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SSM Health
Medical Equipment and Supply Specialist, Continuum of Care
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What they do
An Inventory or Supply Specialist specializes in tracking and managing inventory and supplies to improve production or distribution at a company or organization. Manages purchase orders, or distribution of materials between different centers of a large company.
$42,484 / year median in Wisconsin
+3% projected growth
Job Description
- It's more than a career, it's a calling.
- WI-SSM Health at Home Fond du Lac Camelot
Worker Type:
- Regular
Job Summary:
- Acts as a liaison between employees, providers, payers, customers, and other health care providers to obtain necessary documentation and process orders for medical equipment and supplies.
Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILTIES
+ Obtains and interprets medical documentation, compares documentation with insurance coverage criteria, and creates orders to provide medical equipment and supplies. + Verifies patient insurance eligibility/benefits and communicates financial responsibilities to patients, caregivers, and other health care providers. + Reviews, obtains, and logs appropriate medical documentation that supports the reimbursement of equipment/supplies. + Performs accurate data entry into operating system and processes orders for appropriate equipment/supplies to ensure delivery and correct billing. + Communicates with patients, employees, payers, caregivers, and other health care providers on status of orders. + Collects payments from patients for coinsurance, copays, and self-pay items. + Obtains written orders and prior authorization for appropriate equipment/supplies. + Ensures compliance with Medicare, Medicaid and Accreditation Standards. + Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner. + Performs other duties as assigned.EDUCATION
+ High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experienceEXPERIENCE
+ Two years' experiencePHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
+ Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs. + Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements. + Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors. + Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. + Frequent keyboard use/data entry. + Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping. + Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. + Rare climbing.REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
+ NoneWork Shift:
- Day Shift (United States of America)
Job Type:
- Employee
Department:
- 2918000116 DME FDL
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
- 40 _SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.