Cooper University Health Care

GI Technician

Cooper University Health Care  •  Mount Laurel, NJ (Onsite)  •  5 months ago
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Job Description

About Us

At Cooper University Health Care, our commitment to providing extraordinary health care begins with our team. Our extraordinary professionals are continuously discovering clinical innovations and enhanced access to the most up-to-date facilities, equipment, technologies and research protocols. We have a commitment to our employees to provide competitive rates and compensation programs. Cooper offers full and part-time employees a comprehensive benefits program, including health, dental, vision, life, disability, and retirement. We also provide attractive working conditions and opportunities for career growth through professional development.

Discover why Cooper University Health Care is the employer of choice in South Jersey.

Short Description

  • Some of the primary duties that GI technicians perform include:

    • GI Technicians prepare rooms and equipment before endoscopic procedures and clean up and sterilize after procedures
    • Maintaining an inventory of equipment and supplies for endoscopic procedure
    • Ensuring equipment functions properly
    • Preparing waiting and recovery rooms or procedure suites
    • Maintaining endoscopic equipment, including cleaning, disinfecting and calibrating instruments according to manufacturer guidelines
    • Transporting patients according to medical personnel instructions- Helping physicians and nurses perform endoscopic procedures
    • Attending training as necessary to enhance or refresh skills
    • Collecting specimens from patients
    • Collaborating effectively with other care providers regarding procedures and patients' conditions
    • Staying current on endoscopy developments by reading literature, speaking with colleagues or participating in professional organizations
    • Assists with Business Office Support duties and will be trained to EPIC applications and front desk registration & copay collection

The Mt. Laurel and Willingboro locations are only outpatient units, whereas the Special Test Unit (STU), located on the sixth floor in the main hospital is an outpatient and inpatient unit. All are run by the hospital largely to serve diagnostic and therapeutic needs of the Gastroenterology Division.

The most common gastroenterology procedures are upper endoscopy and colonoscopy. In the pulmonary suite (STU only), endoscopy of the airway procedures is performed, and are commonly called bronchoscopy.

All units are staffed by surgical schedulers, patient service representatives, nurses, and GI technicians. Anesthesiology is present for all GI procedures. Nurses rotate between the admission (Pre op), procedure suites, recovery (PACU) and pre-admission testing. They must be familiar with all roles and procedures in the GI Unit.

Experience Required

GI tech experience and/or patient care experience (medical assistant, patient care technician, etc.)

Must have the ability to learn IDX and EPIC applications

Strong customer service skills preferred, some desk duties required

Education Requirements

High School Diploma or Equivalent required.

License/Certification Requirements

BLS, GI certification preferred, not required.

Special Requirements

Hours: Vary anywhere from 6:30 am -7 pm, Saturday requirements.

Must be willing to travel to Camden, Willingboro, and Mount Laurel locations.

Salary Min ($)

USD $17.50

Salary Max ($)

USD $27.00

Cooper University Health Care

About Cooper University Health Care

Cooper University Health Care is the leading academic health system in South Jersey and provides access to primary, specialty, tertiary, and urgent care, all within one complete health system. Cooper has nearly 14,000 team members including 1,600 nurses, more than 1,000 employed physicians representing 95 specialties and subspecialties, and more than 600 advanced practice professionals. Hospitals throughout the region send their most complex and critically ill and injured to Cooper for treatment by our highly skilled experts.

Ranked year after year by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top health systems in the Philadelphia Metro area, Cooper is consistently recognized for its quality, safety, and exceptional patient care.

Cooper has three hospitals: South Jersey’s only Level I trauma center, Cooper University Hospital in Camden, which is the busiest trauma center in the Philadelphia region; Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional in Cape May Court House, and Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper, which is the only Level II pediatric trauma center in the Delaware Valley. Cooper is also home to a leading cancer center (MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper), six urgent care centers, and more than 130 outpatient offices from the Delaware River to the Jersey Shore, including large regional hubs in Camden, Cherry Hill, Moorestown, Voorhees, Willingboro, and Sewell.

Cooper University Health Care is affiliated with – and its physicians make up the faculty of – Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, which is located on the Cooper Health Sciences Campus in Camden, New Jersey. Cooper has a long history in the City of Camden and is playing a leading role in its revitalization.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Camden, NJ
Year Founded
1887
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