GID Lab Technician / Endoscopy Lab at Emory Healthcare

Atlanta, Georgia, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

10 Apr, 26

Salary

27.96

Posted On

10 Jan, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Gastro-Intestinal Procedures, Patient Care, Equipment Operation, Monitoring Equipment, Pre-operative Education, Post-operative Education, Team Collaboration, Technical Troubleshooting, Emergency Response, Medication Administration, Preventive Maintenance, Patient Scheduling, In-service Education, Endoscopy Techniques, Vital Signs Monitoring, Patient Safety

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Overview Be inspired. Be rewarded. Belong. At Emory Healthcare. At Emory Healthcare we fuel your professional journey with better benefits, valuable resources, ongoing mentorship and leadership programs for all types of jobs, and a supportive environment that enables you to reach new heights in your career and be what you want to be. We provide: Comprehensive health benefits that start day 1 Student Loan Repayment Assistance & Reimbursement Programs Family-focused benefits Wellness incentives Ongoing mentorship, development, and leadership programs and more! Description 7:00am - 5:30pm/ Part Time / 10 hours Salary range -$23.52- $27.96 We're seeking a GID Lab Technician for Emory John's Creek Hospital, responsible for being a capable certified technician who cares about the quality of their work an ensuring the safety for all patients. This individual will: Assist the physician in performing all routine and complex gastro-intestinal diagnostic procedures. Orient and train lower level technicians, provides pre and post-operative education to patients. Deal directly with other hospital departments to schedule patient procedures, order supplies, or conduct in-service education to other staff members of the hospital. Perform techniques using specialized equipment such as endoscopes, light sources, and GID accessory equipment, cautery and photocoagulation, monitoring equipment, peritoneoscopy equipment, motility machines, or other related equipment; performs preventive maintenance on equipment and troubleshoots equipment problems. Set up and assist the gastroenterologist with procedures such as gastroscopy, dilatation, colonoscopy, electrocoaugtery, flexible protoscopy, anoscopy, peritoneoscopy, liver biopsy, sclerosis, motility, secretin studies, gastric analysis, small bowel endoscopy, transesophageal cardiography, or other procedures. Operate EKG and other monitoring equipment, discontinue IV fluids, begin and assist in CPR, administer oxygen, monitor vital signs during endoscopy or recovery room procedures and notify the physician of any abnormalities or significant changes. Under nursing or physician supervision, may draw-up and administer medications. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Two years Gastro-Intestinal Diagnostic Laboratory Technician experience. JOIN OUR TEAM TODAY! Emory Healthcare (EHC), part of Emory University (EUV), is the most comprehensive academic health system in Georgia and the first and only in Georgia with a Magnet® designated ambulatory practice. We are made up of 11 hospitals-4 Magnet® designated, the Emory Clinic, and more than 425 provider locations. The Emory Healthcare Network, established in 2011, is the largest clinically integrated network in Georgia, with more than 3,450 physicians concentrating in 70 different subspecialties. Additional Details Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law. Emory Healthcare is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please contact Emory Healthcare’s Human Resources at careers@emoryhealthcare.org. Please note that one week's advance notice is preferred.

Responsibilities

The GID Lab Technician will assist physicians in performing gastro-intestinal diagnostic procedures and train lower-level technicians. They will also manage equipment, monitor patient vital signs, and provide education to patients.