Endoscopy Technician Full time

San Juan Regional Medical Center•Farmington, NM

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Creating Life Better Here starts with you. At San Juan Regional Medical Center, we're more than a healthcare provider—we're a values-driven organization dedicated to delivering exceptional care. As a team member, you help fulfill our mission to make life better here for our community. Responsible for technical equipment used in the Endoscopy procedure to promote smooth operations. The Endoscopy Tech provides assistance to a team of Endoscopy nurses and physician’s while providing support to the patient as needed to promote efficient and safe procedures. Required Behaviors: 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. Each employee is responsible for implementing SJRMC’s Service Standards into their daily work: Safety, Courtesy, Effectiveness, and Stewardship. To learn more, visit us at http://www.sanjuanregional.com.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

GI Associates skill validation test

Responsibilities

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.
Understand hearing and visual impairments to protect patients from injury.
Understand the complications associated with endoscope manipulation.
Understand 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.
Implementing SJRMC’s Service Standards into their daily work: Safety, Courtesy, Effectiveness, and Stewardship.
Other duties as assigned.
Responsible for on-call duties as assigned by GI Lab Manager.