IOM Technologist II

Job Summary

The operating room is an extremely stressful and demanding environment, requiring the technologist to perform rapid and accurate evaluations of waveforms and the physiological and environmental forces that impact the waveforms. The Technologist II is also required to maintain multi-thread communication between medical teams while efficiently troubleshooting and analyzing the NIOM waveforms in real time.

The technologist must perform these tasks accurately and efficiently, as communicated information regarding waveforms may have profound implications for the surgical course and safety of the patient. In collaboration with the IOM Supervisor and the NIOM attending neurologist, the technologist performs all entry-level NIOM cases independently and trains on Specialist I competencies as described by MGB Neuro Intraoperative Monitoring protocols.

Essential Functions

• Provides monitoring for all entry-level surgical procedures requiring NIOM.
• Collaborates with the attending neurologist, who provides the oversight for the case.
• Maintains detailed and accurate documentation, which requires knowledge of case types and of all modalities being performed.
• Maintains open channels of communication with the attending neurologist, as well as with all the medical teams involved in the case.
• Prepares patients prior to draping for surgery in accordance with MGB standards and for setting up for all possible/appropriate monitoring procedures.
• Measures the electrical impedance and examines the integrity of all NIOM electrodes, and when necessary, fixes issues occurring both prior to incision and throughout the procedure.
• Note relevant clinical information from the patient's chart and from the surgeon as necessary.
• Prepares a preliminary technical report describing the recording throughout the procedure.
• While monitoring, meticulously documents surgical procedure, vital signs, anesthetics, and anesthetic changes, phases of the procedure, and communicates all relevant information with the surgical teams in a timely fashion.
• Covers evening and weekend call shifts and evening shifts, as assigned by the IOM Supervisor.
• Aids in the maintenance of databases and patients' permanent documents.
• Keeps abreast of current developments in the IOM field and participates in educational conferences, meetings, and/or other activities that promote continuing education.
• Applies infection control standards, aseptic, and sterile techniques, with particular attention to any monitoring instrumentation that enters the sterile field.
• Works towards completing Lead Technician competencies.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent required or Bachelor's Degree Science preferred
• No experience in lieu of a degree accepted
• Registered Electroencephalographic Technologist [R. EEG T.] - ABRET Neurodiagnostic Credentialing & Accreditation preferred
• Certified Neurophysiologic Intraoperative Monitoring Technologist [CNIM] - ABRET Neurodiagnostic Credentialing & Accreditation preferred

Additional Job Details

• Remote Type: Onsite
• Work Location: 55 Fruit Street
• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
• Employee Type: Regular
• Work Shift: Day (United States of America)
• Pay Range: $27.95 - $40.70/Hourly
• Grade: 6