Endo Tech- FT- Days- DS Endo

DHR Health  -  US:TX:Edinburg - Days

Summary:

FLSA STATUS: ☐ Exempt ☒ Non-Exempt

MISSION STATEMENT:

Our Mission is to improve the well-being of those we serve with a commitment to excellence: every patient, every encounter, every time.

VISION:

Our Vision is to create a world-class health system to advance medicine and increase access for the communities we serve by empowering caregivers to heal through compassion, knowledge, innovation, integrated care and excellence.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Prepares instruments and supplies to perform the procedure according to the physician's preferred routine for that procedure. Prepares for the procedure. Performs routine and delegated duties. Maintains inventory supply for department. Assist with patient care that is within scope of practice.

POSITION EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS­:

· High School/GED Required

· Operating room experience preferred

· Six (6) month - One (1) year continuous experience.

· Experience in endoscopy preferred,

· BLS Certification required

· Must be able to be sensitive to cultural and bilingual issues.

· Good written and verbal communication skills required.

· Ability to read, write and speak English

· Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with all levels of nursing, administration, and physicians

· Prefer hospital experience

JOB KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE­:

· Endo Tech Certification or Operating Room Technician preferred

· One (1) year of experience is preferred

· Must have proficient organizational skills and computer skills

· Must have excellent customer service skills.

· High degree of competency/experience in general.

· Requires good communication and organizational skills. 

Responsibilities:

POSITION RESPONSIBILITES:

• Promotes the facility mission, vision and values by effectively communicating them to others. Considers mission, vision and values in developing services, standards and practice
• Performs specified functions to meet the requirements of each procedure approved for the Facility.
• Assembles supplies and equipment for scheduled procedures
• Inspects equipment for proper working condition.
• Performs GI technician functions following principles of aseptic technique and prescribed GI/procedure room procedures.
• Adheres to aseptic technique when opening sterile packages and preparing for the procedure.
• Arranges instruments according to routine for given procedure; confirms that instruments work properly.
• Maintains availability of instruments and supplies to avoid delays.
• Reports observed or suspected breaks in sterile technique and takes action according to policy.
• Correctly utilizes, cares for, cleans and sterilizes instruments, supplies and equipment as directed.
• Handles equipment and instruments correctly to provide appropriate availability and safety.
• Assists in maintaining adequate supplies in Endoscopy room for immediate access during procedure.
• Assists in work area by cleaning, storing, packaging and sterilizing instruments.
• Assists in storing and stocking of supplies as directed.
• Responds in a timely manner to meet the needs of the patient and physician.
• Displays the ability to comprehend and interpret verbal orders and direction.
• Displays skill in oral and written communication techniques.
• Documents patient care records and other forms accurately following policies and procedures.
• Accurately advises others responsible for care of the patient about the patient's status.

LINES OF REPSONSIBILITES:

(Chain-of-command)

1. Director of Endoscopy

CUSTOMER SERVICE:

Provide excellent customer service to all DHR customers. All employees are required to attend the DHR C.A.R.E.S program which outlines the Customer Service Principals including: Commitment, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service.

AGE SPECIFIC:

Employees must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirement relative to his or her age.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: (ADA):

A. Essential Duties: Indicated by bold print within performance standards, preceding individual numbered criteria.

The following table provides physical requirements that will be associated with, but not limited to, this position:

B. Working Conditions: The individual spends over 95% of his/her time in an air-conditioned environment with varying exposures to noise. There is protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The position does have low exposure to malodorous, infectious body fluids from patients and some minimal exposure to noxious smells from cleansing agents.

C. Occupational Exposure: This position has minimal to no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues and is an OSHA Category III (although situations can be imagined or hypothesized under which anyone, anywhere, might encounter potential exposure to body fluids). Person who performs these duties are not called upon as part of their employment to perform or assist in emergency medical care or first aid or to be potentially exposed in some other way.

D. Aptitudes: HIGH 1 2 3 4 5 6 LOW

Intelligence: General learning ability: The ability to “catch on” or understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments. 3

Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them, and to use them effectively. To comprehend language, to understand relationships between words, and to understand meanings of whole sentences and paragraphs. To present information or ideas clearly. 3

Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately. 2

Spatial: Ability to comprehend forms in space and understands relationships of plane and solid objects. Frequently described as the ability to “visualize” objects or two or three dimensions, or to think visually of geometric forms. 2

Form Perception: Ability to perceive pertinent details and objects or in pictorial or graphic material to make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures and widths and lengths of lines. 3

Clerical Perception: Ability to receive pertinent details and verbal or tabular material. To observe differences in copy, to proofread words and numbers, and to avoid perceptual errors in arithmetic computation. 2

Motor Coordination: Ability to coordinate eyes and hands to fingers rapidly and accurately in making precise movements with speed. Ability to make a movement response accurately and quickly. 3

Finger Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with fingers in placing and turning motions. 3

Manual Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with hands in placing and turning motions. 3

Eye-Hand-Foot Coordination: Ability to move the hand and foot coordinately with each other in accordance with visual stimuli. 3

Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive and respond to similarities or differences in colors, shapes, or other values of the same or different color. To identify a particular color, or to recognize harmonious or contrasting color combinations, or to match color adequately. 3