{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"714d7d0e3e89eebbdf5f8902","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/714d7d0e3e89eebbdf5f8902","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/714d7d0e3e89eebbdf5f8902","title":"Endoscopy Tech","description":"At Houston Methodist, the Endoscopy Technician II (Endo Tech) position, under the direction of a Registered Nurse and/or physician, is a proficient Endo Tech responsible for providing high quality support to the gastroenterology (GI) providers and other members of the healthcare team. This position is fully competent to assist with the preparation of GI endoscopy procedures related to preparation for and assisting with turnaround activities, which include cleaning and high-level disinfection processing of endoscopes and accessory equipment. The Endo Tech II position anticipates physician needs during endoscopy procedures, assists with the clean-up of the endoscopy suite, and acts as a mentor of others in the technician role. This position works independently, exercising sound judgment and executing above average clinical skills necessary for assisting with endo-related procedures. Other duties for the Endo Tech II position include serving as a mentor to Endo Tech I's, utilizing skills and knowledge, helping to train and orient others.\nFLSA STATUS\nNon-exempt\n\nQUALIFICATIONS\n\nEDUCATION\nHigh School diploma or equivalent education (examples include: GED, verification of homeschool equivalency, partial or full completion of post-secondary education, etc.)\n\nEXPERIENCE\nThree years of experience as an Endoscopy Technician\n\nLICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS\nRequired\nBLS - Basic Life Support or Instructor (AHA) - American Heart Association\n\nSKILLS AND ABILITIES\nDemonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through ongoing skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations\nSufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security\nAbility to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles\nPossesses basic computer knowledge; operates multiple computer systems to include electronic health record and Microsoft Office software to maintain patient and exam document\nExhibits strong interpersonal and team player skills with all levels of the team and assures delivery of excellent customer service to all patients, visitors, physicians and co-workers\nDemonstrates independence and exercises sound judgment in interactions with physicians, interprofessional care team and patients and their families\nDemonstrates proficient knowledge for all endoscopy equipment and proper use, handling, cleaning, and high-level disinfecting of endoscopes, equipment and accessories\nDemonstrates proficient knowledge and appropriate use of hospital database such as EPIC. Ability to access information both in the department and within the hospital system\nDemonstrates Level I (entry-level GI procedures) with expertise\nDemonstrates Level II (moderate level GI procedures and ERCP skills) with proficiency\nDemonstrates proficiency in advanced ERCP skills including SpyGlass and EHL\nDemonstrates competency in a minimum of one specialty skill\nSociety of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates Certificate (SGNA) within six months of hire\n\nESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\n\nPEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\nCollaborates with all members of the interprofessional health care team by actively communicating and reporting pertinent patient care information and data in a comprehensive manner. Facilitates open, professional, communication to achieve mutual understanding, role modeling by example.\nTeaches others to critically think by verbally expressing rationale for decisions and follows up, providing structured feedback with examples. Serves as a mentor to Endo Tech I's, utilizing skills and knowledge, helping to train and orient others.\nFacilitates teamwork by anticipating the need for assistance and responding positively to requests for assistance. Makes contributions to the work effort as a whole.\n\nSERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\nMaintains an orderly environment that facilitates access to supplies, manuals and other resource information. Assists team members in maintaining inventories.\nIndependently and competently performs the duties and responsibilities of preceptor and clinical resource to Endo Tech physicians, patients, visitors and staff in order to provide optimal patient care.\nCommunicates potential revisions and accurately processes physician preference cards.\nAnticipates the needs of the physician and prepares for the procedure by independently organizing the work flow, problem-solving, and managing multiple ongoing priorities.\nRole models behaviors and skills, through peer-to-peer accountability, towards improving department score for patient satisfaction on unit-based scorecard.\n\nQUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\nEmploys strong knowledge of the Endo Tech role to provide assistance during all levels of endoscopy procedures, diagnostic, therapeutic and complex. Executes procedures and interventions requiring advanced therapeutic and ERCP skills.\nPromotes quality patient care by monitoring case progression/throughput through prompt communication to unit staff.\nContributes to identification of corrective actions and improvement activities towards meeting quality and safety targets on the unit-based scorecard, through peer-to-peer accountability, reporting near misses, and collaborating with the interprofessional team.\n\nFINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\nUses resources efficiently; does not waste supplies. Assists team members in maintaining inventories. Monitors supplies to maintain par level.\nSelf-motivated to independently manage time effectively and prioritize daily tasks, minimizing incidental overtime. Utilizes time between heavy workloads efficiently and helps other team members.\n\nGROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\nProactively seeks opportunities to enhance knowledge and learning towards proficiency in competencies with a focus on continual development.\nCollaborates with interprofessional health care team and initiates department process improvement and shared governance activities.\n\nSUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS\n\nWORK ATTIRE\nUniform: No\nScrubs: Yes\nBusiness professional: No\nOther (department approved): No\n\nON-CALL*\n*Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (ie. Disaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless of selection below.\nOn Call* Yes\n\nTRAVEL**\n**Travel specifications may vary by department**\nMay require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area No\nMay require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No\nQUALIFICATIONS\n\nEDUCATION\nHigh School diploma or equivalent education (examples include: GED, verification of homeschool equivalency, partial or full completion of post-secondary education, etc.)\n\nEXPERIENCE\nThree years of experience as an Endoscopy Technician\n\nLICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS\nRequired\nBLS - Basic Life Support or Instructor (AHA) - American Heart Association\n\nCompany Profile:\n\nHouston Methodist West Hospital is committed to leading medicine in West Houston, Katy and surrounding communities by delivering the Houston Methodist standard of exceptional safety, quality, service and innovation. The growing campus offers access to the most innovative medical and surgical care available, including cardiology and cardiovascular surgery; neurology and neurosurgery; comprehensive cancer care; orthopedics and sports medicine; gastroenterology; bariatrics; childbirth center with level III NICU; emergency care; and advanced imaging.\n\nHouston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.","company":"Houstonmethodis","rawCompany":"houstonmethodis","city":"Houston","state":"TX","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-19T10:03:41.563Z","occupations":[{"code":"31-9099.02","title":"Endoscopy Technicians","slug":"endoscopy-technicians"},{"code":"29-2099.00","title":"Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other","slug":"health-technologists-and-technicians-all-other"},{"code":"29-2055.00","title":"Surgical Technologists","slug":"surgical-technologists"}],"industries":[{"code":"622110","title":"General Medical and Surgical Hospitals","slug":"general-medical-and-surgical-hospitals"},{"code":"621111","title":"Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)","slug":"offices-of-physicians-except-mental-health-specialists"},{"code":"622310","title":"Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals","slug":"specialty-except-psychiatric-and-substance-abuse-hospitals"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Endoscopy Tech","description":"At Houston Methodist, the Endoscopy Technician II (Endo Tech) position, under the direction of a Registered Nurse and/or physician, is a proficient Endo Tech responsible for providing high quality support to the gastroenterology (GI) providers and other members of the healthcare team. This position is fully competent to assist with the preparation of GI endoscopy procedures related to preparation for and assisting with turnaround activities, which include cleaning and high-level disinfection processing of endoscopes and accessory equipment. The Endo Tech II position anticipates physician needs during endoscopy procedures, assists with the clean-up of the endoscopy suite, and acts as a mentor of others in the technician role. This position works independently, exercising sound judgment and executing above average clinical skills necessary for assisting with endo-related procedures. Other duties for the Endo Tech II position include serving as a mentor to Endo Tech I's, utilizing skills and knowledge, helping to train and orient others.\nFLSA STATUS\nNon-exempt\n\nQUALIFICATIONS\n\nEDUCATION\nHigh School diploma or equivalent education (examples include: GED, verification of homeschool equivalency, partial or full completion of post-secondary education, etc.)\n\nEXPERIENCE\nThree years of experience as an Endoscopy Technician\n\nLICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS\nRequired\nBLS - Basic Life Support or Instructor (AHA) - American Heart Association\n\nSKILLS AND ABILITIES\nDemonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through ongoing skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations\nSufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security\nAbility to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles\nPossesses basic computer knowledge; operates multiple computer systems to include electronic health record and Microsoft Office software to maintain patient and exam document\nExhibits strong interpersonal and team player skills with all levels of the team and assures delivery of excellent customer service to all patients, visitors, physicians and co-workers\nDemonstrates independence and exercises sound judgment in interactions with physicians, interprofessional care team and patients and their families\nDemonstrates proficient knowledge for all endoscopy equipment and proper use, handling, cleaning, and