GI Technician, Full-Time, Rotating Shift (SEIU)

About the role

Nestled on the Central California Coast, Adventist Health Sierra Vista has been providing care to our community since 1959. Our 162-bed acute care facility includes a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and county-designated trauma center. San Luis Obispo offers the excitement of a lively community while being a fifteen-minute drive from the serenity of Avila Beach, known for their natural hot springs, and Pismo Beach, known for their sand dunes and eucalyptus trees.

Responsibilities

• Works in the gastroenterology (GI) lab, under the direction of registered nurses.
• Affords assistance to gastroenterologists with various GI procedures and related work, as required.
• Responsible for the care of adult and geriatric patients.
• Demonstrates and practices competencies related to endoscopic procedures, which include proper disinfection, care and handling of endoscopes.
• Affords assistance with procedures, endoscopy room set-up and cleaning, specimen collection and supervision of sterilization processes.
• Maintains quality control of each sterilization and terminal cleaning process, which includes biological monitoring.
• Understands and practices principles of universal precautions and hazardous materials management to process equipment and supplies through stages of decontamination.
• Cleans, tests, processes and stores endoscopes and other clinical equipment, according to established policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates competence and understanding when scope washing, disinfecting, storing, quality testing and documenting.
• Demonstrates proper techniques when using ultrasonic washers, changing solutions and quality testing.
• Transports patients between departments.
• Displays a positive attitude within the nursing department and across the division to contribute to the organization’s customer service program.
• Inventories supplies and communicates inventory needs to inventory clerks.
• Collects data for performance improvement.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Education and Work Experience: High School Education/GED or equivalent: Preferred Associate’s/Technical Degree or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Preferred Experience in Gastroenterology (GI) Lab/Operating Room: Preferred

Qualifications

• Licenses/Certifications: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification or Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from approved vendor per AH policy: Required Facility Specific License/Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from approved vendor per AH policy: Required

Essential Functions

• Demonstrates and practices competencies related to endoscopic procedures, which include proper disinfection, care and handling of endoscopes.
• Affords assistance to physicians with procedures, endoscopy room set-up and cleaning, specimen collection and supervision of sterilization processes.
• Maintains quality control of each sterilization and terminal cleaning process, which includes biological monitoring.
• Understands and practices principles of universal precautions and hazardous materials management to process equipment and supplies through stages of decontamination.
• Cleans, tests, processes and stores endoscopes and other clinical equipment, according to established policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates competence and understanding when scope washing, disinfecting, storing, quality testing and documenting.
• Demonstrates proper techniques when using ultrasonic washers, changing solutions and quality testing.
• Transports patients between departments.
• Displays a positive attitude within the nursing department and across the division to contribute to the organization’s customer service program.
• Inventories supplies and communicates inventory needs to inventory clerks.
• Collects data for performance improvement.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements

• Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable.
• Medical and religious exemptions may apply.
• Adventist Health participates in E-Verify. Visit here for more information about E-Verify.

JOB INFO

• Job Identification : 69584
• Job Category : Technician
• Posting Date : 2026-08-27T03:07:37+00:00
• Job Shift : Rotating Shift
• Locations : San Luis Obispo, CA, United States
• Assignment Category : Full-time regular
• Pay Range : The estimated base pay for this position is $25.00 to $28.69. Additional individual compensation may be available for this role through differentials, extra shift incentives, bonuses, etc. Base pay is only a portion of the total rewards package, and a comprehensive benefits program is available for qualifying positions. Please contact our Talent Acquisition team for more information.