Endoscopy Technician I - UH Endoscopy Lab 3rd Floor - University Hospital

Overview

USA Health is Transforming Medicine along the Gulf Coast to care for the unique needs of our community. USA Health is changing how medical care, education, and research impact the health of people who live in Mobile and the surrounding area. Our team of doctors, advanced care providers, nurses, therapists, and researchers provides the region's most advanced medicine at multiple facilities, campuses, clinics, and classrooms. We offer patients convenient access to innovative treatments and advancements that improve the health and overall well-being of our community.

Responsibilities

• Abides by and enforces all compliance requirements and policies and performs these responsibilities in an ethical manner consistent with the organization's values.
• Adheres to hospital policies including confidentiality.
• Practices family centered care according to policies.
• Demonstrates CPR according to American Heart Association standards.
• Assists with orientation of new employees as assigned.
• Available in hospital within thirty (30) minutes of call.
• Requires minimal supervision to safely perform patient care.
• Utilizes proper body mechanics when moving, positioning and transforming patients without assistance or with assistance when needed for patient safety and when moving equipment that is necessary to perform essential functions.
• Supports the nursing process through data collection, provision of patient care, implementation of nursing interventions for patients and family as directed by the RN.
• Provides direct patient
• Identifies and monitor's medications administered from the sterile fields and responds appropriately to emergency patient situations.
• Performs skilled procedures and can state the purpose, rationale precautions, and obtentions related to that procedure.
• Utilizes a personal computer or terminal to access the Hospital information System and EndoManager system.
• Communicates and uses appropriate customer relation skills with physicians, patients. families, and healthcare team in person and via telephone.
• Responds to overhead pages
• Notifies the Charge Nurse when leaving the unit.
• Maintains accurate and complete records by completing unit education card, in-service attendance sheet, sterilizer strips, Minimal effective Concentration of Paracetic Acid, QA log, and updates Endoscopist/Surgeon Preference Cards.
• Accepts and completes all duties positively and without conflict.
• Cooperates, Helps others and improves the performance of the unit.
• Completes all mandatory unit, educational and hospital requirements.
• Utilizes cost effective practices in performing all aspects of the job.
• Demonstrates the ability to provide competent patient care lo the following patient populations: Neonate, Infant-Toddler/Preschool, School age/Adolescent, Reproductive Age, Post/Peri Menopausal
• Utilizes the principals of aseptic practice and initiates corrective action when breaks occur.
• Uses technically advanced equipment.
• Participates in evaluation of new products.
• Maintains appropriate supplies for procedural needs.
• Provides appropriate care lo specimens and cultures as directed by set Policies and
• Procedures.
• Performs scrub duties.
• Establishes and maintains sterile field, or aseptic field.
• Inspects sterile items for contamination before opening.
• Adheres to electrosurgical safety Policy and Procedures.
• Verifies that all equipment disposable and fixed parts are accounted for during procedures.
• Decontaminates instruments according to unit protocols.
• Assists physician who performs advanced endoscopy including: ERCP long and short wire, EUS, Rf A, VLE, Small Bowel Single Balloon, Small Bowel Spirus, Dilations by CRE, Savory, Hurricane, Stents including esophageal, colonic, biliary, and pancreatic, Spyglass with ESL, Bronchoscopy.
• Navigational I Bronchoscopy and Endobronchial I Ultrasound: Lesion excision including polypectomy mucosal resection, submucosa esection, Cautcry including Argon, ERBE knife and waterjet.
• Has the knowledge needed to assist with these types of cases or the ability to engage in active learning including attending conferences, and training that may be deemed mandatory.
• Participates on committees as assigned.
• Participates in Performance improvement activities through unit specific assignments.
• Completes all mandatory department, educational and hospital requirements
• Adheres to current Infection Control and Safety Standards
• Regular and prompt attendance
• Ability to work schedule as defined and overtime as required
• Related duties as assigned
  
  
  

Additional Information

Employees must be in a regular position, working 20 hours or more per week (.50 FTE or greater) to qualify for benefits.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent and 1 year Experience in procedural area Required OR
• Completion of an approved scrub tech training program Required
• BCLS - Basic Life Support Upon Hire Required
• Comparable combination of education and experience may substitute for the above requirements.
  
  
  

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

The University of South Alabama is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other applicable legally protected basis. EO Employer – minorities/females/veterans/disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity.