Advanced Endoscopy Technician, PRN

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Job Title

Advanced Endoscopy Technician, PRN

Location

Vero Beach

Facility

Indian River Hospital

Department

Ancillary Special Procedures-Indian River Hospital

Job Code

001084

Shift

Days

Schedule

6:30am-5:00pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Indian River Hospital is in sunny Florida’s Treasure Coast where it is committed to providing optimal family-centric and community-focused care. At Indian River Hospital, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world .

As an Advanced Endoscopy Technician, you will assist the physician with all endoscopic procedures, in addition to routine colonoscopies, esophagogastroduodenoscopies (EGD) and flexible sigmoidoscopies, such as: ERCP, cholangioscopy, electrohydrolithotripsy, mechanical lithotripsy, stent placement, complex stricture dilation, EUS, EMR, ESD, POEM, POP/G-POEM, STER, Zenker’s diverticulotomy, Z-POEM, RFA for Barrett’s, cryoablation, achalasia balloon dilation, EUS guided fiducial placement, celiac plexus neurolysis and cystgastrostomy.

A caregiver in this position works 6:30AM – 5:00PM.

A caregiver who excels in this role will

• Assist physicians with all endoscopic procedures, including colonoscopies, esophagogastroduodenoscopies (EGD), ERCP, flexible sigmoidoscopies, and EUS.
• Ensure proper cleaning and maintenance of all endoscopes and completion of all docu mentation logs and records.
• Assist the RN with patient care, including admission of patients, setting up rooms, transporting patients, patient recovery and final cleaning of rooms.
• Assist nurses and physicians in all aspects of GI procedures. This includes assisting with stocking rooms with equipment and supplies and maintaining proper procedures for cleaning and storing endoscopes.
• Change chemical sterilant s and clean scope washer s .
• Assess endoscopes daily, report any damage to the director and p repare and send out scopes for repai r.
• Transport specimens .
• Make pre-op calls to patient to obtain preliminary information

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High school diploma or GED
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)
• One year of experience in a hospital setting

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Certified Medical Assistant (CMT)

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Physical Requirements

All employees are expected to meet the standards of performance outlined in the organizational-wide competencies listed below as applied to the position:

• World Class Service Orientation: Includes attitude, behavior, interpersonal skill, and problem solving that enable an employee to respond to internal and external customer needs and expectations in a positive manner.
• Adaptability: Includes teamwork and flexibility needed to fulfill job responsibilities including adapting to changes in work environment and accepting supervisory feedback.
• Efficiency and Effectiveness: Includes quantity and quality of desired work, as well as organization skills necessary to perform successfully.
• Essential Job Requirements: Includes adherence to all relevant policies, procedures, and guidelines affecting the work environment, including maintenance of required competencies and communication skills.
• Supervisory Responsibilities (if applicable): Includes overall accountability for assigned work group relative to operational goals, personnel requirements, and budgetary constraints.
• Note: The above stated duties are intended to outline those functions typically performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This description of duties is not intended to be all-inclusive or to limit the discretionary authority of supervisors to assign other tasks of similar nature or level of responsibility.

Personal Protective Equipment

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Advanced Endoscopy Technician Clinical Competency Check List

Using the scale provided, please rate the candidate's performance on the following global rating items:

Please note: A score of 5 is necessary for advancement to Advanced Endoscopy Tech position

SCALE

1 Unable to achieve tasks despite significant verbal and/or hands-on guidance

2 Achieves some of the tasks but requires significant verbal and/or hands-on guidance

3 Achieves most of the tasks independently, with minimal verbal and/or manual guidance

4 Competent for independent performance of all tasks

5 Highly skilled performance of all tasks

Procedures

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ERCP

Cholangioscopy

Electrohydrolithotripsy

Stent placement

EUS

Fine Needle Aspiration and Biopsy

Complex Dilations

Savary Dilations

Pneumatic Balloon Dilations

Resectional Therapies

Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR)

Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD)

Band-EMR

Third Space Endoscopy (Intramural Endoscopic Surgery)

PerOral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)

PerOral Pyloromyotomy (POP, G-POEM)

Zenker’s Diverticulotomy

Barrett’s Therapies

Radiofrequency Ablation

Cryospray Ablation

Esophago Gastro Intestinal Stent placement

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