Endoscopy Technician

The Endoscopy Tech is responsible for technical equipment used in the Endoscopy procedure to promote smooth operations. They provide assistance to a team of Endoscopy nurses and physicians while providing support to the patient as needed to promote efficient and safe procedures.

• As you go about fulfilling this mission, your work habits and work relationships should embody SJRMC's values. These values are our culture, our identity as an organization: Sacred Trust, Personal Reverence, Thoughtful Anticipation, Team Accountability and Creative Vitality ask more of us than merely completing some list of tasks. Our values ask for a deeper level of commitment, and what is asked of us we freely give because we believe in our mission.
  

• High School Diploma or equivalent
  
• Prior medical experience and knowledge of medical terminology helpful
  
• Complete GI Associate�s skill validation test & achieve GI Technical Specialist (GTS) within six (6) months of hire
  
• Basic Life Support certification within three (3) months of hire
  

• GI Associates skill validation test
  

• Inspects and decontaminates by washing and maintaining endoscopes and other GI instruments per department protocols
  
• Assists department personnel in changing linens, cleaning beds & procedure rooms
  
• Assembles equipment as needed and changes suction tubing between each patient
  
• Orders supplies approved by the manager & keeps procedure rooms stocked to par levels
  
• Transports patients in & out of procedure rooms, and to inpatient rooms & discharge areas
  
• Preserves skin integrity when providing patient care & transport
  
• Understands hearing and visual impairments to protect patients from injury
  
• Understands the complications associated with endoscope manipulation
  
• Understands full view of the lumen must be seen by way of video screen during procedure
  
• Demonstrates courtesy to patients, families, co-workers, and physicians
  
• Maintains confidentiality to patient information
  
• Directs questions to appropriate personnel
  
• Responsible for personal continuing education
  
• Wears PPE when appropriate, is fitted for TB mask, cleans BP cuffs after every patient use, washes hands per protocol and follows contact and isolation precautions
  
• Each employee is responsible for implementing SJRMC�s Service Standards into their daily work:
  

• Other duties as assigned
  

• Recognize potential exposure to blood borne pathogens and/or hazardous materials, noxious/irritating fumes, long hours, and unforeseen conditions that might generate stress may be encountered
  
• Must be able to see with corrective eyewear and hear clearly with assistance
  
• Must be able to walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist frequently
  
• Must be able to lift greater than fifty (50) pounds and push up to three hundred (300) pounds frequently
  
• Responsible for on-call duties as assigned by GI Lab Manager