Endoscopy Technician, Endoscopy

Join our team and be a proud member of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. As an Endoscopy Technician (FullTime Day Shift) in our Endoscopy Department youll be an integral part of our commitment to deliver advanced and compassionate care to our patients and their families.

You will provide technological support to the Endoscopy Team in the Operating Room and ancillary endoscopy sites.

Position Highlights:

• Shift Schedule:FullTime 40hrs weekly 4 (10hr) days MF 6:30am5pm. OnCall Required.
• Department: Endoscopy Department
• Location:AHWFB Winston

What We Offer:

What We Offer:

• Generous PTO:Accrue up to 200 hours/year to be used for vacations sickness holidays and personal matters.
• Education Reimbursement:We invest in your professional growth offering up to $2500 per year towards a bachelors degree and up to $5000 per year towards a graduate degree.
• Wellness Incentives:Take advantage of up to $1500 per year in wellness incentives through our LiveWELL program prioritizing your wellbeing.
• Parental Benefits:We understand the importance of family providing six weeks of paid birthingmother maternity leave and four weeks of paid parental leave.
• Retirement:Secure your financial future with up to 7% employerpaid retirement contributions.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Current BLS certification.
• Will complete highlevel disinfection (HLD) training with first three months of employment with annual renewal.

Preferred:

• Six months of related experience preferred.

Key Responsibilities:

• Operates all department equipment in designated decontamination areas and promptly reports issues to the Assistant Nurse Manager of Endoscopy.
• Performs manual and/or automated decontamination of scopes and other instruments.
• Inspects scopes and instruments to ensure cleanliness and proper functionality.
• Assembles scopes and instruments into proper carrying containers according to procedure room needs.
• Packages special instruments according to manufacturers instructions.
• Performs required decontamination and verifies adequacy of the process.
• Maintains documentation of decontamination processes utilizing Endora system.
• Stores scopes and other instruments in identified location.
• Collects instruments for special sterilization delivers to the specific areas for sterilization and picks up instruments post sterilization process for storage or immediate use in the Endoscopy unit.
• Participates in the departments monthly meetings and educational training opportunities.
• Assists other team members as needed such as delivery of specimen to the pathology laboratory area and other errands assisting workflow and patient throughput.
• Protects self coworkers and facility by following policies and procedures concerning the prevention of spreading blood borne and or airborne contaminates/diseases.
• Exhibits competency in assisting general endoscopic procedures within the Endoscopy unit at the patients bedside in critical care and in O.R. such as EGD colonoscopy specimen collection snares biopsy forceps and dilations.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to operate equipment such as Endora tracking system Medivators Driscope Veriscan Scope Buddy and other devices related to scope decontamination and disinfecting of other instruments.
• Knowledge of instrument IFUs care/disposal of solutions in use in the decontamination room and scope/scope cabinet cleaning schedules.
• Ability to show competency in scope handling during general GI procedures such as EGD colonoscopy use of snares and biopsy forceps dilation procedures and assistance in doing travel GI cases in critical care and O.R. work environment.

Where Youll Work:

Discover an enriching endoscopy tech career at AHWFB nestled in WinstonSalem North Carolina. As part of the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center family youll interact with nursing surgical specialists surgeons anesthesiologists and a variety of health care professionals in your role as an Anesthesia Technician as you assist the Anesthesia Care Team with providing exceptional care and making a lasting impact on the lives of patients and families in our vibrant community.

If you are a dedicated endoscopy technician looking to assist in making a difference in the lives of our patients we welcome you to be a part of our team in the Anesthesia Department at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical. Join us and experience the fulfillment of providing exceptional healthcare in a supportive and dynamic environment. Apply today!