Advanced Endoscopy Technician II - Digestive Health Institute Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute is an international destination for care, offering comprehensive and coordinated services to evaluate, diagnose and treat a wide range of conditions affecting the digestive tract and gastrointestinal organs. The institute brings internationally recognized digestive disease care to a new state-of-the-art facility in downtown Orlando as well as several satellite sites conveniently located within the Orlando Health system.
A Brief Overview:
Provides support to attending physicians and other team members by performing direct and indirect tasks which contribute to quality care for patients undergoing complex procedures. Endoscopy experience required.
Work location: 1305 Kuhl Ave, Orlando, Florida 32806.
Work schedule: Full time days, 40hr per week, 4 x 10-hour shifts.
Responsibilities:
Assists the endoscopist during complex endoscopic procedures.
Sets up cautery settings for each interventional endoscopic procedure.
Mixes agents such as saline, dye, cyanoacrylate in correct proportions for endoscopic procedures.
Operates state-of-the-art AV equipment for recording videos for teaching.
Participates in lab to assist endoscopist with research and development of novel products and teach other allied professional intricacies of advanced endoscopic procedures.
Be available for providing emergency call coverage after 5 PM and on weekends.
Labels and sends specimens to proper department/location for analysis in accordance with policy and procedure.
Communicates appropriate information regarding patient status, technical equipment, or unit concerns to necessary healthcare workers.
Prepares procedural suites for advanced GI and/or other interventional procedures.
Transports and delivers items, equipment, and medications (excluding controlled substances and IV chemotherapy drugs) throughout the facility.
Provides direct care to patients in admitting and in recovery as directed by the resource nurse.
Maintains open and effective communication with patients and the GI Unit team.
Maintains, cleans, and stores endoscopic equipment and supplies according to policy.
Facilitates efficient turnover time by prioritizing activities related to equipment and instrumentation needed for cases to follow in assigned room.
Processes pathology specimens according to established protocols.
Performs preventive maintenance and decontamination of endoscopes and other diagnostic equipment in compliance with established protocols.
Prepares and assists with research procedures.
Ensures all needed equipment and supplies are available for all procedures in a timely manner.
Identifies changes in collected patient data and notifying nurse.
Qualifications:- High School Graduate or GED Required
- Associate degree in Biological/medical field Preferred 3 Years of clinical experience Required
- Solid experience with scope reprocessing is Required
- Prior experience with assisting with performance of third space endoscopy such as peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM), G(gastric)-POEM, endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), radiofrequency ablation (RFA), ERCP, EUS is Preferred
- Technical and analytical abilities necessary to operate technical and electronic equipment and perform tests with a high degree of accuracy Required
- Able to anticipate the equipment needs of the operator during an interventional procedure to meet time and quality standards Required
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills Required
- Ability to work with critically ill patients in emergency situations under high levels of stress Required
- Current BLS/Healthcare Provider Certification Required
- Medical Assistant Certificate Preferred
