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Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below:Lead Endo TechnicianHCA Florida North Florida Hospital

Benefits

HCA Florida North Florida Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

+ Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.

+ Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.

+ Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing

+ 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)

+ Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock

+ Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.

+ Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more

+ Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts

+ Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships

+ Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)

+ Colleague recognition program

+ Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)

+ Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

_Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location._

We are seeking a(an) Lead Endo Technician for our team to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. Did you get into our industry for these reasons? We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Responsible for patient care under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse or Physician. Responsible for training endtechs and RNs to provide assistance in the procedure room, and PACU/Staging area.

JOB SPECIFIC DUTIES:

1. Recognizes the potential for increased stress related to dependency needs of others, i.e., children, and elderly parents.

2. Recognizes anxiety regarding potential changes in lifestyle (i.e., physical, economic) resulting from illness.

Geriatric

1. Recognizes increased physical/emotional dependency needs and availability of support networks.

2. Assists with meals to ensure adequate nutritional intake.

Applies to All Age Groups

1. Takes and records vital signs accurately within the shift.

2. Rounds PRN to anticipate patient needs.

3. Obtains and labels specimens accurately.

4. Alters patient's position Q2° or as assigned.

5. Answers call lights immediately.

6. Assists with toileting needs.

7. Assists patient in/out of beds, chairs or wheelchairs.

8. Gives accurate report of care provided and patients' response to RN Team Leader.

9. Assists with preventive measures for compromised skin integrity.

10. Keeps room orderly for safe patient environment.

11. Immediately disposes of bio-medical and hazardous waste in labeled bio-medical/bio-hazardous waste container.

12. Documents specific patient valuables on designated form when received and immediately contacts security.

13. Performs bedside blood glucose monitoring if assigned to staging.

Patient Documentation

1. Appropriately documents observations, interactions, patient responses, and other pertinent data at the time of occurrence.

2. Gives input to the RN to update the plan of care.

3. Communicates observations of individual patients to the RN/LPN.

Professional Responsibilities

1. Cooperates in temporary assignments.

2. Cooperates with other health team members in achieving common goal of quality health care.

3. Assumes responsibilities for quality care of his/her shift.

Departmental Responsibilities

1. Answers nursing station telephone and relays message to charge nurse and/or other nursing staff.

2. Greets and directs visitors at nursing station.

3. Answers patient call lights and relays information to nursing staff.

LEAD RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Responsible for training and maintaining the Endotechs training when needed

2. Assists the charge nurse and director in assessing the educational and training needs of the Endotechs.

3. Assists the charge nurse and the director in assessing the educational and training needs of new RN’s when

setting up the procedure rooms, or assisting the physicians.

CLERICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Prepares chart on each patient admitted.

2. Under the supervision of a registered nurse in the following manner:

a. Pulls orders and puts in chart.

b. Adds documentation forms to chart as needed.

3. Assists physician in obtaining charts and diagnostics results.

4. Assists with the assembly of the medical record for transfer of patient.

5. Performs the following when receiving a patient:

a. Re-labels doctor name on curtain.

b. Places medical record in chart rack.

6. When adding charting material to medical record, ensures that each paper or form is labeled.

Other Responsibilities

1. Keep unit clean and straight or neat.

2. Maintains supplies, forms and necessary requisitions for the unit.

3. Demonstrates cost effective use and maintenance of unit supplies.

6. Assists department manager with secretarial duties related to unit.

7. Requests supplies to be ordered before the need arises; assures par levels for stock.

8. Assists in readying patient for procedure to keep schedule flowing.

9. Assures patient safety by strict adherence to monitoring that side rails are up at all times and patient is not left unattended.

Technical Responsibilities:

1. Assists the Physician with procedures safely.

2. Assists the RN with procedures.

3. Assists in working the staging area and PACU as needed.

4. Completes assignments on time.

5. Follows P&P for cleaning and disinfect ion of scopes and equipment.

6. Performs other related functions as assigned

7. All paperwork is preassembled by procedure and labeled appropriately

8. Documents patient assessment on pre-procedure record to include vital signs, current medications, and allergies.

9. Assists with the business office tasks.

10. Assists with registering patients.

11. Assists with filing.

12. Answers the telephone Prn.

13. Documents patient pre-procedure record to include vital signs, current medications, weight, and allergies.

14. Assists in working the staging area and PACU area as needed.

15. Provides written and/or verbal report to staging area nurse.

HCA Florida North Florida Hospital is a 523-bed, full-service medical and surgical acute care center. For over 49 years, we have served North Central Florida. We offer comprehensive cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, and neurosciences. We offer minimally-invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgery, weight loss surgery and treatment. Other services that we provide include women’s health and wound therapy. We are fully accredited by the Joint Commission and certified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center. Our hospital has an Accredited Chest Pain Center by ACC (American College of Cardiology) and is designated as a Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery and Bariatric Surgery. We are committed to patient safety and quality of care. We have received the highest scores available in recognition of this commitment.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Lead Endo Technician opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. **We are interviewing apply today!**

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.