Vumc

GI Tech Specialist

Nashville, TN

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 4 hours ago

Inventory ManagementCustomer SupportPatient CareResearchLeadershipProblem Solving

About the role

Assists GI Endoscopy Services Unit with the coordination of the daily patient endoscopy schedule with occasional guidance from the charge nurse, physician, or staff nurse.
Cleans, disinfects and sterilize all flexible bronchoscopes, video scopes and related Endoscopy instruments for all areas.
8am-6:30pm, Off Tuesday, opportunity to pick up Saturdays.

Plans, sets up, performs and cleans up the assigned endoscopy procedure.
Maintains the work environment in a safe, clean, orderly manner.
Prepares instrumentation and equipment according to recommended procedures and techniques in preparation for high-level disinfection and sterilization to support all perioperative areas and clinics.
Provides technical support and assists in selecting instruments and equipment for Endoscopy Procedures for all Perioperative areas.

Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.
Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate the ability to maintain equipment, products, or systems in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate sterilization preparation in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
Knowledge of the specific equipment and its performance criteria, capabilities and limitations.
Sterilization Preparation (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate sterilization preparation in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
Surgical Equipment Knowledge (Novice): Knowledge of the specific equipment and its performance criteria, capabilities and limitations.
Departmental Policies & Procedures (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate knowledge of departmental policies and procedures in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
Equipment Maintenance (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate the ability to maintain equipment, products, or systems in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate knowledge of departmental policies and procedures in practical applications of moderate difficulty.

Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience working with Inventory Management.
Understands Inventory Management concepts and principles.
Familiar with Inventory Management tools, processes, procedures and policies.
Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.-
Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action. -
Performs, documents and monitors all quality control tools.

Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated.
Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
Allied health is among the fastest growing occupations in healthcare today.
This area can be defined as credentialed professionals who perform supportive, diagnostic, and therapeutic health care services to promote health and prevent disease in a variety of settings.
These areas are crucial to Vanderbilt Health's reputation for excellence in these areas that has made us a major center for patient referrals from throughout the Mid-South.
Each year, people throughout Tennessee and the southeast choose Vanderbilt Health for their health care because of our leadership in medical science and our dedication to treating patients with dignity and compassion.
Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of

It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday.

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