Endoscopy Tech

University of Mississippi Medical Center; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Mississippi Medical Center is seeking an Endoscopy Technician to support the endoscopy unit with care, maintenance, and stocking of specialized equipment, ensuring a clean and safe environment for procedures. The role may include on-call duties as needed.

You will assist physicians during procedures, prepare patients, ensure proper disinfection, manage supplies, and help with patient transport.

Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED required.
• Certifications, Licenses, or Registration required: N/A.
• Preferred Qualifications: Healthcare experience.

Responsibilities

• Assists the physician with endoscopic procedures and operates equipment such as biopsy forceps, dilators, banding devices, and probes.
• Prepares patients appropriately for procedures.
• Maintains high-level disinfection of all equipment.
• Assists in moving and positioning patients for procedures.
• Follows procedures for sending scopes and other equipment for repair.
• Maintains inventory and assists in restocking and ordering supplies.
• Maintains knowledge of the proper use of equipment needed for procedures.
• Provides personal care to patients, including dressing and transportation.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Patient care

Emergency response

Equipment handling

PC software

Education

High school diploma/GED

Tools

Medical equipment software

Inventory management

Job description

Endoscopy Tech

Responsible for the care, maintenance, and stocking of technical equipment and supplies, as well as creating a clean and safe environment for patient care in the endoscopy unit. This position may require on-call duties at the department’s discretion.

Job Details

Job Requisition ID: R00055028

Job Category: Allied Health

Organization: Interventional Endoscopy

Location: Main Campus, Jackson

Education and Experience

• High school diploma/GED
• Certifications, Licenses, or Registration required: N/A
• Preferred Qualifications: Healthcare experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to provide patient care and services
• Ability to react calmly in emergency situations
• Skill in the use of personal computers and related software applications
• Interpersonal and customer service skills
• Ability to input and verify pc data

Responsibilities

• Assists the physician with accuracy in endoscopic procedures, including passing and operating equipment such as biopsy forceps, dilators, banding devices, ablation probes, guide wires, catheters, FNA needles, and specimen collection
• Prepares patients appropriately for procedures
• Maintains high-level disinfection of all equipment
• Assists in moving and positioning patients for procedures
• Follows procedures for sending scopes and other equipment for repair
• Maintains inventory and assists in restocking and ordering supplies
• Maintains knowledge of the proper use of equipment needed for procedures
• Provides personal care to patients, including dressing and transportation

Physical and Environmental Demands

Requires frequent exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, constant exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, constant work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, frequent bending, occasional lifting and carrying more than 100 pounds, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, frequent pushing/pulling, frequent reaching, frequent sitting, constant standing, constant twisting, and constant walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Time Type

Full time

Pay Class

Hourly

FTE %

100

Work Shift

Day

Benefits Eligibility

Grant Funded: No

Job Posting Date

11/9/2026

Job Closing Date

open until filled if no date specified

Equal Opportunity & Diversity Commitment

The University of Mississippi Medical Center is committed to educating the next generation of health professionals, discovering new cures and treatments and providing the highest quality health care. We foster environments that support respect, compassion and belonging for all faculty, staff and students as well as patients and visitors. Our employment, academic, research and clinical care practices reflect these commitments.

UMMC is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), disability, age, sex (as that term is defined in applicable laws such as 45 CFR § 92.101(a)(2) and binding court decisions), religion, genetic information, veteran’s status and any other status protected by applicable law.

UMMC also prohibits retaliation against those who report discrimination or harassment and against those who participate in the Medical Center’s investigation and handling of such reports.

Further, UMMC complies with all applicable statutes, regulations and executive orders regarding sex discrimination, sexual harassment, domestic and dating violence, sexual assault and stalking, including but not limited to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and its implementing regulations which prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program or activity UMMC operates including in admission and employment, the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistic Act (“Clery Act”) and the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act (“SaVE Act”).

UMMC’s commitment to nondiscrimination applies to all of its programs, services, opportunities and activities, including but not limited to all employment, academic, research and clinical care practices and extends to all students, applicants for admission, employees, applicants for employment, affiliates, subcontractors, on‑site contractual staff, third party or community members, visitors to any of our campuses and others participating in UMMC programs or receiving UMMC services.

With respect to employment in particular, this commitment applies to all employment decisions including but not limited to recruitment, employment, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, disciplinary actions and termination.

UMMC maintains an affirmative action program in accordance with applicable laws. Consistent with these laws, UMMC takes affirmative action to recruit, employ, advance and prevent discrimination against qualified individuals.

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