Pay: $20-25/hour, depending on experience
Schedule:Â
Sunday Off
Monday 6:30AM – 5:00PM
Tuesday Off
Wednesday 6:30AM – 5:00PM
Thursday 6:30AM – 5:00PM
Friday 8:30AM – 7:00PM
Every other Saturday, with another day off during the weekÂ
Requirements:Â
GI Technician Certification preferred
BLS Certification
1 year of medical assistant experience or endoscopy/OR experience
Responsibilities:
Assist with endoscopic procedures and patient care under the direction of RN
Preparation of endoscopic equipment, assisting doctors and nurses during procedures, decontamination and care of endoscopic equipment and supplies
Monitoring supplies for reordering, tracking equipment sent out for repair, maintaining decontamination room logbooks
Coordinates the efforts of the technicians in all Ors and the Soiled Workroom and reports problems or potential problems to the Nurse Manager
Assures correct documentation is recorded
Maintains patient confidentiality
Ensures procedure room is set up for the day
Set up the OR endoscopy area and decontamination room for the day
Decontaminates endoscopy room and decontamination room surfaces between each patient and at the end of the day
Inspects scopes and accessories daily for proper mechanical functioning before each procedure
Leak test scopes after each procedure, before manual cleaning
Ensures prompt and thorough room turnover, cleaning, and disinfecting of scopes and accessories
Assists RN with patient preparation for and during endoscopy procedure
Directs patients to changing area before procedure
Assists the physician with biopsy specimens
Assists with patient recovery
Communicates patient status to appropriate health care member
Assists to ambulate patients according to the suites policy and procedure in accordance with the physician’s orders
Walks patients to changing area and to car when directed by RN
Assists patients on and off stretchers
Decontaminates stretcher and remakes for next patient
Restocks OR, decontamination room, clean and soiled utility rooms, pre-op and post-op areas, patient changing areas, employee locker room and rest room
Ensures adequate number of supplies on hand and anticipates future needs and orders appropriately
Assists other health care members as needed and when asked
Adheres to procedures, instructions, and established routines
Reports concerns and errors to Nurse Manager
Provide courteous service to patients, families, and staff
Adheres to protective required wear when assisting and performing decontamination and any other time when exposure to blood born pathogens or chemicals present a hazard
Other duties as assigned
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