City/State
Norfolk, VA
Work Shift
First (Days)
Overview:
Schedule: Monday through Friday, 5 shifts/week (8-hour shifts, 0730–1700)
Call Requirements: 1-2 Weekday call shift 1700-0700 & 1 weekend a month
Reports To: Endoscopy Supervisor
Position Summary:
The Full-Time Endoscopy Technician supports the Endoscopy Unit at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, assisting in complex procedures and contributing to safe, efficient care across three specialized service lines: Gastroenterology, Pulmonology, and Otolaryngology (ENT). This technician plays a vital role in ensuring high-quality clinical and technical support during diagnostic and interventional procedures, including advanced GI interventions not performed elsewhere in the region.
Key Responsibilities:
Prepare procedure rooms and equipment for scheduled and emergent endoscopic procedures.
Assist physicians during endoscopic procedures by handling instruments, troubleshooting equipment, and ensuring patient safety.
Ensure proper handling and transport of scopes post-procedure in accordance with infection control standards and Det Norske Veritas (DNV) requirements.
Stock and maintain procedure supplies and ensure readiness for all service lines (GI, Pulmonary, ENT).
Participate in on-call rotation for emergent and urgent procedures.
Provide support in managing complex cases, including interventional EUS, ERCP, bronchoscopies with navigational guidance, and ENT diagnostics.
Communicate effectively with the nursing and physician team to ensure smooth procedural workflow.
Uphold Sentara Health’s commitments to safety, dignity, communication, teamwork, and patient-centered care.
Required Qualifications:
High School Diploma or equivalent.
Minimum 1 year of experience in a procedural or surgical environment preferred.
Demonstrated knowledge of endoscopic equipment and infection control procedures.
Current BLS certification (or ability to obtain upon hire).
Flexible availability to meet scheduled and on-call responsibilities.
Preferred Qualifications:
Completion of a formal endoscopy technician training program or surgical technologist certification.
Prior experience with advanced endoscopic procedures, including ERCP and EBUS.
Familiarity with Olympus scope systems and procedural workflow in a hospital-based endoscopy setting
Sentara Benefits:
Sentara employees strive to make our communities healthier places to live. We’re setting the standard for medical excellence within a vibrant, creative, and highly productive workplace. For more information about our employee benefits, https://www.sentaracareers.com/explore-sentara/benefits/
Be a part of an excellent healthcare organization that cares about our People, Quality, Patient Safety, Service, and Integrity. Join a team that has a mission to improve health every day and a vision to be the healthcare choice of the communities that we serve!
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Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans
- Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
- Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
- Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
- Emergency Backup Care
- Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
- Life Insurance
- 401k/403B with Employer Match
- Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
- Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
- Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development
- Pet Insurance
- Legal Resources Plan
- Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met
Here at Sentara, we are committed to consistently enhancing our training, advancement tracks, work-life benefits, and more. Our goal is to make you feel more excited to be here every day!
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, located in Norfolk, VA, is a 525-bed tertiary care facility that is home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads, and also serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School.
In addition to the high-quality heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital, our facility is home to Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several other dedicated facilities and specialized services. As a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, our hospital specializes in heart and vascular, neurosciences, neurosurgery, urology, oncology, spine care, advanced imaging, behavioral health, maternity, and women’s health, including a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit.
Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.
In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.
For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:
Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
