Neurophysiology Coordinator

Responsibilities

• Obtaining patient history, gathering appropriate information about patients symptoms and medications
• Explaining test procedures to patient and family members present
• Measuring and accurately applying electrodes according to established guidelines
• Performing routine EEG, video EEG, EEG, and specialized and related EEG, and or EP studies on patients in all age groups in outpatient setting according to laboratory protocols and standards
• Performing basic video EEG monitoring under minimal supervision in the clinical areas served by the service of this department as assigned
• Can perform neurological testing protocol on patients having seizure
• Understands basic EEG and/or EP patterns and recognizes general categories of abnormality
• Recognizes, monitors as appropriate and/or eliminates artifacts
• Obtains accurate recordings that address the clinical question, including testing patients level of alertness as appropriate
• Troubleshoots and solves common EEG, EP, and Video EEG recording system problems
• Consults with supervisory staff about problems that cannot be resolved independently following trouble shooting guidelines set forth by supervisors
• Checks that recording is accurate before the patient leaves the laboratory or attending/fellow is called
• Performs basic EEG archive and transfer functions
• Conducts self and maintains self in a professional manner, demonstrates positive interpersonal skills with patients, family members and colleagues
• Fills out and submits forms and departmental documents that pertain to each procedure
• Enters technical information into database
• Polysomnographic Procedures
• Follow procedural protocols such as Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT), Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT), to ensure collection of appropriate data
• Follow "lights out" procedures to establish and document baseline values (such as body position, oxyhemoglobin saturation, respiratory and heart rates, etc.)
• Perform Polysomnographic data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality to ensure signals are artifact-free and make adjustments, if necessary
• Document routine observations including sleep stages and clinical events, changes in procedure, and significant events in order to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnographic results
• Implement appropriate interventions (including action’s necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention as needed)
• Follow "lights on" procedures to verify integrity of collected data and complete the data collection process (repeats the physiological and instrument calibrations and instructs the patient on completing questionnaires, etc.)

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent in education, training and experience, plus three years of related experience and/or successfully completed a neurophysiology program from an accredited institution