Endoscopy Tech

Shift: Day 4x10-Hour (07:00 - 17:00)
Years of Experience: 1
First Timers Accepted: Yes

Skills Required:
• Per UD
• EUS
• EBUS
• ERCP
• ION
• Colonoscopy
• Bronchoscopy

On-call Required: Yes. Every 5th Weekend
Weekend Required: On call every 5th Weekend
Open to accommodating block schedule?: Yes
Locals Accepted: No - Candidates perm address must be at least 50 miles from facility
Pending License Accepted: N/a
RTO Restrictions: Only 1 time off request per 13 week assignment of 5 days or less. No holiday RTO for Auto Offer.
Guaranteed Hours: 70 Hours per 2 weeks

Facility Information:
• Type of Facility: Acute Hospital
• Magnet/Teaching/Level Trauma: Magnet Facility, Level II Trauma, USNWR Best Hospital in Alaska
• Total Staffed Beds: 407
• Scrub Color: Provided
• Charting: Epic
• Parking Cost: Parking is free

COVID-19 Vaccine: Not Required
Flu Vaccine: Unknown

Skills:
• Outpatient Endoscopy center
• Dilators
• Electrosurgical units
• Endoscopes
• Forceps
• Polyp snares
• Procedure set up
• Bronchoscopes
• Colonoscopes
• EGD scopes
• Endobronchial Ultrasound Scopes (EBUS)
• Endoscopic Ultrasound Scopes (EUS)
• ERCP Scopes
• Fiber Optics
• Flex Sigmoidoscopes
• High-Level Disinfection (HLD)
• Closing of room at end of day
• Instrument processing and cleaning
• Restocking room supplies
• Gastric brushing
• Pathology specimens
• Colonoscopy
• EGD
• Infection control
• Sterilization/Disinfection
• Universal Protocol (Time out) Procedure
• Inpatient
• Frozen Sections

Work hours are 0700-1730, this includes a 30 minute unpaid lunch break.

Holidays: traveler must be willing to work 2 out of the 3 major holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year
Can only submit to 1 location within the region (PAMC, Seward, Valdez, Saint Elias Specialty Hospital, and Kodiak)
Valid State License (Allowed to submit with a pending license, takes 10-12 weeks)
Mile Radius Rule Applies (must be 50 miles from facility)
References Required
No Locals Accepted
Candidates will float within the hospital or to affiliate hospitals near by
Copy of Certifications
Specific Charting Exp. (Epic)

Return Staff Policy:
• Permanent staff must be separated from Providence for a minimum of 3 months to return as a traveler.
• Travelers can only work for a maximum of 1 calendar year in their assignment.
• Travelers are then required to take a minimum of a 6-month break before returning for another traveler assignment at the same facility.
• Facility only accepts Hep B vaccines and will not take titers or declination

References:
• Minimum of 2 supervisory references covering 1 year (6 months for CNAs) of employment total within the last three years within a comparable specialty/setting that they are booked.
• This can include Charge RNs / Leads.

Housing: Please have your traveler look into housing options in the area, as options may be limited

Modules:
• Modules are non-billable, average 16 hours spent. Over 20 hours requires PM approval
• Modules are completed pre-start, and annually
• Time spent on modules is self-reported, completion is recorded in Workramp transcripts