Gastrointestinal Tech Trainee
Oregon Health & Science University
- Portland, OR
- $29.37-39.75 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Prepare rooms with appropriate supplies and equipment for all assigned procedures.
- Assist physician to obtain specimens. Appropriately preserve, label, and dispatch specimens to lab.
- Manipulates equipment during procedure as requested by the physician.
- Collaborates with endoscopy team to assist with successfulprocedure.
- Identify and report to physician/RN any change in patient condition or complication of procedure.
- Assists with trouble shooting GI equipment such as but not limited to: scopes, monitors, video equipment, cautery equipment.
- Documents data as appropriate in medical record and records supplies used and patient charges.
- Provide fundamental components of patient care.
- Provide on call support for procedures after hours and on weekends on a rotational basis.
- Provide patients with appropriate pre procedural education including answering questions regarding proper procedure preparation (in person or via telephone).
- Answers patient questions - as deemed appropriate for scope of practice including preparation required for procedure.
- Clean and disinfect scopes according to unit policies and procedure.
- Maintain equipment in proper working order. Inspect scopes for damage and protect to avoid damage during handling and cleaning.
- Report malfunctioning equipment immediately to charge nurse or manager.
- Send out equipment for repair or work with clinical engineering personnel to trouble shoot equipment or bring in appropriate repair technicians.
- Stock rooms with equipment and supplies.
- Monitor rooms/carts for outdated supplies
- Monitor supplies for outdate and communicate with materials manager regarding inventory needs and reorder consumable supplies as assigned by management.
- Document appropriately on stent logs and cleaning logs
- Perform routine equipment/eyewash/refrigerator checks and document to maintain compliance.
- Prepares supplies for autoclaving, receives instruments from sterile processing
- Is the unit expert on endoscopy supplies/instruments/tools and how they are used and maintained on the unit. Acts as mentor towards others who need to learn about these items.
- Accomplish caseload assignments in a timely manner
- Communicate throughout procedure with provider and RN/ CRNA.
- Productively utilize unassigned time.
- Complete projects as assigned by management
- Participate in area specific continuous quality improvement program.
- Participate in orientation and in teaching area specific skills.
- Completion of a surgical tech program OR
- Experience described below
- One year of experience in clinic or hospital-based GI or surgical procedure room setting.
- Training position must meet these qualifications within 12 months of start date.
- Knowledge assembling supplies and instruments; preparing room for procedures; and performing as a member of the procedural team.
- BLS
- Ability to perform the job duties with or without accommodation.
- One year of experience as GI tech or scrub tech
- Knowledge of GI anatomy and physiology.
- Familiarity with GI Preps, familiarity with Spyglass, Barrx, Double Balloon
- Enteroscopy, and GI Stents.
- SGNA GI Assistant Certification