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Posted: 31-Jul-22
Location: Lafayette, Colorado
Salary: Open
You.
You bring your body, mind, heart and spirit to your work as an Endoscopy Technician.
You know when to move quickly. When to sit quietly. When to laugh loudly.
Youâ™re great at what you do, but you want to be part of something even greater. Because you believe that while individuals can be strong, the right team is invincible.
Us.
Good Samaritan Medical Center is part of SCL Health, a faith-based, nonprofit healthcare organization that focuses on person-centered care. At our 234-bed community hospital, our mission is to bring health and hope to the poor, the vulnerable, our communities and each other. Weâ™re especially proud of our people, who helped make us one of Americaâ™s 100 Best Hospitals according to Health grades.
Benefits are one of the ways we encourage health for you and your family. Our generous package includes medical, dental and vision coverage. But health is more than a well-working body: it encompasses body, mind and social well-being. To that end, weâ™ve launched a Healthy Living program to address your holistic health. Healthy Living includes financial incentives, digital tools, tobacco cessation, classes, counseling and paid time off. We also offer financial wellness tools and retirement planning.
We.
Together weâ™ll align mission and careers, values and workplace. Weâ™ll encourage joy and take pride in our integrity.
Weâ™ll laugh at each otherâ™s jokes (even the bad ones). Weâ™ll hello and high five. Weâ™ll celebrate milestones and acknowledge the value of spirituality in healing.
Weâ™re proud of what we know, which includes how much there is to learn.
Your Day.
As an Endoscopy Technician you know that every day is different, which is why you need to know how to:
- Assemble endoscopy charts as needed
- Determines patient name, destination, and mode of travel, time, and other data, following written or oral instructions.
- Directs or escorts incoming patients from admitting office or reception desk to designated area.
- Carries patient's clothing/belongings and documents location. Assists patient in walking to prevent falling, or transports non-ambulatory patient by wheelchair or stretcher.
- Assists nursing staff in care of patients. Changes bed linens, runs errands, and directs visitors.
- Takes and records vital signs and documents information in a timely manner.
- Delivers messages, mail, medical records, and other items.
- Establishes priorities in organizing Endoscopic care based on case type and needs of the patient and health care team.
- Cleans and sterilizes Endoscopy equipment when procedures are completed.
- Prepares procedure room and equipment for Endoscopic Procedures.
- Orders and maintains supplies for Endoscopy department.
- Performs regularly scheduled quality control tests and maintains quality control log for equipment (i.e. Evotech).
- During endoscopy downtime assists with EVS duties in the Perioperative area.
- Responsible for reprocessing of endoscopes after endoscopy cases and reprocessing of all endoscopes every 7 days to maintain high quality of endoscope cleaning.
Your Experience.
We hire people, not resumes. But we also expect excellence, which is why we require:
- High School Diploma or GED
- BLS required within 3 months of hire
- C.N.A. experience preferred
Your Next Move.
Now that you know more about being an Endoscopy Technician on our team we hope youâ™ll join us. At Good Samaritan Medical Center youâ™ll reaffirm every day how much you love this work, and why you were called to it in the first place.