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At Bon Secours Mercy Health, we are dedicated to continually improving health care quality, safety and cost effectiveness. Our hospitals, care sites and clinicians are recognized for clinical and operational excellence.

Endoscopy Technician I - St Anne Hospital

Job Summary:

The Endoscopy Technician performs competent inspection and reprocessing of all re-usable department supplies, instruments, and equipment in accordance with organization policy and procedures.  The Endoscopy Technician I, demonstrates knowledge of the standards of practice and guidelines for reprocessing and ensures that all re-usable supplies, instruments, and equipment are processed, tracked, and stored in accordance with organization policy and procedure

Essential Functions:

+ Demonstrates disinfection principles to correctly leak test, manually clean, validate cleaning and disinfect all re-usable endoscopy supplies, instruments, and equipment in strict accordance with the organization policy and procedure.

+  Inspects supplies, instruments, and equipment for cleanliness and functionality.

+ Operates Automated Endoscopic Reprocessors (AER) and other reprocessing equipment according to organization policy and procedure.  Demonstrates accurate documentation of process, tracking and logs as required.

+ Demonstrates infection control practices with personal protective equipment, hand washing, aseptic techniques cleaning and disinfection of all instruments and equipment according to organization policy and procedure.

+ Monitoring channel check process on specialty scopes to ensure appropriate pre-cleaning and reprocessing is occurring for patient safety.

+ Promote organizational behavioral based expectations and supports organizations efforts to exceed Key Performance Indicator goals.  Strives to provide quality patient care that demonstrates stewardship and   management of valuable organization and human resources.

This document is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Employees may be required to perform other job-related duties as required by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation.

Education:

+  High School diploma or equivalent (required)

Required** **Licensing & Certifications:

+ BLS Basic Life Support – American Heart Association (preferred)

Experience:

+ Six months of previous Endoscope reprocessing experience (preferred)

Skills & Abilities:

Hard/Tech/Clinical Skills _:_

+ _Knowledge_ _of infection control principles.  _

+ _Ability to_ _maintain_ _accurate_ _documentation as_ _required_ _.  _

+ _Ability and_ _wiliness_ _to float throughout markets as directed._ _ _

+ _Inform supervisory of supply, instrument, and equipment_ _concerns_ _ _

+ _Analytical skills _

Soft/Interpersonal Skills:

+ _Attention to_ _detail_

+ _Acceptance of authority_

+ _Critical thinking_

+ _Communication with supervisor and teammates _

+ _Teamwork_

+ _Conflict resolution_

+ _Active listening_

+ _Relationship building_

Many of our opportunities reward* your hard work with:

Comprehensive, affordable medical, dental and vision plans

Prescription drug coverage

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance w/AD&D

Employer contributions to retirement savings plan when eligible

Paid time off

Educational Assistance

And much more

*Benefits offerings vary according to employment status

All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you'd like to view a copy of the affirmative action plan or policy statement for Mercy Health – Youngstown, Ohio or Bon Secours – Franklin, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia; and Emporia, Virginia, which are Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employers, please email [email protected] . If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact The Talent Acquisition Team at [email protected]