Endoscopy Technician, Endoscopy (Part Time, Days)
On-siteStroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Job Summary
Perform care and maintenance of GI endoscopes, including cleaning, disinfecting, calibrating, and troubleshooting instruments per manufacturer and facility standards. Execute setup and breakdown of procedures in GI procedure rooms while providing intra-procedure assistance to nurses and physicians across the GI Lab, OR, critical care, and emergency units. Manage patient flow by assisting with transport between areas, scheduling patients, inputting data into the GI database, and coordinating with office staff and surgeons. Offer physical and emotional support to patients throughout their encounter, including pre-op and post-op calls, vitals documentation, and family coordination. Maintain working inventories of endoscopic equipment and supplies. Requires successful completion of a BLS course, basic computer skills, and specialized training in processing instruments.
Required Qualifications
- High School Graduate or GED Equivalent
- Successful completion of BLS Course
- Basic computer skills
- Must be able to perceive attributes of an object through touch
- Must be able to hear as it relates to normal conversation; high and low frequencies
- Must be able to see as it relates to general, near, far, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception and visual monotony
- Consistently lift, push and carry objects up to 75 lbs
- Transport patients weighing up to 500 lbs via wheelchair, bed, and/or stretcher
- Consistently pull up to 10 lbs
- Frequently pull up to 250 lbs with assistance
- Frequently stoop, bend, crouch, kneel and climb
- Frequently reach above shoulder level
- Occasional crawling
- Finger and handle objects
- Occasionally firmly grasp, twist, and turn objects with hands and fingers
- Sits up to 2 hours per day
- Stands for up to 8 hours per day
- Walk 6 hours per day
- Must be able to provide the patient with physical and emotional support throughout their encounter
Desired Qualifications
- Specialized training and experience in processing instruments, especially Flexible Endoscopes
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