*Ascend Medical, LLC is a leading provider of durable medical equipment specializing in orthopedic solutions.
We are expanding our services to include sleep-related durable medical equipment and are seeking a passionate and experienced Respiratory Therapist to help launch and lead this new division.
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We are looking for an innovative and motivated individual to join our team as a Respiratory Therapist to oversee, lead, launch and help establish our new sleep-related DME division.
The ideal candidate will not only possess requisite respiratory therapy qualifications but also embodies the following qualities:
- Innovative Leadership: Have a proven track record of initiating and successfully executing new healthcare initiatives or programs.
- Strategic Visionary: Be Strategic and have a desire and capability to devise comprehensive plans for the development and growth of the new division.
- Passion for Patient Care: Have a genuine passion for improving patients' lives by being willing to go above and beyond to ensure the patient experience and follow up is top notch.
- Compliance and Product and Reimbursement Expertise: have a strong understanding of compliance issues, product related expertise and reimbursement strategies that exhibit high level of integrity and excellence in our program development.
- Collaborative Team Player: We value teamwork and seek an individual who can collaborate seamlessly with our current team
- Adaptability and Resilience: The ideal candidate should be adaptable and resilient in the face of new challenges to ensure we can build and grow a successful sleep related DME division.
*You will be responsible for the following:*
- Lead the establishment of the new sleep-related durable medical equipment division
-Vendor relationship management
- Dispense and fit sleep-related durable medical equipment to patients (CPAP, BiPAP, etc.
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- Provide comprehensive education to patients on equipment usage and care.
- Collaborate with healthcare providers to ensure accurate documentation and seamless patient care.
- Troubleshoot equipment issues and provide effective solutions to patients.
- Help create a checklist for charting as well as product maintenance
-Provide coding and reimbursement advice to allow our patients to maximize their health benefits if they have them and provide affordable alternatives if not.
-Inventory Management and Optimization
-Continuous improvement initiatives
*Qualifications:*
- 5 Years minimum in Sleep Related DME dispensing.
-2 years minimum as a Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) or Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) license.
- Experience in dispensing and fitting sleep-related durable medical equipment preferred.
- Relationships with local physicians a plus but not required
-Expertise in dispensing, fitting, and educating patietns on sleep-related DME
-Strong understanding of compliance and regulatory standards within Sleep related DME
-Strong leadership skills with a proven ability to launch and lead new initiatives.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
- Detail-oriented, organized, and capable of managing multiple tasks efficiently in a dynamic environment.
- A commitment to delivering high-quality patient care.
Join us in pioneering this exciting new division at Ascend Medical! If you're passionate about improving patients' lives and have a strong desire to be challenged and want to be on the ground floor of helping us launch this division we invite you to apply.
Job Types: Contract, Full-time, Part-time
Benefits:
* Dental insurance
* Flexible schedule
* Health insurance
* Paid time off
* Retirement plan
* Vision insurance
Healthcare setting:
* Clinic
Medical specialties:
* Home Health
Weekly schedule:
* Monday to Friday
Application Question(s):
* Please describe your previous experience working with sleep related DME
Experience:
* Respiratory Therapist: 3 years (Required)
* Sleep Related DME: 3 years (Preferred)
License/Certification:
* CRT, RRT, RCP License (Required)
Work Location: In person