Endoscopy Support Specialist

Mount Sinai Medical Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 41,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

The Mount Sinai Health System is seeking an Endoscopy Assistant who will provide direct patient care under supervision of a Registered Nurse and attending physician. You will support endoscopic procedures, monitor vital signs, and assist with infection control and equipment maintenance.

Responsibilities include documenting data, preparing equipment, performing routine nursing tasks, and ensuring a safe environment for patients undergoing GI procedures.

Qualifications

• HS/GED required; college courses in sciences preferred.
• Certification: Certified Flexible Endoscope Reprocessor. Must be certified within six months of hire.
• Certification: Heartsaver Issuing Agency: American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

• Records patient vitals (BP, pulse, temp, respirations) and documents intake/output as assigned.
• Assists physician and RN during diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and prepares/filters equipment and supplies.
• Maintains equipment function and performs cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization per Infection Control guidelines.
• Performs specimen collection, EKG, post-mortem care, and skin integrity maintenance.
• Assists with activities of daily living and transports patients as needed.
• Maintains isolation status and monitors alarms and logs; inventories stock and places orders.

Skills

Vital signs monitoring

Documentation

Infection control

Education

HS/GED

Tools

Certified Flexible Endoscope Reprocessor

Heartsaver

Job description

The Mount Sinai Health System is seeking an Endoscopy Assistant who will provide direct patient care under supervision of a Registered Nurse and attending physician. You will support endoscopic procedures, monitor vital signs, and assist with infection control and equipment maintenance.

Responsibilities include documenting data, preparing equipment, performing routine nursing tasks, and ensuring a safe environment for patients undergoing GI procedures.