's specifications.
• Maintains adequate supply of repair parts.
• Can demonstrate and explain correct operation of equipment. This includes but is not limited to identifying hazmat symbols, wearing protective safety gear and red-bagging and handling contaminated equipment in a safe manner.
• Documents the functional checks and repairs for company and patient/customer's equipment.
• May have to assist Delivery Drivers in preparing, loading and unloading trucks/vans.
• Maintains work area and tools in a clean and orderly manner.
• Follows the safety program and adheres to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines to reduce work-related injuries.

To Succeed:

• Strong mechanical skills are necessary as is the ability to remain patient focused when repairing, maintaining, or setting up DME equipment.
• The knowledge and ability to operate smart devices (e.g., smart phone, tablets), computers and hand held scanning devices are required.
• The ability to read, write and follow written and oral instructions is required to ensure accurate completion of DME equipment repairs, maintenance, and set up.
• The ability to protect and maintain the confidentiality of patient protected health information and follow standard operating procedures to ensure compliance with CHAP and HIPAA is required.
• Good organization and prioritization skills are required to plan and stage equipment as describe.
• A safety orientation is required to perform work (e.g., driving, delivery, set up, loading and stocking of durable medical equipment as described) and follow safety operating procedures.

Requirements:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED);
• A current state issued driver's license is required
• Clean driving record for the past 3 years
• Pass a background check
• The ability to utilize basic tools e.g., wrench, screwdrivers etc. to set up or repair durable medical equipment
• Experience in the healthcare or medical fields in which incumbents have worked with durable medical equipment is preferred but not required.
• One year previous repair or warehouse experience preferred

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to lift up to 80 pounds at times.
• Must have the ability to lift, maneuver and assemble and disassemble large and awkward durable medical
• Periodically, (approximately 50%-75% of the day) standing, walking, bending, twisting, grasping, squeezing, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, reaching, reaching above the shoulder is required while transporting, setting up, taking apart and moving medical equipment as described Frequent bending, twisting, grasping and squeezing and occasional kneeling, climbing stairs, reaching above the shoulder is required to transport and set up medical equipment as described
• Occasionally, climbing of stairs is required to transport durable medical equipment to or from a particular room, location or vehicle