Description
Maintain a sterile field to provide support for physicians and nurses during endoscopy procedures. Prepare and maintain instruments and equipment. May obtain specimens.
- • Clean, disinfect, or calibrate scopes or other endoscopic instruments according to manufacturer recommendations and facility standards.
- • Maintain inventories of endoscopic equipment and supplies.
- • Perform safety checks to verify proper equipment functioning.
- • Prepare suites or rooms according to endoscopic procedure requirements.
- • Maintain or repair endoscopic equipment.
- • Position or transport patients in accordance with instructions from medical personnel.
- • Assist physicians or registered nurses in the conduct of endoscopic procedures.
- • Attend in-service training to validate or refresh basic professional skills.
- • Collect specimens from patients, using standard medical procedures.
- • Conduct in-service training sessions to disseminate information regarding equipment or instruments.
- • Read current literature, talk with colleagues, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in endoscopy.
- • Place devices, such as blood pressure cuffs, pulse oximeter sensors, nasal cannulas, surgical cautery pads, and cardiac monitoring electrodes, on patients to monitor vital signs.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
