Summary
This prn position would provide day shift coverage between 0700 and 1900 for Endo Tech roles, and would follow the main Endo Tech job description. In this role, staff would work as first assist in procedure room, assist with reprocessing endoscopes, and also help with basic patient care needs/transport needs under the direction of Endoscopy RNs.Job Description:
Endoscopy Technician
PRN- First Shift
Surgical Dept. I Lexington, KY
Baptist Health Lexington Surgical Services Department encompasses several key areas: the Pre-Op Department, 20 operating rooms with a business office staff responsible for scheduling, a Postoperative Care Unit, an Endoscopy Department with dedicated pre- and post-op areas, and a Sterile Processing Department.
Description:
- Under the general direction of the Registered Nurse, assists the Endoscopy team with procedures, including assisting with reprocessing of endoscopes, performance of procedures, and assisting in the preparation of patients for Endoscopy.
- Sets up the procedural area with supplies and equipment based upon requirements for the endoscopic procedure following aseptic technique. Cleans up and closes down the room after the procedure following aseptic Technique.
- Assists in preparing the patient.
- Assist in hooking patient up to monitoring devices; BP, EKG, SAO2.
- Orient’s patient and significant other(s) to environment, ie: bathroom, waiting room, etc.
- Assists the physician with scopes, accessories, and specimen collection during procedures.
- Assists with patient transport to and from procedure room.
- Assists in positioning patient for specific procedure.
- Coaches’ patient through procedure as needed.
Requirements:
High School diploma or equivalent.
6 months of patient care experience as a nursing assistant, medical assistant, surgical assistant or other equivalent position.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required. If not already certified, applicants must obtain BLS within 30 days of their hire date
Benefits:
- Preventive Plan
- Retirement Plans
- Flimp Decisions - Flimp Decisions will help you pick the best value plan option given your expected medical needs. The proprietary algorithm provides a personalized financial analysis and recommendation, considering both premium and expected out-of-pocket cost (copays, etc.), as well as other important plan features.
Work Experience
Relevant Work ExperienceEducation
If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now! Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.Skills Required
- High School diploma or equivalent
- 6 months of patient care experience
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
What We Do
Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of nine hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 400 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky in a joint venture with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana. Baptist Health employs more than 23,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has nearly 1,500 providers, including more than 750 physicians and more than 740 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians. Learn more at BaptistHealth.com.
