GI Technician

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Delivers safe patient care as directed by the Registered Nurse and according to center’s policy and procedure.

• Efficiently and effectively assists physician with procedures.

• Anticipates physicians’ needs both in preparing for procedure and during procedure.

• Reports the patient's planned outcomes to the Registered Nurse in a timely and appropriate manner.

• Demonstrates ability to respond to patient care and facility needs in an emergency situation.

• Initiates and implements basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as appropriate.

• Demonstrates knowledge of specific responsibilities in all emergency situations.

• Demonstrates ability to meet patient's and family's learning needs as identified in the plan of care.

• Demonstrates continued competence in treating, and caring for individuals based upon age-specific needs utilizing a developmental perspective.

• Displays an understanding of each patient’s cognitive, physical, emotional, and chronological maturity in the assessments, treatment, and care undertaken.

• Appropriately modifies approach to the patient based upon patient age utilizing a developmental perspective.

• Provides appropriate interventions related to safety issues.

• Demonstrates appropriate knowledge and competence of designated skills identified for position.

• Demonstrates proper cleaning and care of the endoscopy equipment

• Maintains adequate levels of inventory, not allowing stock items to deplete, but not 'over stocking'

• Properly processes endoscopes
• Uses proper cleaning materials to clean scopes and equipment

• Handles scopes in a manner which prolongs 'life' of the scopes

• Maintains proper records of scope cleaning processing
• Demonstrates principles of aseptic techniques

• Utilizes appropriate personal protective equipment during all components of instrument processing 

• Utilizes appropriate cleaning supplies and equipment to perform relevant cleaning functions on a variety of surfaces and finishes.

• Uses chemicals properly and according to directions on the manufactures label.

• Stores all supplies in properly labeled containers and in proper area

• Adheres to bloodborne pathogen standards and standard precautions to include the use of appropriate personal protective equipment (eg, gloves, masks, eye protection, face shields) when cleaning the room and equipment and when handling any potentially infectious materials (eg, disposing of liquid waste).

• Performs hand hygiene when gloves are removed and as soon as possible when hands are soiled.

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• High school graduate or equivalent
• GI Experience required
• Previous clinical experience in GI procedure room environment required
• Current certification in CPR.