Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs, identifies and assesses data relative to the patient’s status and age for identification of problem areas for focused review of images and data and for appropriate reporting to the physician.
• Accurately obtains brain activity wave forms and identifies brain activity wave forms for review and interpretation by the physician.
• Provides all modalities of END and evoked potential procedures to all age groups following established policies, procedures and regulations (hospitalized, ambulatory and intraoperative patients).
• Provides for patient/family education.
• Effectively utilizes END procedures as well as operation and maintenance of equipment.
• Assists management with performance improvement, billing, budget, equipment and design processes related to END.
• Expertly performs clinical duties within scope of clinical education/training, practice and expertise for END procedures.
• Performs other duties and tasks as assigned.

Licenses and/or Certifications

• Certification/Registration as an EEG Technologist (EEG) awarded by the American Board of Registration of Electroneurodiagnostic and Evoked Potential Technologists (ABRET) required.
• CPR Training required or must be obtained within 45 days of hire.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

• 2-3 years of Electroneurodiagnostic experience preferred.
• Knowledge of Electroneurodiagnostic techniques/principles and procedures as well as operation and maintenance of Electroneurodiagnostic equipment as normally acquired through completion of an approved training program or 1-2 years on the job training and experience.
• Interpersonal skills necessary in order to communicate effectively with patients/families, nursing personnel and physicians.
• Analytical skills necessary to effectively detect pathologies based on knowledge of physiological cause effect of diseases and clinical procedures.

Working Conditions

• Clinical patient care environment with minimal exposure to hazards such as excess noise, dust, or extremes in temperature.
• Frequent exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, medicinal preparations, body fluids and other conditions common to the healthcare environment.
• Moderate adverse working conditions due to the need to perform certain patient care activities.

Physical Requirements

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