What are the responsibilities and job description for the Endoscopy Technician position at McLaren Oakland?
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McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.
Endoscopy Technician
Michigan, Pontiac
NEW
Service/Support
McLaren Oakland
26001788
Position Summary: Assists medical and nursing staff during endoscopy procedures. Responsible for ensuring cleanliness of the endoscopy rooms and that they are fully prepared. Prepares and maintains instruments and equipment; may obtain specimens.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Ensures that endoscopy rooms are clean, sterile and stocked prior to procedures, including sterilizing surgical instruments.
- Maintains inventories of endoscopic equipment and supplies.
3. Performs safety checks to verify proper equipment functioning; maintains or repairs endoscopic equipment.
4. Prepares suites or rooms according to endoscopic procedure requirements.
5. Cleans, disinfects or calibrates scopes or other endoscopic instruments according to manufacturer recommendations and facility standards.
6. Positions or transports patients in accordance with instructions from medical personnel.
- Sets up, scrubs and supports members of the team during endoscopic procedures including collecting specimens from patients using standard medical procedures.
- Performs clerical duties such as ordering supplies, maintaining logs, pulling up and/or entering patient information, doing inventory and supporting the administrative and clerical staff as needed.
- Delivers compassionate support, attention and assistance to patients and families.
- Ensures compliance with all health care regulations, including HIPAA and OSHA.
- Maintains safe and clean working environment and protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control, hazardous waste and other policies and protocols.
12. Performs other related duties as required and directed.
Qualifications:
Required:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
Preferred:
- Endoscopy Technician Certification
- One year of directly related experience.
Additional Information
- Schedule: Full-time
- Requisition ID: 26001788
- Daily Work Times: 10:00am-6:30pm
- Hours Per Pay Period: 80
- On Call: Yes
- Weekends: Yes
McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.