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Endoscopy Technicians

  • Bright Outlook
  • Rapid Growth

Maintain a sterile field to provide support for physicians and nurses during endoscopy procedures. Prepare and maintain instruments and equipment. May obtain specimens.

What you’d do

  • Clean, disinfect, or calibrate scopes or other endoscopic instruments according to manufacturer recommendations and facility standards.
  • Collect specimens from patients, using standard medical procedures.
  • Perform safety checks to verify proper equipment functioning.
  • Maintain or repair endoscopic equipment.
  • Assist physicians or registered nurses in the conduct of endoscopic procedures.
  • 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.
  • Prepare suites or rooms according to endoscopic procedure requirements.
  • Maintain inventories of endoscopic equipment and supplies.

Skills that matter

  • Active Listening
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Critical Thinking
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Active Learning
  • Monitoring

How to get there

Little to some preparation: usually a high school diploma or GED, though some jobs do not need one

Also called

  • Certified Endo Tech (Certified Endoscopy Technician)
  • Certified Flexible Endoscope Reprocessor (CFER)
  • Endoscopy Technician (Endoscopy Tech)
  • GI Tech (Gastrointestinal Technician)
  • Certified Endoscopic Reprocessor (CER)
  • Certified Flexible Endoscopy Reprocessor (CFER)

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