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Medical Equipment Maintenance Technician - Home Medical Equipment Access at Halsey Bldg-Home Service East Portland
Schedule: Day Shift, Full Time, 11:00am to 7:30pm with working weekends
Job description:
The HME Homecare Tech 1 is responsible for providing home Medical Equipment according to physician orders in a variety of living situations including private residences and long term care facilities. This position is accountable for the safe use of home Medical Equipment through evaluation of the living environment and education of patients, caregivers, and clinicians on the correct use and function of equipment provided. This is a patient facing position that functions independently.
This position performs home environmental safety inspections to include safe access into the home, safe use of equipment in a multi-level home, safe use of supplemental oxygen in living environment including smoke detectors, and working electrical outlets. Reviews the disaster preparedness instruction pamphlet and patient rights and responsibilities with the patient/caregiver. Performs customer service functions and facilitates minor equipment repairs. Follows The Joint Commission, Oregon State Health Administration, and Oregon Department of Transportation and Washington Department of Transportation regulatory guidelines and completes all required documentation.
Providence Home Medical Equipment fosters a collaborative, engaged environment with a progressive leadership team to deliver life-changing medical devices to people in your community who need help the most. Join our team to increase comfort and quality-of-life to your neighbors recovering from illness, injury or living with a disability.
Benefits and perks:
- Competitive pay (including holiday pay & shift pay differentials)
- Best-in-class benefits – full medical, dental and vision coverage from your first day
- 401(k) plan with employer matching & complementary retirement planner
- Generous paid time off for vacation, sick days and holidays
- Tuition reimbursement & student loan forgiveness programs
- Wellness & mental health assistance programs
- Back-up child & elder care to help with care disruptions for your family
- Voluntary benefits, like pet, auto and home insurance, and more!
Required qualifications:
- Upon request: Driving may be necessary as part of this role. Caregivers are required to comply with all state laws and requirements for driving. Caregivers will be expected to provide proof of driver license and auto insurance upon request. See policy for additional information.
- Upon hire: In compliance with Providence Health & Services-OR Human Resources policy # 302 'Background Checks' a criminal background check is required for this position prior to hire.
Preferred qualifications:
- 1 year Experience in the home Medical Equipment industry.
- 1 year Experience in customer service.
About Providence
At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.
The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
Check out our benefits page for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.
About the Team
Providence Home and Community Care (HCC) is a service line within Providence with over 8,000 caregivers and 2,000 volunteers serving nearly 200,000 people a year, in their homes, in clinics and in a variety of congregate living ministries across our seven-state footprint.
HCC provides a full range of services and support for people of all ages, especially those facing chronic or life-limiting illnesses. Our core competencies include restorative care, longitudinal care and care through the end of life. Our service lines include assisted living/skilled nursing/rehabilitation, home health, home infusion/pharmacy services, home Medical Equipment, hospice and palliative care, Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), personal home services/private duty care and supportive housing.
We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.
We are committed to cultural diversity and equal employment for all individuals. It is our policy to recruit, hire, promote, compensate, transfer, train, retain, terminate, and make all other employment-related decisions without regard to race, color, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), national origin (including certain language use restrictions), ancestry, disability (mental and physical including HIV and AIDS), medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, age, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, and military and veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status. We will also provide reasonable accommodation to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified caregiver or applicant for employment, unless the accommodation would impose undue hardship on the operation of our business.
We are a community where all people, regardless of differences, are welcome, secure, and valued. We value respect, appreciation, collaboration, diversity, and a shared commitment to serving our communities. We expect that all workforce members in our community will act in ways which reflect a commitment to and accountability for, racial and social justice and equality in the workplace. As such, we will maintain a workplace free of discrimination and harassment based on any applicable legally protected status. We also expect that all workforce members will maintain a positive workplace free from any unacceptable conduct which creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment.
Requsition ID: 201023
Company: Providence Jobs
Job Category: Clinical Equipment
Job Function: Clinical Support
Job Schedule: Full time
Job Shift: Day
Career Track: Clinical Support
Department: 5015 HME DIRECT PORTLAND OR
Address: OR Portland 6410 NE Halsey St
Work Location: Halsey Bldg-Home Service East Portland
Pay Range: $18.66 - $29.06
The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
Check out our benefits page for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.
Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Providence does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.
