Endoscopic Technologist

$36,400 - $62,400/Yr

Anne Arundel Health System - Lanham, MD

Full-time - Entry Level

Lanham, MD

About the position

The Endoscopic Technologist plays a crucial role in providing high-quality, cost-effective healthcare by collaborating with healthcare team members. This position involves preparing procedure rooms, maintaining supplies, and ensuring proper functioning of equipment, all while ensuring a positive patient experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain adequate levels of supplies and equipment as defined by the unit, department, or initiative.
• Perform inventory on supply carts and ensure adequate level of supplies.
• Prepare procedure room with supplies, scopes, and equipment, performing safety checks for proper equipment and scope functioning.
• Provide support with supplies, instrumentation, and scopes to the nursing and physician team during procedures.
• Handle and label specimens according to hospital and unit policy and procedures.
• Manually clean endoscopes to remove gross debris in preparation for reprocessing by Central Sterile Processing.
• Follow all infection prevention standards for cleaning and testing of scopes.
• Interact with patients and families to ensure a positive patient experience.
• Transport patients, as necessary, within the facility according to policy and procedure.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One year of similar experience preferred.
• American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS certification.

Nice-to-haves

• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Preferred

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plan (with employer match for employees who work more than 1000 hours in a calendar year)
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Assistance Benefits
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Paid Holidays, Disability, and Life/AD&D for full-time employees
• Wellness Programs
• Eligible for shift differentials/OT
• Eligible for commitment bonus
• Employee Assistance Programs and more