high-level disinfecting of endoscopes, equipment and accessories\nDemonstrates proficient knowledge and appropriate use of hospital database such as EPIC. Ability to access information both in the department and within the hospital system\nDemonstrates Level I (entry-level GI procedures) with expertise\nDemonstrates Level II (moderate level GI procedures and ERCP skills) with proficiency\nDemonstrates proficiency in advanced ERCP skills including SpyGlass and EHL\nDemonstrates competency in a minimum of one specialty skill\nSociety of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates Certificate (SGNA) within six months of hire\n\nESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\n\nPEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\nCollaborates with all members of the interprofessional health care team by actively communicating and reporting pertinent patient care information and data in a comprehensive manner. Facilitates open, professional, communication to achieve mutual understanding, role modeling by example.\nTeaches others to critically think by verbally expressing rationale for decisions and follows up, providing structured feedback with examples. Serves as a mentor to Endo Tech I's, utilizing skills and knowledge, helping to train and orient others.\nFacilitates teamwork by anticipating the need for assistance and responding positively to requests for assistance. Makes contributions to the work effort as a whole.\n\nSERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\nMaintains an orderly environment that facilitates access to supplies, manuals and other resource information. Assists team members in maintaining inventories.\nIndependently and competently performs the duties and responsibilities of preceptor and clinical resource to Endo Tech physicians, patients, visitors and staff in order to provide optimal patient care.\nCommunicates potential revisions and accurately processes physician preference cards.\nAnticipates the needs of the physician and prepares for the procedure by independently organizing the work flow, problem-solving, and managing multiple ongoing priorities.\nRole models behaviors and skills, through peer-to-peer accountability, towards improving department score for patient satisfaction on unit-based scorecard.\n\nQUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\nEmploys strong knowledge of the Endo Tech role to provide assistance during all levels of endoscopy procedures, diagnostic, therapeutic and complex. Executes procedures and interventions requiring advanced therapeutic and ERCP skills.\nPromotes quality patient care by monitoring case progression/throughput through prompt communication to unit staff.\nContributes to identification of corrective actions and improvement activities towards meeting quality and safety targets on the unit-based scorecard, through peer-to-peer accountability, reporting near misses, and collaborating with the interprofessional team.\n\nFINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\nUses resources efficiently; does not waste supplies. Assists team members in maintaining inventories. Monitors supplies to maintain par level.\nSelf-motivated to independently manage time effectively and prioritize daily tasks, minimizing incidental overtime. Utilizes time between heavy workloads efficiently and helps other team members.\n\nGROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\nProactively seeks opportunities to enhance knowledge and learning towards proficiency in competencies with a focus on continual development.\nCollaborates with interprofessional health care team and initiates department process improvement and shared governance activities.\n\nSUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS\n\nWORK ATTIRE\nUniform: No\nScrubs: Yes\nBusiness professional: No\nOther (department approved): No\n\nON-CALL*\n*Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (ie. Disaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless of selection below.\nOn Call* Yes\n\nTRAVEL**\n**Travel specifications may vary by department**\nMay require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area No\nMay require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No\nQUALIFICATIONS\n\nEDUCATION\nHigh School diploma or equivalent education (examples include: GED, verification of homeschool equivalency, partial or full completion of post-secondary education, etc.)\n\nEXPERIENCE\nThree years of experience as an Endoscopy Technician\n\nLICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS\nRequired\nBLS - Basic Life Support or Instructor (AHA) - American Heart Association\n\nCompany Profile:\n\nHouston Methodist West Hospital is committed to leading medicine in West Houston, Katy and surrounding communities by delivering the Houston Methodist standard of exceptional safety, quality, service and innovation. The growing campus offers access to the most innovative medical and surgical care available, including cardiology and cardiovascular surgery; neurology and neurosurgery; comprehensive cancer care; orthopedics and sports medicine; gastroenterology; bariatrics; childbirth center with level III NICU; emergency care; and advanced imaging.\n\nHouston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.","datePosted":"2026-09-19T10:03:41.563Z","dateModified":"2026-09-19T10:03:41.563Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Houstonmethodis","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Houston","addressRegion":"TX","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"714d7d0e3e89eebbdf5f8902"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/714d7d0e3e89eebbdf5f8902"}}