Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of diverse individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your diversity of culture, thinking, learning, and leading is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
* Delivers medical equipment and supplies, educates the patient and/or caregiver on use, maintenance and benefits, completes all required paperwork.
* Maintains compliance logs and applicable records and receipts per policy and procedure.
* Understands and complies with all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, but not limited to HIPAA, ACHC, FDA, OSHA, ORCB, state Pharmacy Boards, state Respiratory Boards, state Departments of Transportation, all infection control guidelines and all laws pertaining to oxygen transfilling. The Delivery Technician is expected to report any and all compliance or safety issues to the manager.
* Performs daily vehicle inspections, maintains cleanliness of vehicle, fuels trucks, and logs trip counts.
* Ensures all maintenance and repairs are scheduled and performed for vehicles.
* Provides safe transport of equipment and supplies. Drives safely and defensively, obeying all traffic laws.
* Reports any accidents, violations of policy, safety hazards, or unusual occurrences.
* Loads and unloads transported cargo. Segregates clean and dirty cargo in accordance with infection control requirements and procedures.
* Responsible for delivery and set up of product in accordance with arranged schedule to the customer/patient in a timely and professional manner.
* Instructs and demonstrates patient/care giver/nurse on proper and safe use of product.
* Provides safe environment for the patient at all time.
* Checks electrical outlets for power and proper ground when delivering electrically powered home medical equipment, in addition to observing entire environment/surroundings for any concerns in accordance with patient home safety assessments.
* Completes required paperwork upon delivery, pick up, or service of product and follows and adheres to HIPAA guidelines.
* Collects cash and credit card payments from patients and/or caregivers. Maintains accountability for collected payments during delivery routes.
* The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
* Driving Practices (Intermediate): Knowledge and use of safe and compliant driving procedures.
* Equipment Inspections (Intermediate): Reviews and Inspections is a systematic process of checking to see whether a piece of equipment is meeting specified requirements.
* Local Area Awareness (Intermediate): Working knowledge of roads, buildings, and places in the local area.
* Safety (Intermediate): The knowledge of and attentiveness to safety as well as compliance with the rules regarding safety.
* Patient Education (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency in providing patient education in practical applications of moderate difficulty.

Our supporting roles are the core of all we do at Vanderbilt Health, helping us personalize the patient experience through our caring spirit and distinctive capabilities. We support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at VUMC for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose.

We support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce as we place a priority on designing with and for our patients and families.

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Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and to the principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action. EOE/AA/Women/Minority/Vets/Disabled