Endoscopy Technician

SUMMARY: Responsible for assisting the medical and nursing staff, as well as the patients and their families concerning Endoscopic procedures. Provide therapeutic, effective patient/family centered care according to physician order, in compliance with the philosophy of the Surgery Center, standards of practice and regulations of government agencies by performing the following duties.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned

• Function to maintain optimum asepsis, and anticipate as much as possible the needs of the endoscopy physician.

• Prior to the start of the endoscopy, the endoscopy tech will:
• Prepare the endoscopy room for procedure.
• Check equipment to make sure it is in working order.
• Set up cleaning supplies/equipment.

• Assist in procedure.

Activities after completion of procedure:

• Care for the scope.
• Make sure specimens are labeled and routed appropriately.
• Discard all soiled linen and trash in the appropriate receptacle.
• Wipe down all equipment with disinfectant and clean room.

• Maintain a cleaning log for endoscopes.

• Assist in end-of-day clean up and restocking.

• Attend staff, in-service, and other meetings.

• Comply with all HIPAA regulations to maintain patient rights to privacy by not discussing privileged information outside the work area and preserving the patients dignity at all times.

• Reports all undesirable matters, services, and facilities requiring correction to the Director of Clinical Services.

• Adhere to the Standards of Nursing Practice and AORN standards.

• Attends and participates in staff meetings.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

• Understand, promote and operate by overall company vision and values, goals, objectives and strategies.

• Helps other employees to accomplish Company Goals.

• Participates in the Disaster Recovery plan as required

• Promote harmony, teamwork, leadership and good supervisory and employee relations through example.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Incumbent requires high school diploma.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: CPR certification.

SUPERVISOR SKILLS:

No supervisory responsibilities.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Works in well-lighted, ventilated area with complicated equipment, some of which is hazardous in nature.

2. May be exposed to patients who have communicable diseases.

3. May be exposed to anesthetic agents, autoclaves, and electrical appliances.

4. Exposed to contaminated items.

5. Stress in routine situations due to multiple patient demands and potential emergency situations.

The noise level in this environment is usually moderate.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; climb or balance and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required ot sit; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smel. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds unassisted. May be required to push patients in wheelchairs or on gurneys. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision, Distance vision, and Depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $18.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Day shift

Ability to Commute:

• Tuscaloosa, AL 35406 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Tuscaloosa, AL 35406: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $18