Neurodiagnostic Specialist I, Full-Time Nights

About the role

The Neurodiagnostic Specialist I position is a 100% onsite opportunity within the University of Chicago Medical Center's Pediatric Epilepsy Monitoring department. This role requires being based in the greater Chicagoland area.

Responsibilities

• Identifies abnormalities on EEG studies and clips, prunes, and archives these as separate files in accordance with institutional SOP.
• Immediately alerts appropriate medical staff of any EEG studies requiring urgent attention and/or additional support for interpretation, including seizures and other critical events captured on video.
• Able to perform intraoperative electrocorticography, cortical stimulation, DBS recordings, and intra-carotid sodium amobarbital (Wada) studies with minimal assistance.
• Maintains monitoring equipment in excellent operating condition, detects instrument and computer malfunctions, corrects the problems whenever possible, and notifies the supervisor.
• Trains and assists junior technologists as necessary.
• Attends clinical conferences in support of maintaining credentials and certifications along with updating knowledge base and skillset.
• Participates in the development and revision of center policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Successful completion of the ASET online course, LTM 100, titled Introduction to LTM for EMU Personnel.
• CPR certified in basic cardiac life support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA).
• EEG. T. or equivalent, plus four (4) years performing standard and complex neurodiagnostic procedures required.
• Must be able to perform two of the four modalities (ICU EEG, NCV, Intracranial and ECoG).
• Must possess ASET competency skills and knowledge required by the American Board of Registration of Electroencephalographic and Evoked Potential Technologists (ABRET) for national board certification.

Qualifications

• Associate degree preferred or graduate of an Electroneurodiagnostic Technology program preferred.

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