Endoscopy Reprocessing Technician - FT with On-Call

LCMC Health; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

LCMC Health in New Orleans seeks a Certified Flexible Endoscope Reprocessor (CFER) to ensure endoscopic equipment is properly reprocessed and sterilized, contributing to accurate diagnoses and safe patient care. As an Endoscopy Reprocessing Technician, you will follow strict infection control protocols and support physicians during procedures, emphasizing safety, quality, and teamwork.

Your role requires attention to detail and adherence to safety standards, with responsibilities spanning

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED or equivalent, or 2 years of work experience.
• Endo/GI & Reprocessing experience preferred.
• Sterile Processing program diploma preferred.
• 1 year of healthcare, supply management, or procedure room experience preferred.
• Certified Flexible Endoscope Reprocessor (CFER) preferred.
• CBSPD certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians during procedures.
• Clean and disinfect endoscopes and accessories.
• Monitor endoscopes and instruments for optimal performance.
• Identify and label instruments for processing and high-level disinfection expiry.
• Operate and maintain automated endoscope reprocessing equipment per manufacturers' guidelines.
• Follow infection control policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Maintain patient data and quality control logs.
• Oversee care, handling, and maintenance of endoscopes; report broken equipment.
• Clean and dry endoscopes; store instruments properly.
• Maintain a safe and clean work area.

Skills

CFER

Education

High School Diploma/GED or equivalent

Sterile Processing Diploma (preferred)

Tools

Automated Endoscope Reprocessing Equipment

Job description

Certified Flexible Endoscope Reprocessor (CFER)

Your job is more than a job. Hello. It’s your extraordinary career opportunity calling. Are you ready to answer? As an Endoscopy Reprocessing Technician, you ensure that endoscopic equipment is properly reprocessed and sterilized which indirectly contributes to the successful diagnosis and treatment of patients. Your attention to detail and adherence to strict safety and infection control protocols make a difference in our healthcare outcomes.

Grow your career in a field and an organization that values and nurtures the little something extra that makes you, you. If you're ready to find your sense of purpose, have a meaningful impact on lives, contribute to patient safety, and embrace a culture of care, we'd love to have you on board!

Your experiences, your knowledge, your skills, your empathy, your compassion, and your personality, all of it adds up to you. And we’re excited to get to know you and find out what you’ll bring to this endoscopy support role.

Your Everyday

• Provides assistance to physicians during procedures.
• Clean and disinfect a variety of endoscopes and endoscopic accessories.
• Monitor endoscopes and instruments to ensure they are performing at optimal levels.
• Identify and label instruments for processing and high-level disinfection expiration.
• Operate and maintain automated endoscope reprocessing equipment utilizing proper operating procedures and methods in accordance with manufacturers recommended parameters.
• Follow policy procedures protocols and infection control guidelines.
• Maintain patient data and quality control logs.
• Oversee the care, handling, and maintenance of endoscopes. Inspects endoscopes and reports broken equipment to supervisor.
• Clean the endoscopes properly, dry, and store instruments and supplies using proper stocking and storage techniques.
• Maintain a safe and clean work area.

The Must-Haves

Minimum

• High School Diploma/ GED or equivalent OR 2 years of work experience

Preferred

• Endo/GI & Reprocessing experience highly preferred
• Diploma from an approved Sterile Processing Program
• 1 year of work experience in healthcare, supply management, or operating department or procedure room experience
• Certified Flexible Endoscope Reprocessor (CFER)
• CBSPD

Work Shift

Variable Hours (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community. Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little "come on in" attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary

Touro, at the forefront of medical excellence within LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, has been regionally recognized for 165 years as one of New Orleans' most enduring healthcare monuments. It’s where babies come from and New Orleanians are cared for. Learn more about Touro and our Leapfrog "Grade A" Hospital Safety distinction

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems - it’s all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.