Endoscopy Technician
Job Description
Endoscopy Technician –
Job Type: Fulltime | Day
Schedule: 5x8, Monday - Friday, with on call rotation.
Your experience matters
Havasu Regional Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As an Endoscopy Tech joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.
More about our team
At Havasu Regional Medical Center, our Endoscopy Technologists play a vital role in delivering safe, high-quality care in the operating room. Working closely with surgeons, nurses, and anesthesia providers, our endo Techs are an essential part of a collaborative, patient-centered team. Our culture is built on genuine care for both our patients and one another, with patient safety and well-being at the core of everything we do. You’ll be supported by strong teamwork and leaders who are present, approachable, and truly invested in your success. In our most recent culture survey, team members shared how much they value the supportive environment and the people they work alongside each day.
How you’ll contribute
An Endoscopy Tech who excels in this role:
- Prepares Endoscopy suite with solutions, scopes, equipment and supplies.
- Ensures good working order of scopes and equipment.
- Validates that complete and current reprocessing of the scope has occurred for every procedure.
- Assists with preparing, transporting, and positioning patients.
- Passes scopes and supplies to assist the physician during endoscopy procedures. Continually accounts use of supplies during endoscopy procedures.
- Receives and processes specimens for delivery to the laboratory.
- Provides inspection, decontamination, assembly, and high level disinfection of scopes and other patient care equipment in accordance with processing guidelines, ASGE, AAMI, AORN, TJC, and OSHA requirements.
- Operates departmental equipment daily according to manufacturer instructions with emphasis on safety.
Processes and documents all scopes and supplies using chemical, biological and mechanical indicators to verify sterility in accordance with manufacturer instructions and hospital policy.
Monitors and performs antimicrobial and disinfection solutions testing according to manufacturer instructions and documentation as required.
Why join us
We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:
- Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
- Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
- Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
- Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
- Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
What we're looking for
Applicants should have a high school diploma and completion of an accredited Surgical Technology program.
Additional requirements include:
- Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) required within 30 days of hire
- Education: High school diploma or equivalent required; completion of an accredited Surgical Technology program.
- Experience: Minimum of 1 year of Surg Tech experience preferred
- Preferred Experience: EGD’s and colonoscopies
More about Havasu Regional Medical Center
Havasu Regional Medical Center is a Joint Commission accredited, Medicare certified hospital located in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Havasu Regional Medical Center is a joint venture between PHC-Lake Havasu, Inc. and many community physicians. Through this ongoing collaboration, we are able to identify and focus on the elements that make for a quality-driven healthcare environment for our patients. Havasu Regional Medical Center is partially owned or invested in by physicians.
As a community hospital and regional referral center for healthcare, Havasu Regional Medical Center offers a broad and comprehensive scope of services in major medical disciplines. A medical staff of more than 33 affiliated physicians represents a broad cross section of expertise in 31 medical specialties.
Havasu Regional Medical Center provides 24-hour emergency service with full-time emergency physicians on duty. The hospital has also earned an ALS Base Hospital Certificate from the state of Arizona, authorizing medical direction and support of prehospital care providers such as fire department or ambulance personnel.
EEOC Statement
“Havasu Regional Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Havasu Regional Medical Center is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”