GI TECH II PRECEPTOR

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• Assists the RNs and physicians with the procedures of the GI/Pulmonary Lab.
• Maintains equipment, including the cleaning of scopes. Implements best practices Always looks for new ways to improve.
• Assists with patient care as needed and directed by nursing and medical staff.
• The Preceptor acts as a peer role model, a teacher, and a social support for a new employee in a clinical setting.
• Assists orientees in the transition from dependence to independence in performing roleresponsibilities.
• In collaboration with the clinical leadership, the Preceptor has overall responsibility to onboard the orientee and accountability for the orientee.
• An alternate to the preceptor may be utilized when the preceptor is not available.
• Assists with Business Office Support duties and will be trained to EPIC applications and front desk registration & copay collection.
• Supports ordering and maintaining of supplies.

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.

• 1 year GI Technician experience required

High School Diploma (or equivalent) required

• American Heart Association BLS
• CER or CFER certification preferred

• Hours 8A-6:30P
• On-call requirement

• Additional unit-specific qualifications may be required. Ability to learn Optime, Lawson and EPIC applications.

• The Preceptor is an individual who has a satisfactory performance evaluation and is willing to precept.

• The individual will complete a Cooper University Hospital Tech/Nurse Associate/Unit Secretary/Companion Preceptor Course during orientation.

The New Jersey Pay Transparency Act requires disclosure of the pay range for this position.

A salary offer will vary based on the job role, candidate experience, qualifications, internal pay equity and market data.

Cooper University Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to equal employment opportunity for all team members. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, or any other status protected by law or regulation. To request reasonable accommodation, contact talent-acquisition@cooperhealth.edu