Endoscopy Asst

Position Summary

The Endoscopy Technician, under the supervision of a RN assigned room, assists with procedures, patient transportation and equipment maintenance.

Qualifications

A.

Education

High School graduate or equivalent required upon hire or transfer to the# department. Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in Texas or Certified Medical Assistant# (MA) Certification required upon hire or transfer to the department or must# obtain CNA or MA within twelve (12) months or hire or transfer to department. B. Training and Experience:

1. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required through the American Heart Association (AHA) within ninety (90) days.
2. Successful completion of hospital orientation within three (3) months of hire.
3. Complete the following competencies within three (3) months of hire or transfer to department: # Surgical conscience Page 3 of 3 # Lab order entry # Aseptic technique # Cleaning of equipment and scopes # Proper surgical attire # Maintaining sterile field # Skin preparation # Patient positioning # Unit safety # Controlled substances: Witnessing for MedSelect # Body substance isolation # Role in Code Blue # Basic colonoscopy setup # Basic EGD setup # Basic ERCP setup # Basic Esophageal Motility Studies # Basic PEG setup # Basic small bowel enteroscopy setup # Basic Enterex procedure # Trauma G.I. bleeder # Trauma foreign body removal Unusual Physical Demands and Working Conditions: A. Ability to perform:
4. Heavy lifting
5. Sustained walking, standing and walking
6. Work under stress B. May encounter exposure to infectious diseases.