EEG Tech Non-Registered CH- Full-Time

Job Summary

The EEG Technician, non-registered is responsible for the following:

• Operates EEG equipment which measures and records electrical activity of brain, primarily to assist in diagnosis of epileptic/seizure disorders.
• Performs neurodiagnostic procedures ordered by physicians to include Routine, STAT, LTM, EMU EEGs.
• Obtains/documents patients medical history, explains testing procedure, prepares patient for procedure and performs procedure
• Ensuring adherence to established electrodiagnostic and lab standards (per standard policy manual).
• Identifies and reports critical findings to physician.
• Maintaining patient and department related documentation
• Knowledge and ability to provide appropriate first aid to patients exhibiting signs of seizure.

Responsibilities

Work in epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU) setting including correct placement of non-invasive electrodes and monitoring EMU patients

Placement of non-invasive electrodes and monitoring long term ICU-EEG studies (may be referred to as critical care monitoring)

Effectively troubleshooting EEG (record) for quality and making appropriate corrections to maintain quality, including impedance checks and detecting salt bridges.

Demonstrating appropriate clinical skill and reasoning when performing, an EEG such as whether or not to perform activations, and optimizing the quality of the study.

Notifies higher classified technicians and/or physician technologists of issues in accordance with operating protocol for seizures.

Recognizes and identifies key differences between epileptic and non-epileptic events

Provides or assists in providing appropriate first aid for seizure events.

Requirements

License/Certification/Registration Required: BLS completed prior to going to the unit/ department and maintained going forward

Registered EEG Technician within the 5 years of hire (will extend 1 year for failed attempt)

Qualifications

• Education: Required: High School diploma or equivalent. Enrollment in CAAHEP accredited or approved neurodiagnostic technician program within 1 year of hire, with completion of EEG training courses/curriculum within 3 years of hire.
• Preferred: Associate’s degree in healthcare-related program.
• Experience: Required: At least one year experience in patient care position or other related field in which they have had customer support, customer success, client relations or support services
• Preferred: One year experience in field of Pediatrics or Neurodiagnostic

Pediatric Department Specific Job Requirements

• Comfort and skill required to engage with children of many ages across different developmental stages, in addition to communicating effectively with their concerned parents.
• Effective communications and explanations of what is being done to perform the study are critical.
• Developing comfort with children with various genetic syndromes, autism, and other developmental disorders, in addition to general complexities of working with young children who may have difficulty cooperating or complying with instructions.
• Learning how to place electrodes on a wide range of patient sizes, from premature infants, who may weigh 2 pounds or less, with very small heads, all the way up to adult sized individuals.
• Understanding that typical glues used to attach EEG electrodes to adult heads often cannot be used on small infants and young children. Different pastes and other materials may be required to apply electrodes to avoid significant injury to scalp and skin.
• Learning to recognize EEG patterns specific to children of various developmental stages that require notification of the neurologist in real time or notation as to timing during the exam.