Endoscopy Technician (PT, Days)

Job Summary:

With a commitment to patient and family centered care, the Endoscopy Technician functions as a member of the procedural area health care team. Performs specific tasks to assist the team in ways that values the uniqueness of each individual and addresses the physical, psychological, emotional, and social needs of the diversity of patients served by Jefferson Health. The Endoscopy Technician may assist in both diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures by accurately and efficiently anticipates needs of the patient and team members by applying comprehensive knowledge or standard operative procedures, equipment, anatomy, and providers preferences. The Endoscopy Technician works closely with all team members during the pre-procedural, intra procedural and post procedural phased of care and serves as a technical expert in both advanced therapeutic and standard diagnostic Endoscopic procedures.

Essential Functions:

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson
• Recognizes the patients, their family/designated care partner(s) in providing safe, compassionate, and coordinated care based on respect for patientrsquo;s personal preferences, priorities, needs, and cultural beliefs and values
• Provides expert assistance to endoscopist with understanding of patientrsquo;s anatomy and the procedure being performed
• Assists endoscopist in the performance of endoscopic procedures including advanced therapeutic procedures
• Assists with collection and preparation of specimens
• Assists with emergent procedures in the endoscopy suite, OR or ICU setting
• Responsible for set up, use, troubleshooting and maintenance or highly complex equipment
• Responsible for quality assurance guidelines in the high-level disinfection reprocessing room
• Responsible for adhering to sanitary policies and procedures and infection control guidelines
• May be required to be on call to support urgent/emergent procedures performed outside of normal business hours

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Education:

• High school diploma
• Completion of an endoscopy certification program required within 6 months of hire except as noted by Einstein where employees have 2 years to obtain

AND

Experience:

• 1 year experience in Endoscopy setting preferred

Minimum Certifications, Registration, or License Requirements:

• AHA BLS required
• SGNA Advanced Associates Program Certification preferred
• IAHCAMM certification preferred
• Einstein employees have 2 years from the date of hire to obtain their IAHCAMM certification specifically for GI techs

Covid Vaccination is a requirement for employment at Jefferson for employees working at Jeffersonrsquo;s clinical entities or at the University. If you are not currently vaccinated you will be required to receive the vaccination prior to hire date if you are offered employment, unless you request and receive an approved medical or religious exemption from Jefferson.

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnetreg;-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jeffersonrsquo;s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold amp; Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jeffersonmaintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.