Endoscopy Technician - Full Time - Days

Northeast Georgia Health System•Gainesville, GA

About The Position

The Endoscopy Technician functions as a specialty technician, teaching aide, and resource person in Endoscopy, performing clinical duties in accordance with population-specific guidelines and National Patient Safety Goals. The position cares for patients from adolescence through geriatric age groups and may work in Endoscopy procedure rooms or at bedside. The technician prepares procedure rooms with the appropriate endoscopes and supplies, assists proceduralists during endoscopic procedures, and supports specimen collection, preparation, verification, and logging. Duties also include cleaning rooms and endoscopes, disinfecting equipment according to manufacturer recommendations and facility standards, maintaining a safe and aseptic environment, monitoring and troubleshooting equipment, and helping ensure patients are properly positioned. The role contributes to department productivity through effective time management and rapid, safe procedure turnover; accurate reporting of supplies used; routine cleaning and stocking; and completion of special assignments. The technician may precept new staff, reports problems or needed changes to the Circulating RN or Charge Nurse, and arranges their schedule to meet overtime, call-change, and holiday-coverage requirements. Assigned call requires availability within 30 minutes or less.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Demonstrated competency and skill proficiency in preparing and assisting patients undergoing endoscopic procedures and in specimen collection.
Demonstrated competency and skill proficiency in operating patient-care equipment.
Ability to read, write, reason, talk, and use a keyboard.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds; frequent standing and walking; constant kneeling, stooping, bending, pushing, and pulling; and frequent heavy visual demands.
Ability to meet assigned call availability requirements of 30 minutes or less.

Nice To Haves

One year of recent (within five years) experience in Endoscopy or Operating Room for full-time or part-time employment.

Responsibilities

Set up procedures with the appropriate endoscopes and supplies before procedures begin.
Assist the proceduralist with endoscopic procedures.
Collect, prepare, verify, and log specimens.
Clean procedure rooms after procedures, including bedside cleaning of endoscopes, and reset rooms for subsequent procedures.
Clean and disinfect endoscopes according to manufacturer recommendations and facility standards.
Maintain a safe and aseptic environment and adhere to infection-control practices and safety policies.
Monitor and troubleshoot endoscopic equipment and escalate functionality issues.
Check patient positioning and body alignment during procedures.
Precept new staff as assigned and demonstrate effective clinical and interpersonal skills.
Manage time effectively to support safe, rapid procedure turnover and department productivity.
Accurately report supplies used for charging purposes.
Report problems or necessary changes to the Circulating RN or Charge Nurse.
Meet overtime, call-change, and holiday-coverage requirements; accept assigned call and be available within 30 minutes or less.
Perform routine tasks and special assignments, including general daily cleanup and stocking of procedure rooms.