Endoscopy Tech
Howard County GI is looking for an Endoscopy Tech to join our team!
Job Summary: Assists endoscopy team during endoscopy procedures. Arranges and inventories sterile set-up for operation and passes items as needed to the endoscopy team. Assists in preparing and moving patients, and in cleaning the endoscopy room. The Endo Tech is responsible for the provision of care to meet identified patient outcomes and to achieve the goals of the facility as directed by the Registered Nurse. Provides a centralized distribution and control of supplies and equipment to the facility. In charge of shipping and receiving, stores prepared articles and supplies in designated areas. Maintains and tracks inventory according to facility procedures.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Delivers safe patient care as directed by the Registered Nurse and according to surgery center policy and procedure.
Efficiently and effectively assists physician with procedures.
Anticipates physicians’ needs both in preparing for procedure and during procedure.
Reports the patient's planned outcomes to the Registered Nurse in a timely and appropriate manner.
Demonstrates ability to respond to patient care and facility needs in an emergency situation.
Initiates and implements basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as appropriate.
Demonstrates knowledge of specific responsibilities in all emergency situations.
Demonstrates ability to meet patient's and family's learning needs as identified in the plan of care.
Orients the patient and family to the patient care environment routines.
Implements the teaching plan as directed by the Registered Nurse.
Encourages patient/family participation in community education programs.
Demonstrates continued competence in treating, and caring for individuals based upon age-specific needs utilizing a developmental perspective.
Displays an understanding of each patient’s cognitive, physical, emotional, and chronological maturity in the assessments, treatment, and care undertaken.
Appropriately modifies approach to the patient based upon patient age utilizing a developmental perspective.
Provides appropriate interventions related to safety issues.
Demonstrates appropriate knowledge and competence of designated skills identified for position.
Demonstrates proper cleaning and care of the endoscopy equipment
Responsible for the receipt and distribution of central supply, floor stock, office and stock supplies and rental equipment.
Maintains adequate levels of inventory, not allowing stock items to deplete, but not “over stocking” 1. Returns or removes excess stock
Ensures that rental equipment has safety and performance check by biomedical personnel.
a. Cleans and disinfects rental equipment.
a. Responsible for all inventory control programs in accordance with facility safety and security procedures.
1. Uses proper cleaning materials to clean instruments and trays
2. Handles instruments in a manner which prolongs “life” of Instruments
3. Maintains proper records of instrumentation processing,
4. Demonstrates principles of aseptic techniques
5. Utilizes appropriate personal protective equipment during all components of instrument processing
1. Uses chemicals properly and according to directions on the manufactures label.
2. Stores all supplies in properly labeled containers and in proper area
About Us:
We strive to provide excellence in urologic surgical care by treating each and every one of our patients, and their families, as if they were our own family member – each patient, each family, each and every time.
Who We Are
At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and health care systems to provide first class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner.
USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.
Benefits
USPI offers the following benefits, subject to employment status:
Pay Range- Min: $19.31 to Max: $28.50
(Wages are determined based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s qualifications and experience.)
Required Skills
QUALIFICATIONS
USPI complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.
Required Experience
QUALIFICATIONS
USPI complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.