Neurophysiology Tech Spec

About the role

The role involves conducting electroneurodiagnostic procedures including patient assessment, testing, collection and technical interpretation of data, completion of preliminary reports and billing. It also includes performing routine and complex procedures, providing training and education support, gathering and documenting accurate medical information, communicating with physicians and other healthcare professionals, and completing technical reports.

Responsibilities

• Verifies identity of the patient using appropriate identifiers and verifies physician order for procedure.
• Measures the patient's head and attaches electrodes in accordance with the 10/20 international electrode placement system.
• Tests functional integrity of electrodes and assures acceptable electrode impedances.
• Obtains a complete and relevant patient history to include medications.
• Observes all patient safety measures, assuring side-rails on stretchers are upright and locked, except when transferring the patient, all wheelchair and stretcher wheels are locked and patients are under direct supervision by staff at all times.
• Cleans safely and thoroughly all electrolyte from the patients skin surface and/or scalp.
• Performs bio-calibration before and after each EEG study and records all montages in accordance with department policy and procedure.
• Performs applicable activation procedures and additional or special investigative montages as directed and/or in accordance with department policy and procedure.
• Transfers all studies upon completion via the network connection from the collection units (EEG, Ambulatory Reader) to the reader station and verifies transfer in accordance with department policy and procedure.
• Logs and submits charges on all completed studies immediately upon completion in accordance with department policy and procedure.
• Ensures adequate disk space for five or more days of continuous recorded video EEG and ensures spike detection software is activated and archive feature is on when study is initiated.
• Ensures successful ongoing data transfer (cascade) from collector to reader station of video EEG in hour-long segments in twenty four hour cycles.
• Initiates all activation procedures as directed by physician by review of written orders and recordings.
• Removes all electrolyte and adhesive from the patient's scalp, face and all other applicable areas at termination of recording, completely and safely.
• Provides patient education regarding the use of adhesive removal materials.
• Archives all completed/interpreted LTM studies on CD(s) and places in secure patient file storage; deletes all unnecessary video/EEG data from collectors and reader station.
• Logs patient's LTM admission as evidenced by LTM log and HBO GUI admission record.
• Performs accurate, interpretable special EEG, Evoked Potential procedures in the O.R. or Video EEG procedures including infant/newborn studies and the use of NP leads, when applicable or as directed by a physician.
• Performs accurate and interpretable Transcranial Doppler studies in accordance with department policy and procedures.
• Performs accurate, interpretable routine nerve conduction studies in accordance with department policy and procedure.
• Performs accurate and interpretable Autonomic Nervous System testing (ANS) according to department policy and procedures.

Requirements

Education: Dual credential (REEGT, REDT, REPT, RNCST, CNIM, RVT or other appropriate credentials) or neurodiagnostic credential and Associate's degree or Bachelor's degree. REEGT with associate or bachelor's degree preferred.

Experience: Three years previous electroneurodiagnostics experience preferred.

Qualifications

Intermediate computer skills.

Skills

Intermediate computer skills.

Benefits

Medical Plan
Prescription drug coverage & In-House Employee Pharmacy
Dental Plan
Vision Plan
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Healthcare FSA
Dependent Care FSA
Retail Savings and Investment Plan
Basic Group Term Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
Disability Benefits – Long Term Disability (LTD)
Disability Benefits – Short Term Disability (STD)
Employee Assistance Program
Commuter Transit
Commuter Parking
Supplemental Life Insurance
Voluntary Life Spouse
Voluntary Life Employee
Child
Voluntary Legal Services
Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
Voluntary Identity Theft Insurance
Voluntary Pet Insurance
Paid Time-Off Program

Pay

Pay Range $28.70 - $37.32

Schedule

Scheduled Weekly Hours 40