LVN/GI Technician PT

Summary: GI Technicians assist physicians and other medical professionals in GI Lab. Chiefly, they prepare patients, rooms and equipment for GI procedures. They also assist during those procedures as part of a team of GI Professionals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Ensures that all of the equipment needed for the procedure is properly disinfected and assembled
• Performs technical skills and provides assistance to physicians, anesthesia personnel, registered nurses, and other professionals in the GI Lab.
• Places equipment and supplies in GI Lab and arranges instruments, according to instructions.
• Check that the equipment is in good working order.
• Assists team members to place and position patient on bed.
• Scrubs arms and hands and dons gown and gloves.
• Aids team to don gowns and gloves.
• Assist in draping patients, using sterile surgical drapes to cover the patient.
• Hands instruments and supplies to physicians, and performs other tasks as directed by the physician during the procedure.
• Puts dressings on patient following surgery.
• Washes and sterilizes equipment.
• Performs SPD duties.
• Cleans GI Lab.
• Available for on-call.

Education and/or Experience.

High School Diploma or equivalent

Licensed Vocational Nurse preferred

One year of GI Tech. experience preferred

Basic CPR

Knowledge of aseptic technique and surgical procedures.