GI Technician-3rd shift-VUH

Montgomery College; United States; Vor Ort; USD 42.000 - 66.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Vanderbilt Health’s GI Endoscopy Lab 10 seeks a GI Tech to coordinate daily endoscopy scheduling and assist physicians and nurses throughout procedures. The role includes preparing instruments, maintaining sterile equipment, and supporting perioperative areas in a fast-paced clinical setting.

The candidate will clean, disinfect, sterilize scopes and related instruments, manage inventories, and ensure safe operation of department equipment during endoscopy services across perioperative clinics.

Qualifikationen

• Assists GI Endoscopy Services Unit with coordination of the daily patient endoscopy schedule.
• Performs tasks to support physicians and nursing staff before, during and after procedures.
• Maintains clean and sterile endoscopy instruments and equipment.

Aufgaben

• Assists the proceduralist before, during and after endoscopy procedures.
• Sets up, performs and cleans up assigned endoscopy procedures.
• Maintains a safe, clean work environment and documents quality control.
• Receives and inventories departmental supplies and equipment.
• Prepares instrumentation for high-level disinfection and sterilization.
• Operates departmental equipment safely and effectively.

Kenntnisse

Patient care coordination

Endoscopy support

Sterilization techniques

Instrument handling

Inventory management

Tools

Endoscopy equipment

Sterilization equipment

Jobbeschreibung

Discover Vanderbilt Health: With eight hospitals and over 180 clinics, we are the region’s largest comprehensive academic health system. Vanderbilt Health has a long tradition of providing world‑class care to the people of the Mid‑South, living out our mission of moving medicine forward through preeminent programs in patient care, education and research. Here you’ll find a spirit of collaboration and a supportive community where your expertise is valued, your knowledge expanded and your uniqueness celebrated. We are committed to fostering an environment where talented, compassionate people are united in bringing the most advanced care to our neighbors throughout the region.

Organization: GI Endoscopy Lab 10

Job Summary

Assists GI Endoscopy Services Unit with the coordination of the daily patient endoscopy schedule with occasional guidance from the charge nurse, physician, or staff nurse. Facilitates patient care by assisting physicians/nursing staff before, during and after endoscopy procedures by providing the instruments and supplies required by the proceduralist according to established plan for patient care with occasional guidance. GI Tech is able to perform competently most of the cases in a given service/shift. Cleans, disinfects and sterilizes all flexible bronchoscopes, video scopes and related Endoscopy instruments for all areas.

Key Responsibilities

Facilitates patient care, by assisting the proceduralist before, during and after endoscopy procedures. Plans, sets up, performs and cleans up the assigned endoscopy procedure. Maintains the work environment in a safe, clean, orderly manner. Performs, documents and monitors all quality control tools. Receives and inventories departmental supplies, instrumentation and equipment. Prepares instrumentation and equipment according to recommended procedures and techniques in preparation for high-level disinfection and sterilization to support all perioperative areas and clinics. Operates all departmental equipment safely and effectively. Scans instrumentation and assembles, according to prescribed procedures and techniques. Provides technical support and assists in selecting instruments and equipment for Endoscopy Procedures for all Perioperative areas.

Technical Capabilities

Equipment Maintenance (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate the ability to maintain equipment, products, or systems in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Assures that parts inventory is sufficient.

Sterilization Preparation (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate sterilization preparation in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Generally works under the direction of others while accomplishing assignments.

Inventory Management (Fundamental Awareness): Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience working with Inventory Management. Understands Inventory Management concepts and principles. Familiar with Inventory Management tools, processes, procedures and policies.

Surgical Equipment Knowledge (Novice): Knowledge of the specific equipment and its performance criteria, capabilities and limitations. Able to use the equipment to accomplish basic tasks associated with the specific devices. May conduct remedial maintenance and preventive maintenance.

Procedures Knowledge (Fundamental Awareness): Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience working with procedures knowledge.

Departmental Policies & Procedures (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate knowledge of departmental policies and procedures in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Is attentive to existing departmental policies and procedures, and may recommend improvements to existing departmental policies and procedures within the work area.

Core Accountabilities

• Organizational Impact: Performs tasks that are typically routine that may impact team's performance with occasional guidance.
• Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Utilizes some discretion and research to solve routine problems.