Endoscopy Tech II

CHI; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 31,009 - 43,793; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Houston, Texas is seeking an Endoscopy Tech to provide crucial support during endoscopic procedures. The ideal candidate will have four years of patient care experience, including one year specifically as an Endoscopy Tech, along with essential technical skills and attention to detail. Responsibilities include preparing equipment, assisting physicians, and maintaining sterile processing protocols. This role offers a competitive hourly pay range of $22.51 to $31.79, contributing to transformative healthcare efforts in a leading medical facility.

Qualifications

• Four years of patient care experience, with one year as an Endoscopy Tech.
• Basic Life Support (CPR) certification within 14 days.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support during endoscopic procedures.
• Prepare, maintain, and process endoscopy equipment.
• Assist physicians during procedures while ensuring patient safety.

Skills

Technical proficiency

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Education

High School GED or High School Graduate

Job description

Overview

Job Summary and Responsibilities As an Endoscopy Tech, you will provide crucial technical support during endoscopic procedures, ensuring patient safety and efficiency. Every day you will meticulously prepare, maintain, and sterile process endoscopy equipment, assist physicians during procedures, and prepare rooms while maintaining accurate documentation. To be successful, you will demonstrate strong technical proficiency, meticulous attention to detail in sterile processing, and collaborative skills in a fast-paced clinical setting, contributing to positive patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Perform tech 1 duties.
• Daily accountability of available scopes, equipment, and supplies for use; assist with scope repair and loaner process (in the absence of the lead or tech supervisor or as designated by the unit leadership).
• Accurate record keeping and maintenance of scope cleaning and reprocessing steps and equipment disinfection/sterilization process. Able to assist and identify air scope repair and loaners process in the absence of the lead or tech supervisor, or as designated by the unit leadership.
• Play a supportive role in assessing needs of unit for changing par levels of equipment and accessories and relaying such information in a timely manner to the lead or tech supervisor and/or unit leadership.
• Assist with in-servicing staff on all new equipment and accessories, as well as helping to in-service staff on other equipment and procedures as needed. Assist with annual competencies of endoscopy staff.
• Assist with initiation and follow up of scope washer maintenance, including solution checks, solution and filter changes.

Qualifications

• High School GED or High School Graduate
• Four (4) years of patient care experience, of which one (1) year as an Endoscopy Tech
• Basic Life Support (CPR), within 14 days

Where You'll Work

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence that has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care, neuroscience, oncology, transplantation, and more. Our team’s efforts have led to the creation of many research programs and initiatives to develop advanced treatments found nowhere else in the world. In our commitment to advancing standards in an ever-evolving healthcare environment, our new McNair Campus is designed around the human experience—modeled on evidence-based practices for the safety of patients, visitors, staff, and physicians. The 27.5-acre campus represents the future of healthcare through a transformative alliance focused on leading-edge patient care, research, and education. Our strong alliance with Texas Heart Institute and Baylor College of Medicine allows us to bring our patients a powerful network of care unlike any other. Our collaboration is focused on increasing access to care through a growing network of leading specialists and revolutionizing healthcare to save lives and improve the health of the communities we serve.

Pay Range

$22.51 - $31.79 /hour