About this role
Job Summary:
Responsible to provide Endoscopy duties under the direction of the RN and Endoscopy Technician and secretarial duties in SDCU.
Education:
Required:
- High school graduate or GED required.
Preferred:
- N/A
Preferred Experience:
Required:
- Experience as CNA with some knowledge of outpatient or surgical care.
Preferred:
- N/A
Position Requirement(s): License/Certification/Registration
Required:
- BLS
Preferred:
- N/A
Department Position Summary:
Responsible to provide Endoscopy duties under the direction of the RN and Endoscopy Technician and secretarial duties in SDCU. Endo Tech responsibilities include set-up, maintenance, meticulous cleaning and decontamination, handling and storing of endoscopic equipment, and assist the physician as directed during procedures. Must be self-motivated, flexible to accommodate daily schedule changes, and able to provide �on-call� coverage. Participate in maintaining efficiency of all areas of the department by ordering and organizing supplies, facilitating communication and order. Provide age-appropriate care as an Endo Tech to the patient population. Provides secretarial duties in assisting in the flow of information through the department, maintains the office area and set-up charts.
Other facts
About Erlanger Health System
Erlanger, named among "America's Best Hospitals" by U.S. News & World Report, is a non-profit, academic teaching center affiliated with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine – Chattanooga. Erlanger is also a Level-One Trauma Center for adults and the only provider of tertiary care services for the citizens of an entire four-state region, encompassing southeast Tennessee, north Georgia, north Alabama and western North Carolina. With a history that dates back more than a century, Erlanger is recognized as one of the nation's finest public hospitals and a leader in healthcare.
The Erlanger hospital system includes Children's Hospital at Erlanger (CHE), the only academic medical center in the tri-state region devoted solely to children and is a Comprehensive Regional Pediatric Center (CRPC)— the highest designation in the state for pediatrics. CHE has a full range of pediatric subspecialists, as well as a pediatrics ER, ICU, and Level III neonatal intensive care unit, providing the highest level of care in the region for premature and sick infants.
Each year, more than one million people are treated by the team of healthcare professionals who are part of Erlanger.
What you'll do
- The Endoscopy Technician is responsible for providing Endoscopy duties under the direction of the RN and Endoscopy Technician, as well as performing secretarial duties in the Same Day Care Unit. Responsibilities include set-up, maintenance, cleaning and decontamination of endoscopic equipment, assisting the physician during procedures, and maintaining efficiency in the department.
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