Endoscopy Technologist FT Days - Adventist Health System (Texas)
**Description**
**Endoscopy Technologist**
**Central Texas Medical Center**
**Location Address:** 1301 Wonder World Dr., San Marcos, TX 78666
**Top Reasons to Work At Central Texas Medical Center, San Marcos, TX**
+ Live in the Texas Hill Country that includes small towns and big appetites within a 30 minute drive to Austin and also includes living near the San Marcos River for tons of aquatic fun.
+ Located near Colleges and Universities to expand your career by offering Tuition reimbursement and includes many low-cost living environment choices.
+ CTMC's CREATION Health Institute at http://www.ctmc.org/care-services/creation-health-institute was created to provide information, education, health screenings and events that emphasize a healthy lifestyle. Offerings such as HealthCheck, disease management, support groups, women's health, nutrition, healthy living for seniors and children's health are provided to the public for free or a minimal fee.
+ LeapFrog grade “A” for patient safety and prides itself in safety for all patients, visitors and employees. Also, recognized for a 6 th year of “Most Wired Health System”, Click here to review other prestigious awards: http://www.ctmc.org/about-us/awards-and-recognitions
+ Support the spiritual state of mind of the patient by praying with them and educating families during visits to explain the important element of the healing process.
**Work Hours/Shift:**
Full Time / Days
**You Will Be Responsible For:**
+ Transports patients to and from Surgical Services.
+ Prepares patient charts for surgical and endoscopic procedures.
+ Assists physician with endoscopic procedures.
+ Explains procedure as necessary to the patient and provides emotional support.
+ Obtains vital signs and reports abnormal results to nursing staff and appropriate physicians.
+ Orders and stocks supplies as necessary
+ Performs EKG procedures.
+ Performs phlebotomy
+ Informs patients and family members of delays in patient care and the well-being of patients to family members throughout a patient’s visit to Surgical Services.
+ Maintains equipment and reports malfunctioning equipment to evaluator in a timely manner.
+ Accurately enters data into the computer.
+ Maintains a clean pre and post surgical environment by preparing each area after patient use and before the next business day.
+ Obtains the appropriate Pre-Admissions Testing information for patient procedures and reports any problems to the clinical manager or Anesthesia.
+ Provides safety for patients and co-workers according to hospital policy and procedures.
+ Follows all departmental policies to provide quality care to patients and courtesy to co-workers.
+ Develops self professionally and participates in departmental activities.
+ Works with co-workers in a professional manner both within the department and throughout the hospital.
+ Actively participates in continuous improvement process.
**Qualifications**
**What You Will Need:**
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Three to six months related experience and/or training in healthcare setting
• BLS from the AHA
**Job Summary:**
To assist physicians and team members in providing quality patient care in a safe and efficient manner and to perform clerical duties and errands to assist the nursing staff.
**Knowledge and Skills Required:**
+ Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
+ Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
+ Effective communication among employees, and between employees, patients, visitors and supervisors is essential to ensure quality patient care and to avoid misunderstanding, errors and miscommunications which could have a detrimental effect on the health, safety and well-being of patients and co-workers. In addition to these communication and safety concerns, individuals in this position must be able to effectively review patient and related medical records, understand nurse and/or physician verbal and written instructions, read labels of medications, read safety information, and hazardous chemicals. Therefore, to prevent misunderstandings, errors, and miscommunications in the provision of quality patient care and other job-related services, employees in this position are required to have the capability of fluently speaking, reading, and writing English.
+ Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.
We are an equal opportunity employer and do not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or disability/handicap with respect to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.
