Medical Equipment Clinician

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* Location:

** Avera Home Medical Equipment-Sioux Center
** Worker Type:
** Regular
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* Work Shift:

** Primarily days with night, weekend and holiday on-call involvement (United States of America)
** Pay Range:
*** The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.*$22.75 - $32.75
** Position Highlights
**** May be eligible for a $4,000 Sign-on Bonus!
**** You Belong at Avera
**** Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.*
* ** A Brief Overview
** Directs clinical planning, application and follow-up of medical equipment and supplies for individuals. This position is responsible for completing patient records, home visits, and coordinating care with other providers.

** What you will do*
* * Directs the planning of equipment needs and high-tech set ups including the ability to educate patients, caregivers, and referral sources.
* Knowledge of all HME Equipment and HME supplies to include item numbers, unit of measure, pricing, use, expiration, operation/function, preventative maintenance, safety features, detailed transactions including but not limited to registering new customer, sales orders, transfers, cash sales, returns, notes, tasks, auto pay, and WIPS.
* Conducts home visits to perform quality control checks on equipment, and review with the customer proper use and safety factors and assisting equipment servicing, maintenance and cleaning according to manufacturer’s specifications, safety, and infection control standards.
* May be required to complete patient/caregiver follow up on equipment and supplies.
* Represents the company through marketing and in-servicing of a defined product line to selected referral services.
* Pulls appropriate equipment and supply inventory based on patient sales order. Inventory control activities are efficient and loss is minimized.
* Timely and appropriately communicates with the patient, caregiver, and/or referral.
* Handles most billing and reimbursement inquiries and assists the manager with special projects as assigned (i.e., quality management, inventory control, staff training, etc.).  
** Essential Qualifications
** The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

** Required Education, License/Certification, or

Work Experience:

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* * Bachelor's from a 4 year college or university; 1-2 years related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
* Registration with the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC), IF a Respiratory Therapist or Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician. Upon Hire
* Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) In state of practice Upon Hire or
* Respiratory Therapist - Licensing Board In state of practice Upon Hire or
* Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing In state of practice Upon Hire or
* Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Board of Nursing In state of practice Upon Hire
* Drivers License - Licensing Board Upon Hire  
** Expectations and Standards*
* * Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
* Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
* Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
* Maintain confidentiality.
* Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team…