The Gastroenterology Tech with Harris Health performs a variety of activities to support nursing and medical staff within the GI Lab. This may include preparing supplies, equipment, and rooms for procedures, handling specimens, cleaning and disinfecting scopes and other equipment, as well as troubleshooting equipment as appropriate. In this role, it is important for the GT to demonstrate personal and professional effectiveness in a proactive manner.
Harris Health is a nationally recognized health system comprising three teaching hospitals and an extensive network of ambulatory care centers serving the people of Harris County, Texas, since 1966. Staffed by the faculty, fellows and residents from two nationally ranked medical schools, Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Harris Health is the first healthcare system in Houston to receive the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) designation for its network of patient-centered medical homes, and both LBJ and Ben Taub Hospitals earned the ANCC Magnet Designation in 2020.