Endoscopy Technician

Role & responsibilities

• Sterilizes and prepares rooms and equipment, such as scopes, before and after procedures as directed.
• Supports and assists physicians and registered nurses with procedures as directed.
• Verifies proper equipment functioning and performs safety checks.
• Maintains and/or repairs endoscopic equipment.
• Collects and delivers specimens collected during procedures, ensuring the field remains sterile.
• Assists in patient intake, transport, paperwork, and recordkeeping of physician observations, as directed.
• Places devices to monitor vital signs on patients, including blood pressure cuffs, surgical cautery pads, cardiac monitoring electrodes, pulse oximeter sensors, and nasal cannulas.
• Distributes information regarding equipment or instruments at in-service training sessions.
• Validates and refreshes basic professional skills through active participation at in-service trainings.