Part-Time Senior Technician Neuroscience

Part-Time Senior Technician Neuroscience

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Advanced training or neuroscience coursework
• Certified EMG/NCV Technician
• One year of EEG, Evoked Potential, EMG or Transcranial Doppler experienced and demonstrated ability to meet competencies of the department
• Ability to work independently
• Must possess an advanced knowledge of normal and abnormal EEG, evoked potential, and/or EMG patterns and/or a working knowledge of abnormalities on diagnostic EEG studies, evoked potential studies, nerve conduction studies, and/or epilepsy monitoring studies or advanced knowledge of Transcranial Doppler’s
• Thoroughly familiar with procedures for maintenance of sterility and patient safety in the operating room.

Responsibilities

• Perform monitoring studies, including EEG monitoring, evoked potential monitoring, intraoperative studies and/or EMG monitoring during surgical and interventional radiology procedures
• Perform complex EEG, evoked potential studies, nerve conduction studies, and/or Epilepsy Monitoring Unit studies
• Serve as a resource to physicians and other technologists
• Conduct long-term monitoring of EEG signals with depth and cortical electrodes
• Conduct intraoperative monitoring studies including EEG monitoring during vascular surgery, evoked potential monitoring during spinal surgery, skull base surgery, intracranial surgery, radiographic procedures, EP studies for cortical mapping and brainstem monitoring, or electromyography monitoring during surgery potentially affecting cranial nerves or spinal nerves
• Informs patients of the testing procedures and responds appropriately to their questions and concerns
• Prepares patient and equipment for recording before each procedure
• Maintains equipment in working order: make minor repairs and adjustments, troubleshoot major equipment problems
• Monitors tracings during recordings
• Annotates records with appropriate clinical observations of the patient
• Informs physician of any problems/emergencies during testing
• Archives digital studies and maintains the archive database
• Maintains appropriate documentation for patient records and laboratory files
• Complies statistical data and reports on procedures performed
• Lists appropriate charge of each service for proper billing
• Works with hospital departments such as Information Services and Biomedical Engineering as well as outside vendors to facilitate smooth service delivery
• Maintains adequate stock of supplies
• Serves as a technical resource to staff for training, troubleshooting, and technical matters
• Participates in training of house staff and appropriate hospital staff
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.