Endoscopy Technician

Are you an internal caregiver, student, or contingent worker/agency worker at UMass Memorial Health? To apply, click here to access your Workday account. Exemption Status: Non-Exempt Hiring Range: $18.30 - $32.94 (final offer may vary based on experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations) Schedule Details: Monday through Friday. Shift: 1 – Day Shift, 8 Hours. Cost Center: 10020 – 2126 Endoscopy Center. This position may have a signing bonus available. A member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process. Perform a variety of routine technical and patient care duties under the direction of physicians and nurses. Responsible for the cleaning and reprocessing of a variety of endoscopes and accessories. Maintains and stocks instruments and supplies. Major Responsibilities Prepares procedure rooms for endoscopic procedures. Assists with patient transfer to and from procedure rooms, prepares vital sign monitoring systems, and positions patient appropriately to procedure. Assists health care team with patient care, ensuring proper airway protection via oral suctioning during upper endoscopic procedures. Assembles necessary equipment specific to procedure, to include scopes and instruments used for therapeutic and diagnostic treatments. Troubleshoots and ensures proper working order of computer and equipment. Assists patients, physicians, and health care staff with endoscopic procedures as assigned. Utilizes specimen retrieval instruments and other devices to assist with procedures. Collects, records and labels tissue samples and other specimens. Assists physicians with hemostatic instruments including but not limited to clips, electrocautery devices, bicaping, argon plasma coagulation and variceal ligation and banding. Maintains, cleans and disinfects endoscopes and accessories utilizing an automated scope washing system. Changes high-level disinfection solutions, filters, log paper, and printing ribbons as needed. Position Qualifications License/Certification/Education: Equivalent to high school plus additional specialized training. Experience/Skills: Three to twelve months’ experience. Knowledge of patient care, endoscopy procedures and basic GI anatomy. 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. Preferred: Prior experience as an Endoscopy Technician is strongly preferred. Surgical Instrument technician or Central Sterile Technician experience is preferred. EEO Statement All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at View email address on click.appcast.io. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible. #J-18808-Ljbffr