Endoscopy Technician Specialist

Endoscopy Technician Specialist

Methodist Hospital is looking to hire an Endoscopy Technician Specialist to join our Endoscopy team! Come join us as a Partner for Good and help us make an impact on the care and experience that our patients and their families receive every day.

Position Summary:

The Endoscopy Technical Specialist is responsible for performing delegated activities related to patient care and overall team support in the GI procedure room setting. Under the supervision of a physician or nurse, will assist with direct patient care during procedures and assist the physicians with necessary equipment (forceps, snares, balloons, etc) used during all procedure types.

The Endoscopy Technical Specialist will be responsible for performing all essential duties of the Endoscopy Technician which may include various patient care roles and duties outside of the procedure room, such as the recovery room, supply stocking, and endoscope reprocessing room.

Work Schedule:

Endoscopy Technician Specialists work 10hour shifts with rotating start times of 6:30 a.m., 7:00 a.m., and 7:30 a.m. Technicians are also assigned rotating latestay shifts to support endofday coverage and closing responsibilities. Specialists will rotate between the Burnsville and St. Louis Park locations as part of their regular schedule and may be assigned to the Maple Grove location as needed. Weekend oncall coverage is required and assigned on a rotating basis.

Required Qualifications:

• Education, Experience or Equivalent Combination:
  • One year of healthcare experience
• Licensure/ Registration/ Certification:
  • Completion of the SGNA GI Associates Program to be recognized as a GI Technical Specialist (GTS) within 1 month of hire.
  • Current BLS provider status in accordance with American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines within 2 weeks of hire.
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  • Good verbal communication skills.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of age-related growth and development principles necessary to provide appropriate service and assure safety of patients.
  • Have human relations skills to work as part of a team by demonstrating, but not limited to:
    • The ability to maintain patience
    • Use of mature judgment
    • Sound reasoning skills
    • Courteous behavior

Preferred Qualifications:

• Education, Experience or Equivalent Combination:
  • On year of experience with equipment cleaning and reprocessing or as an Endoscopy Technician.
  • Possess one or more of the below qualifications
    • Graduate of an accredited Surgical Tech, Endoscopy tech, or Instrument Tech(sterile processing) program.
    • EC tech
    • EMT
    • Scribe
    • Associates degree or higher
    • CMA
    • LPN
• Licensure/ Registration/ Certification:
  • Certification as a Certified Endoscope Reprocessor (CER) through the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA).
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  • Anatomy and physiology
  • Medical Terminology
  • Infection Control

Benefits:

Park Nicollet offers a competitive benefits package (for eligible positions) that includes medical insurance, dental insurance, a retirement program, time away from work, insurance options, tuition reimbursement, an employee assistance program, onsite clinic and much more!