Endoscopy Technician

Founded in 1873, Dignity Health - Mercy Medical Center is a 186-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Merced, California. Serving over 150,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II NICU, heart care, the Mercy Cancer Center, and a family birth center. Additionally, Merced Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

As our Endoscopy Technician, you will be a crucial support member for our gastroenterologists, ensuring the safe and efficient performance of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures that are vital for patient care.

Every day you will prepare the endoscopy suite, set up and maintain specialized scopes and equipment, assist the physician during procedures, and meticulously clean and reprocess endoscopes. You will be expected to ensure proper equipment function, maintain a sterile field, anticipate physician needs, and provide patient support to facilitate a comfortable and successful examination.

To be successful in this role, you must possess strong technical skills, an exceptional eye for detail, and a commitment to upholding the most rigorous standards of infection control within a fast-paced procedural environment.

• Assist the RN and physician in the continuous assessment, preparation, and monitoring of endoscopy patients, including the application of vital signs equipment and proper positioning
• Provide direct support during diagnostic and therapeutic procedures while collaborating with the nursing team to develop and implement individualized, age-appropriate plans of care
• Ensure departmental readiness by managing inventory, maintaining supplies, and coordinating efficient room turnover and equipment decontamination
• Uphold strict patient safety standards by adhering to National Patient Safety Goals, performing hand hygiene, and following universal protocols
• Maintain operational integrity by verifying equipment functionality before use and ensuring the accurate collection and handling of clinical specimens

Required

• Basic Life Support (BLS) - CPR 

Preferred

• High School Graduate General Studies, or
• High School GED General Studies 
• Completion of a GI Lab Technician training Course or Equivalent on the job training 
• Two (2) years experience as a GILab Technician/or Certified SurgicalTechnician  
• Military medical technician training considered 
• Patient transport skills

Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire.  This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.