Certified Scope Reprocessor Technician

Certified Endoscope Reprocessor

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.

Provides on-site support for the reprocessing of flexible ENT and Urology scopes and related devices and equipment in compliance with manufacturers' instructions and or hospital policy. The Certified Endoscope Reprocessor (CER) is required to recertify annually through the completion of continuing education requirements. The CER will contribute to safe, quality and fiscally responsible cleaning of endoscopes per manufacturer and organizational instructions and adhere to all infection control policies at BIDMC.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Reprocesses and disinfects equipment and supplies per protocol.
• Conducts quality assurance measures and maintains QA documentation.
• Monitors equipment and supplies as needed. Transports equipment and supplies to and from CPD throughout the day.
• Maintains working knowledge of department and industry standards for equipment, processes and protocols.
• Addresses damage/repair of instrumentation upon arrival into decontamination area and reports activities to supervisor/manager.
• Supports other areas and staff as needed, including but not limited to procedural room turn over.

Required Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED required.
• CER certification; annual recertification required.
• 1-3 years related work experience required.
• Attention to detail.
• Must be able to function in a fast pace environment.
• Basic familiarity with computers. Ability to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of hospital, infection control and medical terminology.

Competencies:

Decision Making: Ability to make decisions that are based on specific instructions, standard practices and established procedures which generally require little or no supervision.

Problem Solving: Ability to address problems that are routine, somewhat repetitive and generally solved by following clear directions and procedures and by identifying opportunities for process improvements.

Independence of Action: Ability to follow general instructions and procedures as provided. Work is monitored by supervisor/manager.

Written Communications: Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written English with internal and external customers.

Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively with medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.

Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate full working knowledge of standard concepts, practices, procedures and policies with the ability to use them in varied situations.

Team Work: Ability to work collaboratively in small teams to improve the operations of immediate work group by offering ideas, identifying issues, and respecting team members.

Customer Service: Ability to demonstrate a positive attitude and respond to requests in a timely and respectful manner.

Social/Environmental Requirements:

Work requires close attention to task for work to be accurately completed. Intermittent breaks during the work day do not compromise the work.

Work routine is fairly consistent, but employee needs to be able to use judgment to respond to events several times a week.

Potential exposure to adverse environmental conditions:

• Daily: Exposure to dust, gas, fumes, steam, chemicals-Chemicals, Protective equipment required (Respiratory, earplugs, mask, gloves, eyewear etc).

Health Care Status: HCW1: Regular, day-to-day contact; both face-to-face and hands-on (having close contact within three feet for at least five minutes). Examples: physicians, clinical nurses, phlebotomist, medical assistants, PFT tech, and x-ray tech.

Sensory Requirements:

Close work (paperwork, visual examination), Monitor Use, Visual Monotony, Visual Clarity <3 feet, Monitoring Equipment, Background Noise.

Physical Requirements:

Heavy work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or 50 pounds of force frequently. Work is physically demanding and requires extended periods of standing and/or moving. This job requires constant standing, fine manipulation using both hands, endurance-working up to 5-6 hours without a break, frequent walking, reaching-below shoulder height. There may be occasional keyboard use, reaching-above shoulder height.