Neurodiagnostic Technologist II

Job Description

Job Summary:

• Perform routine and ambulatory EEGs in the department as well as bedside routines for adults and pediatrics.
• Perform Long Term Monitoring hookups for all inpatient populations.
• Work in a wide variety of hospital environments (ICU, regular floor) with patient types including neonate through adult patient populations.

Job Responsibilities:

• Able to work independently as well as in a team setting.
• Competent in seizure pattern recognition for all patient populations.
• Skilled in their ability to provide a technologist’s impression of their studies and be able to relay pertinent information to their partnering physicians.
• Obtains relevant patient history and uses this information to guide testing.
• Explains the procedure to the patient.
• Demonstrates respect for the patient and family.
• Follows all patient safety guidelines and ensures a safe environment.
• Demonstrates knowledge and competency of medications and their effects on EEG studies.
• Displays competency using the 10-20 international electrode placement system with head measurement.
• Precisely applies electrodes.
• Recognizes and eliminates artifacts by troubleshooting and correcting when possible.
• Selects appropriate sensitivity settings and montages.
• Obtains quality data, ensuring technical quality regardless of patient’s age or disability.
• Monitors patients during testing.
• Collaborate with physicians who are responsible for the interpretation and clinical correlation of results.
• Reviews data during the recording to ensure validity and interpretability.
• Works independently and makes decisions regarding data collection.
• Adapts methods according to clinical observations and tracings.
• Knowledgeable in communicating an emergency and able to care for patient during seizures.
• Responsible for initial set up and on-going timely maintenance of ongoing long-term testing.
• Monitors skin integrity and reports skin breakdown to nursing.
• Skilled in pattern recognition and artifact detection.
• Displays competency in clipping, pruning and data archiving.
• Accurate and timely data collection.
• Submits all required information for data logs with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Equipment maintenance: ensures proper care and handling of all equipment and ensures that preventable damage does not occur.
• Maintains headboxes and other peripheral equipment to protect integrity and ensure long-term viability.
• Timely and respectful communication with nursing staff, physicians, and colleagues.
• Operates under limited guidance and work assignments involving moderately complex to complex situations that may need a good collaborative approach and relationship with colleagues and units.

Required Education:

• HS Diploma/GED.
• Graduate/Certificate from an accredited Neurodiagnostic Program and must have completed a clinical Neurodiagnostic internship (vetted during interview process).

Required Certifications & Licensure:

• BLS required within 30 days of start.

Preferred Certifications & Licensure:

• ABRET – R.
• EEG T certification.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Two plus (2) + years of Neurodiagnostic/EEG technology experience.
• To provide a safe environment to our patients, we require that all candidates must be able to read, write and speak English.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Experience with MEG procedures.
• Previous experience working in a hospital setting.
• Experience with EPIC and NATUS preferred.

Schedule Hours Per Week: 40.00
Schedule Hours Per Day: 8.00
Schedule Days Per Week: 5.00