Essential Functions:

• Provides assistance to physicians during endoscopic procedures.
• Maintains knowledge of gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures.
• Maintains knowledge of pulmonary procedures.
• Assists with handling endoscopic instrumentation during procedures as requested.
• Provides assistance with procedures involving patients of all ages.

• Maintains knowledge of equipment used in the department, and physician preferences (scope size, type of forceps, etc.).
• Ensures patient safety by utilizing equipment properly and maintaining clean/sterile technique as indicated.
• Assists nursing staff with patient care and customer satisfaction.
• Accepts direction from Lead Nurse.
• Assists with patient documentation as assigned.

• Assists with patient monitoring, alerting nurses and/or physician of any changes in patient condition during procedures.
• Assists with patient transport within the department and institution.
• Obtains vital signs as requested.
• Assist with narcotic count/waste as requested.
• Participates in activities to promote customer satisfaction.

• Performs appropriate decontamination and reprocessing of endoscopic equipment.
• Maintains knowledge of department equipment.
• Cleans and disinfects scopes and other equipment to prevent cross-contamination and promote patient safety.
• Utilizes care when handling equipment to prevent downtime of the equipment and prevent costly repairs.
• Alerts the Lead RN and/or Nurse Manager of equipment problems promptly.

• Safely monitors and mixes high level disinfectant solutions.
• Monitors expiration of monitoring strips associated with scope management.
• Implements scope management program.
• Performs quality improvement activities within the department and maintains inventory of equipment and accessories.
• Maintain scope inventory and scope labeling.

• Maintains adequate department inventory of patient supplies
• Ensures adequate inventory is available but not overstocking unnecessarily.
• Works with department management and vendors to evaluate equipment prices to promote cost effective healthcare.
• Assist with quality improvement activities within the department.Participates on a department task team.
• Answers phone by third ring.