ENDOSCOPY TECHNICIAN

Division : Eskenazi Health

Sub-Division : Hospital

Req ID : 23948

Schedule : Full Time

Shift : Days

Eskenazi Health serves as the public hospital division of the Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County. Physicians provide a comprehensive range of primary and specialty care services at the 327-bed hospital and outpatient facilities both on and off of the Eskenazi Health downtown campus as well as at 10 Eskenazi Health Center sites located throughout Indianapolis.

FLSA Status Non-Exempt Job Role Summary

The Endoscopy Technician is a member of the procedural team whose role is to facilitate quality patient care through assisting the physician during endoscopic procedures and providing delegated patient care activities within specified limits under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse in the endoscopy department. The Endoscopy Technician also assists with the use, maintenance and cleaning of endoscopy equipment and supplies.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Participates in quality improvement and risk management activities; assists in maintaining compliance with JCAHO, Indiana State Board of Health accreditation and other internal and external regulatory standards

Maintains competency and attends mandatory training and in-services

Supports and upholds established hospital and department policies, procedures, objectives, quality improvement, safety, environmental and infection control, requirements of accreditation and regulatory agencies

Performs job responsibilities in a cost-effective manner to avoid waste of hospital resources without jeopardizing quality of care and service

Independently uses down time in assigned area to help co-workers with their responsibilities

Provides basic patient care, including personal hygiene, management of patient belongings, patient observation, measuring and recording vital signs, giving enemas, starting IVs and assisting with patient discharge

Alters activities / behaviors as described in the area / unit age-specific and / or job specific competencies to reflect / ensure care is appropriate to the age of each patients

Demonstrates a cooperative nature with physicians, nurses and all other customers while responding to the needs and requests of the patients

Maintains a clean and safe patient care environment, implements and follows infection control procedures while following unit policy for cleaning and disinfection of equipment

Assists the physician and RN during diagnostic and therapeutic procedures

Maintains appropriate levels of supplies in each endoscopy procedure room and other patient care area in the department

Prepares the procedure room according to schedule and procedure requirements and ensuring the correct equipment and supplies are properly set up and functioning

Promotes safe patient care by placing blood pressure cuff, sensor for pulse oximeter, oxygen nasal cannula and cardiac monitoring electrodes appropriately if not already placed by the RN

Provides both emotional and physical support to patients during procedures and assists with patient positioning, equipment use and management, and other therapeutic interventions during the procedure

Performs a procedure time out and a specimen time out with other procedure team members on every patient

Ensures all specimens are properly collected and labeled prior to being removed from the room and sent to the lab

Maintains an orderly area for equipment, supplies, and environment in the procedural suite, the storage rooms, and all other areas of the department

Cleans the procedure room, equipment and expedites room turnover

Takes call after hours, weekends and holidays, assists during travel procedures as assigned

Properly handles instruments and equipment according to manufacturers recommendations and infection control standards cleaning, disinfecting and reprocessing scopes and other instruments

Performs competent troubleshooting of malfunctioning equipment; if further service is required, processes equipment, informs manager, and calls biomedical engineering; safely high-level disinfects and prepares damaged scopes for shipping and ensures the scope has been properly repaired before returning it to service

Assists to identify cause of equipment damage and initiates measures to prevent further damage; provides ongoing feedback to manager regarding the condition of the equipment and when replacement of equipment is needed

Job Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED)
• Ideal candidate will have two (2) years previous related hospital experience, CNA preferred
• BLS certification

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Accredited by The Joint Commission and named one of the nations 150 best places to work by Beckers Hospital Review for four consecutive years and Forbes list of best places to work for women, and Forbes list of Americas best midsize employers Eskenazi Healths programs have received national recognition while also offering new health care opportunities to the local community. As the sponsoring hospital for Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services, the citys primary EMS provider, Eskenazi Health is also home to the first adult Level I trauma center in Indiana, the only verified adult burn center in Indiana, the first community mental health center in Indiana and the Eskenazi Health Center Primary Care Center of Excellence in Womens Health, just to name a few.

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