Advanced Endoscopy Technician II - Digestive Health Procedural

Overview

Position Summary:

Advanced Endoscopy Technician II - Digestive Health Procedural - Downtown

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 provides many diagnostic and treatment options, including artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities that improve diagnosis, treatment and outcomes. The institute is moving to a new state-of-the-art facility in downtown Orlando with satellite sites within the Orlando Health system.

Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute is part of the Orlando Health system, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities across Florida. Our 27,000+ team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care. Orlando Health offers benefits from day one and career-growing education programs and well-being services.

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Essential Functions:

• 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.
• Mixes agents such as saline, dye, cyanoacrylate in correct proportions for endoscopic procedures.
• Assists the endoscopist and is familiar with long-wire exchanges during ERCP.
• Knows the accessories for each procedure and is proficient with cautery settings and other accessories to assist with endoscopic emergencies.
• Provides endoscopic support for emergencies in the operating room, ICU and ER settings.
• Operates state-of-the-art AV equipment for recording videos for teaching.
• Participates in lab to assist endoscopist with research and development of novel products and to teach other allied professionals intricacies of advanced endoscopic procedures.
• Is available for 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 nourishment, assisting with toileting, discontinuing 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 the 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 notifies the nurse.
• Knowledge of aseptic techniques.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies and applicable laws.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Other Related Functions

• Maintains proper inventory of supplies.
• Assists with technical intraprocedural interventions such as fine needle aspiration, guidewire exchanges, glue injections, stent deployment.
• Operates AV equipment for recording teaching…