Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health·Glendale, California
Provide critical support and direct assistance during gastrointestinal procedures to ensure a sterile and safe environment. Responsibilities include preparing procedure rooms, assisting physicians with equipment, and sterilizing instruments.
Where You’ll Work Founded in 1926, Dignity Health - Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center is a 334-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital.
Serving over 70,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level III NICU, heart care, wound care and surgical services.
Additionally, Glendale Memorial Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
It is a Joint Commission-certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center and a SRC Center of Excellence for Robotic Surgery and Colorectal Surgery.
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One California Job Summary and Responsibilities As a GI Technician, you will provide critical support and direct assistance during gastrointestinal procedures, ensuring a sterile, safe, and efficient environment for patient care.Every day you will expertly prepare procedure rooms, assist physicians with equipment handling and maintenance, monitor patient comfort, and meticulously clean and sterilize instruments to uphold the highest standards of infection control.To be successful, you will demonstrate outstanding attention to detail, strong teamwork skills, and a vigilant, proactive demeanor, contributing significantly to successful diagnostic and therapeutic GI interventions.
Demonstrates adherence to the Standards of conduct requirements.
Performs scrub functions for all general or minor specialty cases.
Demonstrates competence in use of the computer to generate case cart pick lists and physician preference lists.
Updates physician preference lists as necessary.
Demonstrates knowledge of safe principles of positioning patients intra-operatively.
Understands the relationship between anatomy and physiology and positioning and recognizes potential safety hazards to the patient.
Demonstrates knowledge of principles of aseptic technique.
Demonstrates competency in the operation of : Decontamination unit Steam autoclave Chemical sterilization unit Utilizes resources and resource material as appropriate Adheres to hospital policies, departmental policies and AORN recommended practices.
Establishes and maintains positive interpersonal relationships with patients, visitors and other hospital personnel.
Job Requirements Required Minimum of 1-2 years procedureal/surgical experience in General GYN and GI or a graduate of a surgical technician program preferred.
Familiar with the different surgical equipment and instrumentation and its functions.
Requires close concentration and high degree of accuracy and organization to prepare set up and assists on surgical procedures.
Experience with Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems.
American Heart Association Basic Life Support
Requires 1-2 years of procedural/surgical experience in General, GYN, and GI, or graduation from a surgical technician program. Must possess AHA Basic Life Support certification and familiarity with EMR systems.
Market context
In California, physician openings are typically driven by ongoing demand across large health systems, outpatient groups, and specialty practices, with competition shaped by board eligibility, licensure, and specialty fit. For this role category, candidates are often compared on clinical experience, communication skills, and readiness to work within team-based care. The job requirements and benefits on this platform are AI-summarized from the original job description, saving candidates research time. Review the CPT and BLS requirements carefully and confirm your experience aligns with the listed laboratory and acute-care expectations before applying.
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