GI/Endo Tech

Job Title

Job Requirements

Position Summary: To be fully engaged in providing uncompromised safety, superior quality, customer service and stewardship by providing a variety of technical activities related to patient care and assisting licensed personnel in delivery of care through the productive utilization of the individuals skills.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Properly maintains all tracking records and testing logs for scope room and environment of care.
• Consistently follows universal precautions and wears proper PPE per set ASGE/SGNA standards.
• Demonstrates proper daily maintenance of equipment to ensure proper reprocessing of endoscopes.
• Assists in management and troubleshooting equipment failure, including proper procedure for service and/or repair of endoscopes, and all processors or accessories.
• Follows manufacturer guidelines for leak testing of endoscopes, manual cleaning and reprocessing of endoscopes and accessories to provide high level disinfection.
• Handles delicate endoscopes with care to prevent damage. Ensure that scopes are hung and stored appropriately per manufacturers guidelines.
• Works with physicians and staff to keep up with patient flow/demand for scopes.
• Demonstrates communication skills and ability to share workload evenly and complete work in a timely manner to meet patient volumes.

Work Experience:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Work Experience: None
• Licensure: None
• Certification: American Heart Association Basic Life Support (AHA BLS) Healthcare provider card within 90 days or start date and maintained.
• Skills/Knowledge/Abilities: None

Preferred Qualifications:

• Work Experience: One (1) years experience working in scope reprocessing room or sterile processing.

Physical Requirements (Medium):

• Physically agile; may require walking, standing, running, bending, stooping, kneeling, climbing, or crouching frequently.
• May occasionally include lifting or moving objects up to 50 pounds, with or without assistance.
• May require moving in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces, including reaching out and above shoulders, or overhead.
• May lift, turn, pull, push, or ambulate people and/or equipment with or without assistance up to 90% of the assigned shift.
• May be exposed to inside and outside environments with varied temperatures, air quality, lighting, and/or low to loud noise.
• May require working with biohazards such as blood/body fluids and airborne particles following OSHA and CDC guidelines.
• Communicating with others to exchange information.
• Visual acuity and hand-eye coordination to perform tasks.
• Workspace may vary from open to confined.
• May require travel to various facilities within and beyond county perimeter; may require use of personal vehicle.

About Health First:

At Health First, diversity and inclusion are essential for our continued growth and evolution. Working together, we strive to build and nurture a culture that recognizes, encourages, and respects the diverse voices of our associates. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds create a stronger and more collaborative work environment that delivers better results. As an organization, it fuels our innovation and connects us closer to our associates, customers, and the communities we serve.

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift Times: 8:00am to 4:30pm

Paygrade: PG-PG-21