Customer Service Specialist HME-- Waterloo

Position: Customer Service Specialist HME-Full time- Waterloo
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* Full time

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* Day Shift

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* Summary

At Mercy One, health care is more than just a doctor's visit or a place to go when you're in need of medical attention. Our Mission is based on improving the health of our communities - that means not only when you are sick but keeping you well.

Mercy One Northeast Iowa provides expert health care to eight counties. Mercy One Northeast Iowa provides excellent, personalized care close to home to the communities in the Cedar Valley. With 491 licensed beds between the three medical centers, each providing 24-hour emergency lifesaving care, Mercy One is there for you in critical moments: 

Mercy One Waterloo Medical Center, an Area Level III Trauma Center and an accredited chest pain center 

Mercy One Cedar Falls Medical Center, Community Level IV Trauma Designation 

Mercy One Oelwein Medical Center, Community Level IV Trauma Designation 

With more than 2,500 colleagues, Mercy One is one of the largest employers in Northeast Iowa. 

Mercy One Medical Group - Northeast Iowa is made up of more than 30 primary care, pediatric, internal medicine and specialty clinics located throughout Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Benton, Butler, Fayette and Tama counties.

Join the Mercy One Family! We are looking to hire a Customer Service Specialist HME.

You will Assists customers, referral sources and hospital departments in obtaining medical equipment for our patients. Responsible for fitting patients with products such as diabetic shoes, compression stockings, walkers, canes and nebulizers. Assists patients and referral sources through intake process and insurance verification. Ensures regulatory requirements are met. Applies suggestive selling principles when customers want to purchase cash sale items. Utilizes computer software to enter appropriate data as well as document patient education/safety when indicated.

Effectively describes basic understanding of HME items sold by our company including set up, delivery, education/use and routine cleaning/maintenance. Communicates patients' needs to appropriate disciplines within the care team. Assesses patients for safety including environmental safety when making home deliveries while on call.

Schedule:

Monday-Friday 8:30-5:00 with on call rotating after training is completed. You will work Monday-Wednesday in Waterloo and will cover in Evansdale Thursday & Friday.

** General Requirements:*
* + Will need to be open to diabetic shoe fitting training, job entails assisting customers with orders, fitting for shoes, compression stockings, walkers, and other home care items. Customer service experience preferred. Will be pt/customer facing at all times in job.

+ Assists patients/customers in obtaining correct medical equipment to meet needs - assess for safe use.

+ Be able todemonstratetypes of equipment and appropriatesetup/use to customers who call or walkin toour showroom.

+ Fit patient with appropriate productbased on physician orders and patient needs.

+ Encourage purchase of retail itemstopatients who might be looking for something extra.

+ Obtain insurance information - data entry intocomputersystem. Verifybenefitsas needed.

+ Utilize HME computer system - enterappropriate datafor purchase or rental based on item.

+ Document safety anduseeducation.

+ Will need to be open to diabetic shoe fitting training, job entails assisting customers with orders, fitting for shoes, compression stockings, walkers, and other home care items. Customer service experience preferred.

+ Will be pt/customer facing at all times in job.

** MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS*
* + Basic Skill Set

+ HME experience preferred

+ Valid IA driver's license and an acceptable Motor Vehicle Report (MVR).

+ High language, high math, highreasoning ability.

+ Personal computer, 10-key calculator, Microsoft Office, database software.

+ Ability to work with diverse groups of people.

Colleagues of Mercy One Health System enjoy competitive compensation with a full benefits package and opportunity for growth throughout the system!

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