General Patient Care job in New Braunfels TX

Job Title:

GI Technician

Job Description:

• Provides direct and indirect services to the GI patient under the supervision of the professional nurse.
• Performs tasks necessary for the efficient and effective functioning of the GI room and delivery of quality care.
• Responsible for preparation, maintenance, and cleaning of equipment and supplies.
• Assists in performing invasive endoscopic procedures.

Responsibilities:

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Supports and assists physicians and registered nurses with procedures.
• Verifies proper equipment functioning and performs safety checks.
• Maintains endoscopic equipment and prepares broken scopes for repairs.
• Collects and delivers specimens collected during procedures, ensuring the field remains sterile.
• Assists with placing monitors on patients.
• Distributes information regarding equipment or instruments at in-service training sessions.
• Validates and refreshes basic professional skills through active participation at in-service trainings.
• Reprocesses endoscopy scopes per ANSI/AAMI Standards, including:
  • Proper endoscope handling
  • Procedures for leak testing, cleaning, inspecting, disinfecting, sterilizing, packaging, and storing
  • Identification of single-use items intended to be discarded after use
  • All aspects of decontamination
  • Operation of manual and mechanical cleaning processes and equipment
  • Facility policies and procedures for high-level disinfection and sterilization
  • Workplace safety related to chemical use and biological hazards
  • OSHA standards and requirements
  • Personnel exposure monitoring for chemicals used
  • Recognizing and responding to exposure-related symptoms
  • Use of PPE, SDS, and chemical spill kits
• Sterilizes and prepares rooms and equipment before and after procedures.
• Demonstrates understanding of patient anatomy and abnormalities affecting procedures.
• Recognizes emergent situations during endoscopy procedures and sets priorities for assistance.
• Assists with therapeutic interventions such as balloon dilations, polypectomy, sphincterotomy, stent placement, and gastrostomy tube placement.
• Coordinates review of special-order supply inventory and ensures rooms are stocked for next-day procedures.
• Independently completes annual competencies and any additional competencies related to new procedures.
• Maintains established departmental and facility policies and procedures.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.

Requirements:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• 0 - 1 years of experience preferred.
• Previous experience working in the Operating Room or Endoscopy Unit preferred.
• BLS (American Heart Association) required.
• SGNA Certification within 6 months of hire required.

Work Type:

• Per Diem As Needed