Advanced Endoscopy Technician II - Digestive Health Procedural

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 such as ERCP, Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS), Endoscopic Mucosal Resection, Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection, Hemostasis and Third Space Endoscopy.
• Sets up cautery settings for each interventional endoscopic procedure.
• Mix agents such as saline, dye, cyanoacrylate in correct proportions for endoscopic procedures.
• Assist the endoscopist and be familiar with long-wire exchanges during ERCP.
• Know the accessories for each procedure and be proficient with cautery settings and other accessories to assist with endoscopic emergencies.
• Must be able to provide endoscopic support for emergencies in the operating room, ICU and ER settings.
• Operate state-of-the-art AV equipment for recording videos for teaching.
• Participate 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, including providing nourishment, assisting with toileting, discontinuing of IVs and checking vital signs.
• Maintains open and effective communication with patients and the GI Unit team.
• All duties falling under Medical Assistant per certificate (essential).
• 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 (essential).
• Processes pathology specimens according to established protocols (essential).
• Performs preventive maintenance and decontamination of endoscopes and other diagnostic equipment in compliance with established protocols (essential).
• Prepares and assists with research procedures (essential).
• Ensures all needed equipment and supplies are available for all procedures in a timely manner (essential).
• Identifies changes in collected patient data and notifying nurse.
• Knowledge of aseptic techniques.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
• Maintains proper inventory of supplies.
• Assists with technical intraprocedural interventions such as fine needle aspiration, guidewire exchanges, glue injections, stent deployment.
• Operate AV equipment for recording of teaching cases and be familiar with fluoroscopy set-up during emergencies.

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