Endoscopy Technician

Job Description

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY:

The Endoscopy Technician, under the direction of a RN assists with endoscopic procedures and patient care. As a member of the endoscopy team, the Endoscopy Technician has primary functions involving preparation of endoscopic equipment, assisting doctors and nurse during procedures, decontamination and care of endoscopic equipment and supplies. The Endoscopy Technician is also responsible for monitoring supplies for reordering, tracking equipment sent out for repair, and maintaining decontamination room logbooks.

JOB RELATIONSHIPS

Responsible to: Director of Nursing

Interrelationships: Must have an effective working relationship with co-workers, members of the medical community, patients, family and the community.

ESSENTIAL DITES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include but are not limited to the following :

· Have training and/or experience in endoscopy procedures.

· Must have the ability to lift 70 pounds

· Assist patients on and off stretchers.

· Be able to reach supplies on shelves five feet high.

· Be able to stand for long periods of time

· Be able to bend and pick things off the floor

· Be in general good health.

· Provide courteous service to patients, staff and significant others.

· Communicates patient status to appropriate health care member.

· Assists other health care members as needed and when asked.

· Adheres to procedures, instructions and established routines.

· Reports concerns and errors to Director of Nursing.

· Maintains patient confidentiality.

· Adheres to protective required wear when assisting and performing decontamination and any other time when exposure to bloodborne pathogens or chemical present a hazard.

· Ensures procedure room is set up for the day.

· Sets up the OR endoscopy area and decontamination room for the day

· Decontaminates endoscopy room and decontamination room surfaces between each patient and at the end of the day.

· Ensures correct endoscope number is recorded on label used for recording in DSD logbook.

· Inspects, endoscopes and accessories daily for proper mechanical functioning and before each procedure.

· Leak tests scopes after each procedure, before manual cleaning.

· Insures prompt, thorough room turnover and cleaning and disinfection of scopes and accessories.

· Assists RN with patient preparation for and during endoscopy procedure.

· Directs patients to changing area for the procedure.

· Takes admitting temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure, attacks monitors to patient.

· Assists the physician with biopsy specimens.

· Assists with patient recovery.

· Reports an IV infiltration or empty IV bag to RN.

· Assists to ambulate patients according t policy and procedure in accordance with the physicians orders.

· Walks patient to changing area and out to car when directed by RN.

· Decontaminates stretcher and remakes it for next patient.

· Restocks OR, decontamination room, clean and soiled utility rooms, PACU and stage II, patient changing areas, employee locker room and rest rooms.

· Ensures adequate amount of supplies on hand and anticipates future needs and orders appropriately.

· And other duties as assigned.

INFECTION CONTROL CATEGORY:

This job is designated as a Category I job using the OSHA definitions. This means there are tasks that involve exposure to blood or other potentially infectious material. Use of appropriate protective measures is required for any employee engaged in Category I tasks.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Current BLS certification

Previous endoscopy or OR experience, one year preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS :

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to define problems, collects data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, wet and/or humid conditions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.