Endoscopy Technician Full time

Creating Life Better Here starts with you. At San Juan Regional Medical Center, we're more than a healthcare provider—we're a values-driven organization dedicated to delivering exceptional care. As a team member, you help fulfill our mission to make life better here for our community.

Behaviors:

• As you go about fulfilling this mission, your work habits and work relationships should embody SJRMC's values. These values are our culture, our identity as an organization: Sacred Trust, Personal Reverence, Thoughtful Anticipation, Team Accountability and Creative Vitality ask more of us than merely completing some list of tasks. Our values ask for a deeper level of commitment, and what is asked of us we freely give because we believe in our mission.

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Prior medical experience and knowledge of medical terminology helpful
• Complete GI Associate’s skill validation test & achieve GI Technical Specialist (GTS) within six (6) months of hire
• Basic Life Support certification within three (3) months of hire

Preferred Qualifications:

• GI Associates skill validation test

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Inspects and decontaminates by washing and maintaining endoscopes and other GI instruments per department protocols.
• Assists department personnel in changing linens, cleaning beds & procedure rooms.
• Assembles equipment as needed and changes suction tubing between each patient.
• Orders supplies approved by the manager & keeps procedure rooms stocked to par levels.
• Transports patients in & out of procedure rooms, and to inpatient rooms & discharge areas. Preserves skin integrity when providing patient care & transport. Understands hearing and visual impairments to protect patients from injury.
• Understands the complications associated with endoscope manipulation. Understands full view of the lumen must be seen by way of video screen during procedure.
• Demonstrates courtesy to patients, families, co-workers, and physicians. Maintains confidentiality to patient information. Directs questions to appropriate personnel.
• Responsible for personal continuing education.
• Wears PPE when appropriate, is fitted for TB mask, cleans BP cuffs after every patient use, washes hands per protocol and follows contact and isolation precautions.
• Each employee is responsible for implementing SJRMC’s Service Standards into their daily work:

                                                     Safety, Courtesy, Effectiveness, and Stewardship

• Other duties as assigned

Physical Demands and Environmental Work Conditions:

• Recognize potential exposure to blood borne pathogens and/or hazardous materials, noxious/irritating fumes, long hours, and unforeseen conditions that might generate stress may be encountered.
• Must be able to see with corrective eyewear and hear clearly with assistance.
• Must be able to walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist frequently.
• Must be able to lift greater than fifty (50) pounds and push up to three hundred (300) pounds frequently.
• Responsible for on-call duties as assigned by GI Lab Manager.