Endoscopy Tech-Procedure Room

Operates cleaning and sterilization equipment in the department according to manufacturer’s recommendations and established procedure.

Performs patient care; decontamination and high-level disinfection of endoscopy equipment according to guidelines provided thru the Society of Gastrointestinal Nurses Associate (SGNA); Association of peri-Operative Nurses (AORN); Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA); Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC); Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Det Norske Veritas (DNV) Cleans and decontaminates all endoscopic scopes and instruments properly.

Is very knowledgeable about all levels of disinfection.

Is knowledgeable in the use of the Olympus OER Scope Processor Cleans stretchers and all equipment with germicidal solution after each patient use Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability by performing other duties as necessary due to extenuating circumstances.

Functions as a role model for other technologists, students, and visitors.

Acquires and maintains current knowledge in practice by meeting regulatory standards.

Responsible and accountable for own professional growth and development through local and national SGNA involvement.

Provides a positive and conducive learning environment for novice practitioners.

Accepts constructive feedback to improve job performance and collaborates with Director/Endoscopy Unit Manager and Charge nurse to make necessary adjustments.

Assist the Pre-Op and Post-Op areas as assigned and needed Responsible for attending staff meetings and/or reads staff meeting notes to remain knowledgeable in department updates and new processes.

Participates in the orientation of new endoscopy technicians Serves on unit-based committees Responsible for demonstrating competency for all new equipment and processes Other duties may be assigned as necessary to facilitate the functions of the department and hospital.

Participates in continuing education and achieving/maintaining certification Provides clinical guidance to technology students and ancillary staff Provides a positive and conducive learning environment for novice practitioners Responsible and accountable for own professional growth and development Preprocedural duties include as follows: appropriately dons Endo attire and personal protective equipment (PPE).; Gathers, checks and opens supplies and equipment needed for the surgical procedure; Performs the hand hygiene; Sets up the endoscopy machine, endoscopes, suction, supplies, equipment, and medications/solutions needed for the procedure; Assists the team members with PPE; Participates in the procedure and patient verification during the time out process; Secures tubing, cords and other accessories as needed for the procedure (s) Intraprocedural duties include as follows: Prepares and anticipates additional equipment and supplies for usage during the procedure; Anticipates the needs of the physician by passing instruments and supplies to the physician during procedure; Holds and drives endoscopes or instruments as directed by the physician during the procedure; Maintains highest standard of aseptic technique during the procedure; Verifies specimen with physician and endo nurse prior to preparing and passes off specimen(s) to the lab.

Post Procedural duties include: Assisting other members of the team with in between procedure cleaning of room.; Assists in prepping the endo suite for the next patient; Participates in debriefing and quality improvement practices to ensure quality patient care; Assists the Endoscopy recovery room RN with transport discharged patient to vehicle.

Decontamination/High Level Disinfection duties include: Performs bedside initial cleaning of endoscopes and prepares used instruments for high-level disinfection by flushing lumens with enzymatic product at of procedure.

Properly transports used endoscopy equipment according to hospital policy to the endoscopy area.

Dons appropriate PPE to prior to endoscopy equipment decontamination.

Decontaminates and high-level disinfects endoscopy equipment according to manufacturer’s instructions.

Maintain Endoscopy cleaning records according to departmental polices, SGNA and Manufacturer’s guideline instructions.

Stores high-level disinfection endoscopy equipment in a well vented storage cabinet and prevents cross contamination of clean endoscopy equipment.

Operates the Olympus Reprocessing unit according to manufactures’ instructions for use; Reports damaged equipment to management to initiate repair process; Reports equipment malfunction to Biomed as needed.

Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability by performing other duties as necessary such as: Assists with transferring patient to the Endoscopy suite; Assists with positioning the patient, using appropriate equipment and anatomical principles to avoid patient injury; Applies the electrosurgical grounding pad; Assists with applying monitors before the procedure begins; Anticipates additional supplies needed during the procedure; Properly assist with specimen collections.