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Form of workTallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) is a private, nonprofit community-based healthcare system that provides advanced care to a 21-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. We are a career destination with nearly 6,000 colleagues who reflect the diversity of our community.
TMH is the region’s healthcare leader and top provider of advanced care with a 772-bed acute care hospital and the region’s only:
- Level II Trauma Center
- Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center
- Level III Neonatal Intensive Care
- Pediatric Intensive Care
- The most advanced cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedic & surgery programs in the Panhandle
Our system also includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, four residency programs and nearly 40 affiliated physician practices.
Your Role:
- Functions under a registered nurse’s (RN):
- RN/Nurse Manager
- RN/Assistant Nurse Manager
- RN/Clinical Nurse
- RN/Flex Staff Nurse
- Assists Doctors of Medicine (MDs) and RNs with all endoscopy procedures.
- Repositions patients on stretchers.
- Maintains an environment conducive to patients’ safety.
- Assists in admitting and discharging outpatients, including interviewing and documenting the same on charts.
Reports To:
- RN [Registered Nurse]
- Assistant Nurse Manager
- RN/Nurse Manager
Supervises:
- None
Required Education:
- High school diploma (or equivalent)
Prefered Education:
- Completion of a formal Endoscopy Technician training program.
- Nursing assistant certification.
Required Experience:
- One (1) year of Endoscopy Technician experience performing percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG), esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), colonoscopies, bronchoscopies, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS).
- Competencies required in PEG, EGD, colonoscopies, bronchoscopies, ERCP, and EUS; competencies validated upon hire
Required Certification/License/Registry:
- Endoscopy technician certification from the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CPSPD), Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (SGNA), Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA), and/or the International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management (IAHCSMM).
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer and drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of a drug screen, background check, reference verification, health assessment, and credential/license verification.
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer and drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of a drug screen, background check, reference verification, health assessment, and credential/license verification.
