Sr. Certified Endoscopy Technician, Full-Time, First Shift

UC Health•Cincinnati, OH

12d•Onsite

About The Position

UC Health is hiring a full-time Senior Certified Endoscopy Technician for the first shift at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. The role provides clinical support and technical expertise to endoscopy team members, physicians, and leadership while promoting UCMC core values, quality patient care, and departmental goals and objectives. The senior technician supports orientation, daily operations, education, and hands-on training for staff and students; monitors and updates high-level disinfection protocols and standard work documents; stays current with best practices and patient care; and partners with department leadership to support accreditation completion and compliance. The position also performs the clinical aspects of the endoscopy technician role in areas of expertise. Responsibilities include supporting patient care and safety, assisting with procedures, specimen handling, patient transport, infection control, room turnover, equipment maintenance, and delegated clinical tasks under RN supervision. The senior technician serves as a mentor and preceptor, leads training and competency work related to high-level disinfection and endoscope reprocessing, maintains required documentation, coordinates equipment repair tracking, and independently troubleshoots scope-reprocessing and high-level-disinfection equipment. UC Health describes itself as the region's adult academic health system, focused on innovation and world-class care. It offers opportunities to develop skills, grow a career, build relationships with peers and patients, and contribute to its purpose of advancing healing and reducing suffering. UC Health is an equal opportunity employer.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Two to five years of equivalent experience and experience in the Endoscopy Technician (CERT) position.
Certified Endoscope Preprocessor (CER) certification required; Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST), Certified Instrument Specialist (CIS), or Certified Healthcare (CHL) may also be considered.
Current BLS certification.
Demonstrated competency for clinical skills, documented on the Clinical Performance Record, before performing those skills.

Responsibilities

Engage in population-appropriate communication and provide clear treatment instructions to patients and families.
Involve family or guardians in patient assessment, initial treatment, and continuing care; account for patients' developmental, physical, behavioral, psychological, religious, and cultural needs.
Identify patient limitations and respond appropriately to signs of abuse or neglect and behavioral health concerns.
Perform treatments and operate equipment safely; maintain patient safety during movement, ambulation, and transport, and apply and document safety devices according to hospital policy.
Maintain appropriate bed position, locked side rails, and access to needed items such as the call light; secure patients appropriately during wheelchair or stretcher transport.
Inventory procedure-room supplies; stock rooms with linens and medical supplies; handle oxygen tanks safely.
Contribute to assessment and ongoing development of new-hire, annual competency, and refresher training programs, and help identify and resolve problems and issues.
Follow infection-control practices, including handwashing, aseptic technique, universal precautions, isolation procedures, unit cleanliness, and removal of equipment when no longer in use.
Correct or report safety hazards, ensure equipment is available, facilitate room turnover, and pick up and deliver equipment as needed.
Remove soiled linens, disinfect stretchers and equipment, and replace stretcher linens.
Take temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure; obtain pulse oximetry where applicable and report readings to an RN; weigh patients while standing.
Process specimens appropriately, including transport, computer order entry, documentation in the specimen logbook, and timely delivery to pathology, cytology, or the laboratory.
Clean and package equipment for sterilization and deliver it to Sterile Processing.
Transport patients to procedure rooms and ensure they are comfortable and oriented to their surroundings and call light.
Perform clinical care as assigned and delegated by an RN, under the supervision of an RN who has assessed the patient and determined the appropriate delegated tasks.
Demonstrate knowledge of the reasons for tests, procedures, and treatment, and of potential signs and symptoms of complications.
Perform skills only after competency has been demonstrated and documented on the Clinical Performance Record.
Act rapidly and calmly during emergencies, initiate CPR, and provide clinicians with necessary items.
Use effective time-management skills in all aspects of patient care.
Assist physicians with technical portions of gastroenterology and pulmonary procedures, including specimen gathering, wire placement, PEG placement, and dilation.
Collaborate in creating high-level-disinfection endoscope-reprocessing standard operating procedures and orientation checklists.
Assist throughout the department to ensure procedural throughput; attend in-services and unit meetings; and complete unit assignments as directed.
Maintain unit equipment integrity through cleaning, repairs, and quality assurance.
Mentor and precept endoscopy technicians who are new to the unit.
Participate in ongoing Olympus training for scope handling and reprocessing, and perform and verbally explain tasks and equipment used in high-level-disinfection endoscope handling and reprocessing.
Serve as primary preceptor for staff training and competencies related to high-level disinfection and endoscope reprocessing and handling.
Maintain and audit required high-level-disinfection documentation.
Notify the manager or supervisor when endoscopes need repair; enter repair requests in the Olympus Portal and track equipment returns.
Maintain scope washers and high-level-disinfection equipment, including scheduled filter and chemical changes according to manufacturer instructions.
Direct clinical engineering on critical and non-critical equipment repairs, track work orders, and independently troubleshoot equipment related to scope reprocessing and high-level disinfection.