Gastrointestinal Technician/ CSPD Technician

Surgery Partners•Mckinney, TX

62d

About The Position

RESPONSIBILITES: Notes and carries out physicians' and nurses' orders providing needed assistance in performing endoscopic procedures. PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to sit, converse, and listen; use hands to touch, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; and to reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. The employee must be able to life and/or carry over 20 pounds on a regular basis and be able to push/pull over 25 pounds on a regular basis. The employee must be able to stand and/or walk at least five hours per day.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent
A minimum of 6 months GI tech experience
A minimum 1-year experience in a health care setting required
Current Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS)

Responsibilities

Gathers equipment for cleaning, sterilization.
Attends to the cleaning, sterilization and maintenance of endoscopes and related equipment.
Maintains inventory of supplies for efficient ordering.
Maintains work area in a neat orderly manner.
Assists physician during performance of the procedure.
Provides back-up support for preparing patient prior to the procedure.
Keeps disinfectant solutions up to date.
Provides age and culturally appropriate care.
Communicate relevant information to Nurse Manger, Physician and staff to maintain continuity of care.
Orients and mentors new staff members.
Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment required
Coordinate, anticipate, and plan for cases ahead of time so that necessary instrumentation, equipment, and supplies are available the day of and prior to procedure.
Maintains and updates preference cards.
Provides support to team where needed by scrubbing into cases for lunch breaks and busy days where support staff is needed.
Reviews instrumentation in tray sets regularly and makes adjustments as needed to better support cases as well as sterile processing by standardizing sets and including necessary physician preferences.
Works closely with Materials Management to ensure proper supplies are ordered and available for cases.
Coordinates with vendors to ensure instrumentation is available within the necessary time frame and at least 24 hours prior to procedure.
Works with new surgeons to gather preferences and coordinate necessary instrumentation, equipment, and supplies are available.