Endoscopy Technician II, 40 Hours, Days

Major Responsibilities

• Prepares procedure rooms for endoscopic procedures.
• Absorb patient transfer to and from procedure rooms, prepares vital sign monitoring systems, and position patient appropriate to procedure.
• Assist with patient care, ensuring proper airway protection via oral suctioning during upper endoscopic procedures.
• Assemble necessary equipment specific to procedure, to include scopes and instruments used for therapeutic and diagnostic treatments.
• Troubleshoots and ensure proper working order of computer and equipment.
• Ensures availability of equipment properly sized for the procedure.
• Assists physicians and health care staff with advanced endoscopic procedures.
• Utilizes specimen retrieval instruments and other devices to assist with procedures.
• Collections, records and labels tissue samples and other specimens.
• Assists physicians and health care staff with routine and emergency procedures, as assigned.
• Assists physicians with hemostatic instruments including but not limited to clips, electrocautery devices, bicaping, argon plasma coagulation and variceal ligation and banding.

Position Qualifications

• Equivalent to high school plus additional specialized training.
• SGNA certification preferred.
• Minimum of two years of relevant experience required.
• Knowledge of patient care, endoscopy procedures and basic GI anatomy.
• Advanced knowledge of endoscopic procedures.
• Must be flexible with scheduling needs.
• Must be able to work independently and work well in teams.
• Ability to exercise good judgment, discretion and communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Surgical Instrument technician or Central Sterile Technician experience is preferred.