What are the responsibilities and job description for the HME Technician Assistant position at Chartwell Midwest?
POSITION SUMMARY
The Home Medical Equipment Technician Assistant is responsible for assisting with the logistics of home medical
equipment. This includes the receiving, cleaning, and prepping of equipment. They can expect to do basic repairs on
equipment and assist with warehouse cleanliness and organization.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Licenses: N/A
Education: High school diploma or equivalent is required.
Experience: Willing to train the right person for the job.
Miscellaneous: Must be able to lift 50 pounds from both the ground and table height.
Must be able to carry 50 pounds while walking 20 feet.
ESSENTIAL JOB KNOWLEDGE
Clean common durable medical equipment including semi-electric beds, wheelchairs, reclining wheelchairs, patient
lifts, regulators, oxygen carts, etc.
Perform basic repairs and/or preventative maintenance for home medical equipment.
Receive equipment deliveries to warehouse.
Assist with quality control for cleaned equipment, including verification of equipment status within the electronic
medical record.
Contribute to warehouse cleaning activities, including but not limited to taking recycling to dumpster and sweeping.
Other general duties as assigned by supervisor.
Successfully completes initial and ongoing organizational and department education, training, and competency
requirements.
Infection Control: Understands, demonstrates, and follows organizational infection control guidelines (CDIC).
Quality: Focuses on improving processes and champions efficiency in daily work activities.
Safety: Promotes a culture of safety by taking accountability for individual actions, including but not limited to,
promptly reporting errors or near misses via the organization’s occurrence reporting system and participating in
developing improved safety processes, as appropriate. (ADM015, ADM016, OPS044, Mission Statement).
Performs other duties as assigned.