Endoscopy Technician II, 40 Hours, Days

RiseMe; Amherst (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

UMass Memorial Health, a major health system in Central Massachusetts, is seeking an Endoscopy Technician to perform routine and advanced technical duties under physicians and nurses. You will prepare rooms, reprocess endoscopes and accessories, and maintain stock for the Endoscopy Suite.

Requires a high school diploma with specialized training and at least two years of relevant experience; SGNA certification is preferred.

Qualifications

• Two years of relevant experience required.
• Knowledge of patient care, endoscopy procedures and GI anatomy.
• Advanced knowledge of endoscopic procedures.
• Flexible with scheduling.
• Ability to work independently and in teams.
• Good judgment, discretion and communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and teamwork.
• Surgical Instrument technician or Central Sterile Technician experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepares procedure rooms for endoscopic procedures and assists with patient transfer.
• Assembles equipment and ensures proper functioning of devices.
• Assists physicians with endoscopic procedures and collects specimens.
• Supports routine and emergency procedures as assigned.
• Assists with hemostatic instruments as needed.

Skills

Endoscopy procedures

Patient care

Teamwork

Adaptability

Communication skills

Judgment and discretion

Interpersonal skills

Education

HS diploma plus specialized training

SGNA certification preferred

Job description

Everyone Is a Caregiver

Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Hiring Range: $23.50 - $51.64

(based on a full time schedule of 40 hours per week).

Please note that the final offer will vary based on scheduled hours. Compensation for part-time or reduced schedules will be prorated based on scheduled weekly hours, experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule Details: Monday through Friday, On Call - Required

Scheduled Hours: flex

Shift: 1 - Day Shift, 10 Hours (United States of America)

Hours: 40

Cost Center: 10020 - 2116 Endoscopy Suite

Union: UFCW (United Food and Commercial Workers)

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Performs a variety of routine and advanced technical and patient care duties under the direction of physicians and nurses. Prepares rooms and equipment for procedures and cleans and reprocesses a variety of endoscopes and accessories. Maintains and stocks instruments and supplies.

Major Responsibilities:

• Prepares procedure rooms for endoscopic procedures. Assist with patient transfer to and from procedure rooms, prepares vital sign monitoring systems, and position patient appropriate to procedure. Assist health care team with patient care, ensuring proper airway protection via oral suctioning during upper endoscopic procedures.
• Assembles necessary equipment specific to procedure, to include scopes and instruments used for therapeutic and diagnostic treatments. Troubleshoots and ensure proper working order of computer and equipment. Ensures availability of equipment properly sized for the procedure.
• Assists physicians and health care staff with advanced endoscopic procedures. Utilizes specimen retrieval instruments and other devices to assist with procedures. Collects, records and labels tissue samples and other specimens.
• Assists physicians and health care staff with routine and emergency procedures, as assigned.
• Assist physicians with hemostatic instruments including but not limited to clips, electrocautery devices, bicaping, argon plasma coagulation and variceal ligation and banding.

Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:

Required:

• Equivalent to high school plus additional specialized training.

Preferred:

• SGNA certification preferred.

Experience/Skills:

Required:

• Minimum of two years of relevant experience required.
• Knowledge of patient care, endoscopy procedures and basic GI anatomy.
• Advanced knowledge of endoscopic procedures.
• Must be flexible with scheduling needs.
• Must be able to work independently and work well in teams.
• Ability to exercise good judgment, discretion and communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Preferred:

• Surgical Instrument technician or Central Sterile Technician experience is preferred.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We’re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [e-mail]. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.