Endoscopy Technician

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BHI Bristol Hospital Main Campus - Bristol, CT 06010, Position Type:
Full Time, Education Level: High School, Salary Range: $20.00 - $36.20 Hourly, At Bristol Health, we begin each day caring today for your tomorrow. We have been an integral part of our community for the past 100 years. We are dedicated to providing the best possible care and service to our patients, residents and families. We are committed to provide compassionate, quality care at all times and to uphold our values of Communication, Accountability, Respect and Empathy (C.A.R.E.).

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Collaborates with the RN to utilize nursing process for all aspects of care in a manner consistent with Endoscopy standards.

• Shares all pertinent observations, assessments and recommendations regarding patient needs to the RN or charge nurse.
• Ensures proper and accurate identification of patient and procedure.
• Performs nursing actions with safety, skill, efficiency and effectiveness.
• Ensures patients' right to privacy and confidentiality.
• Demonstrates creativity and innovativeness, while adhering to accepted policies and procedures.
• Regularly demonstrates ability to exercise independent judgement in times of need and emergency situations.

Provides direct care to assigned patients based on current policies and procedures and accepted standards of care which meet the nursing needs of these patients.

• Uses available Endoscopy standards.
• Displays ability to function with new equipment and procedures after appropriate education has been provided.
• Incorporates new knowledge into practice, in order to meet needs of patients.
• Demonstrates knowledge of all existing policies and procedures.
• Sets up equipment and supplies for specific endoscopy case.
• Performs after-care of equipment (decontamination/scope cleaning).
• Performs leak testing.

Provides pre-op teaching to patients and families (when available).

• Assesses needs and priorities of patients and family (when available);
  Patient education process.
• Utilizes nursing experts in the patient education process as appropriate.

Documents appropriately all nursing care.

• Documents complete, concise, clear and pertinent information; i.e., incidents and/or observations.

Effectively communicates with nurses and Physicians in the planning, implementation of patient care.

• Seeks and uses peers' ideas and knowledge in development of plans. Seeks consultation after identifying personal limits of knowledge, whenever necessary, in order to clarify patient needs.
• Communicates timely pertinent status changes to the RN or physician.
• Ensures up-dating and compliance of physician's preference cards.
• Reports results of accucheck/change in vital signs.

Acts as resource person to nursing colleagues, student nurses and new employees.

• Responds to requests from peers in an acceptable time period.
• Participates on hospital or unit committees. Communicates applicable and important information about committee activities to entire staff via reports and minutes of meetings.
• Participates in the orientation of staff.

Recommends appropriate changes/improvements in procedures and unit activities and participates in implementation of those changes.

• Recommends change in practice, policy and procedure to appropriate person or representative which addresses identified needs or problems. Assists in implementation of change. Demonstrates support of changes which will improve patient care.

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