Endoscope Technician

When you join the growing BILH team youre not just taking a job youre making a difference in peoples lives.

Job Description:

Primary Responsibilities:

• Reprocesses and disinfects equipment and supplies per protocol. (essential)
• Conducts quality assurance measures and maintains QA documentation. (essential)
• Monitors equipment and supplies as needed. Transports equipment and supplies to and from CPD throughout the day. (essential)
• Maintains working knowledge of department and industry standards for equipment processes and protocols. (essential)
• Addresses damange/repair of instrumentation upon arrival into decontamination area and reports activities to supervisor/manager. (essential)
• Supports other areas and staff as needed including but not limited to procedural room turn over. (essential)

Required Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED required.
• CER certification; annual recertification required.
• 1-3 yearsrelated work experience required.
• Attention to detail.
• Must be able to function in a fast pace environment.
• Basic familiarity with computers. Ability to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of hospital infection control and medical terminology.

Competencies:

Decision Making:Ability to make decisions that are based on specific instructions standard practices and established procedures which generally require little or no supervision.

Problem Solving:Ability to address problems that are routine somewhat repetitive and generally solved by following clear directions and procedures and by identifying opportunities for process improvements.

Independence of Action:Ability to follow general instructions and procedures as provided. Work is monitored by supervisor/manager.

Written Communications:Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written English with internal and external customers.

Oral Communications:Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively with medical center staff patients families and external customers.

Knowledge:Ability to demonstrate full working knowledge of standard concepts practices procedures and policies with the ability to use them in varied situations.

Team Work:Ability to work collaboratively in small teams to improve the operations of immediate work group by offering ideas identifying issues and respecting team members.

Customer Service:Ability to demonstrate a positive attitude and respond to requests in a timely and respectful manner.

Social/Environmental Requirements:

Work requires close attention to task for work to be accurately completed. Intermittent breaks during the work day do not compromise the work.

Work routine is fairly consistent but employee needs to be able to use judgment to respond to events several times a week.

Potential exposure to adverse environmental conditions

• Daily:Exposure to dustgasfumessteamchemicals-ChemicalsProtective equipment required(Respiratorearplugsmaskgloveseyewear etc).
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Health Care Status:HCW1: Regular day-to-day contact; both face-to-face and hands-on (having close contact within three feet for at least five minutes). Examples: physicians clinical nurses phlebotomist medical assistants PFT tech and x-ray tech.-Health Care Worker Status may vary by department

Sensory Requirements:

Close work (paperwork visual examination)Monitor UseVisual monotonyVisual clarity <3 feetMonitoring EquipmentBackground Noise.

Physical Requirements:

Heavy work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or 50 pounds of force frequently. Work is physically demanding and requires extended periods of standing and/or moving.

This job requires constantstandingFine Manipulation using both handsEndurance-working up to 5-6 hours without a breakfrequentwalkingReaching-below shoulder may be occasionalKeyboard useReaching-above shoulder height.

As a health care organization we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.

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