Neurodiagnostic Technologist II

Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center is the largest hospital in Missouri and is ranked as one of the nation's top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. The hospital's staff includes full-time academic faculty and community physicians of Washington University School of Medicine, supported by residents, interns, fellows, and other medical professionals. Recognized for excellence in nursing care, Barnes-Jewish Hospital was the first adult hospital in Missouri certified as a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The Neurodiagnostic Lab supports the Neuroscience division, with a Level IV Epilepsy Center utilizing state-of-the-art video monitoring equipment.

Schedule

• Monday - Friday (Flexible)
• Three 12-hour shifts (7:00 AM - 7:30 PM)
• Weekend rotation required

About the Role

Develops workflows, policies, and procedures related to new or changing technology or services within Neurodiagnostic. Performs academic and routine inpatient and outpatient neurodiagnostic EEG testing procedures at both Barnes-Jewish Hospital (BJH) and St. Louis Children’s Hospital (SLCH). Academic procedures include long-term video EEG setup and monitoring, electrocorticography, cortical stimulation mapping, routine and/or intra-operative somatosensory evoked potentials, and intra-operative EEG monitoring with or without robotics.

Responsibilities

• Develops workflows, policies, and procedures for new or changing technology/services.
• Provides direct and indirect procedural supervision for Tech I and student technologists.
• Evaluates and audits EEG quality, leading performance improvement initiatives using LEAN principles to meet academic-level standards.
• Performs electrode maintenance and impedance checks to ensure EEG quality.
• Troubleshoots EEG recording technology and escalates issues as needed.
• Performs long-term video EEG setup and monitoring, electrocorticography, cortical stimulation mapping, routine and/or intra-operative somatosensory evoked potentials, and intra-operative EEG monitoring with or without robotics (academic locations only).
• Performs routine, extended, and ambulatory EEG recordings independently at the highest levels of patient acuity.
• Analyzes live and delayed long-term video EEG data independently at the highest levels of patient acuity.
• Performs annotation and clipping of long-term video EEG data (academic locations only).
• Validates physician orders and enters relevant patient history into the EEG recording system.
• Enters long-term video EEG setup and disconnect notes into the electronic medical record.
• Enters procedure changes into the electronic billing system and archives EEG testing data.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED (required).
• Less than 2 years of experience (minimum).
• Registered Electroencephalographic Technologist (R. EEG T.) certification (required).
• Associate or Trade School education (preferred).
• 2-5 years of experience (preferred).

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available on the first day of the month after hire.
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC.
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution.
• 401(k) plan with BJC match.
• Tuition Assistance available from the first day.
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development.
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Paid Time Off combining vacation, sick days, holidays, and personal time.
• Adoption assistance.