Desert Regional Medical Center is a 385-bed acute-care hospital classified as a stroke receiving center and level 2 trauma facility with an innovative, patient centered and evidence-based Rehabilitation Services Department. Our compassionate team provides a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, including acute care rehabilitation, joint replacement & spinal surgery, neurosurgery, ICU, Telemetry, step-down care, skilled nursing, as well as outpatient therapy, hand and lymphedema clinics.
GENERAL DUTIES:
This position exists to assist patients to overcome their anxieties regarding the G.I procedure, to assist the physician performing G.I procedure, to maintain a safe and clean environment, to maintain the equipment used in the G.I. Lab, and escort patients. These duties will be under the supervision of a Registered Nurse in accordance with established policies and procedures. Demographic information, limited Patient Health Information related to job function.
Shift: 8 Hour Day shifts
Hours:
2503010170 Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardshipDEPARTMENT SPECIFIC DUTIES:
- Competently assisting physicians with procedures including Colonoscopy, EGD and ERCP.
- Manual cleaning and disinfection of endoscopes accompanied by complete and accurate documentation insuring patient and employee safety.
- DSD disinfection potency checks and documentation per protocol.
- Insuring equipment is in proper working order and following repair protocol as required insuring patient and employee safety.
- DSD disinfectant changes at proper intervals or when ever potency is not achieved. Which ever come first.
- Accurate and complete documentation of disinfectant changes as well as proper disposal of used disinfectant per manufacture instructions.
- Filter changes at proper interval accompanied by accurate and complete documentation.
- Stocking workstations and ordering supplies insuring that all workstations are stocked and restocked after use.
- 24 hour PH Monitor set up.
- Ability to competentently assists physicians with procedures while on-call.
- Patient transport.
- Linen ordering, stocking and organization.
- Participation in device inservices and ongoing education.
- Work under the direction of a RN.
Required:
- Must have 1 year of experience in Endo/GI in both out-patient and In-patient settings.
- Effective verbal communication and interpersonal skills required.
- Reads and writes legibly, understand and follow directions.
- Possesses active listening skills.
- Good organizational skills necessary.
- Emotional demands require working and remaining calm in a stressful fast paced environment.
- Self starter
- Current American Heart Association BLS certification (maintain current at all times).
- Completion of mandatory program to meet TJC standards is a job requirement.
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