Supervisor of Neurodiagnostics

Major Responsibilities

Supervises and ensures efficient multidepartment/site neurodiagnostic operations, ensuring a high level of productivity, providing operational and technical direction, assigning, and monitoring work and managing teammate schedules.

Continually monitors the functioning of the department(s), resolves problems, and revises operations as needed.

Maintains clinical expertise and competency in neurodiagnostic procedures and stays abreast in clinical issues related to the neurodiagnostic area.

Ensures cohesive patient care delivery by providing day-to-day work direction to assigned staff.

Collaborates with department and/or facility leadership to ensure smooth functioning of department.

Oversees all functions of the sites and departments including but not limited to coordinating the inpatient, outpatient, and surgical schedules, neurodiagnostic technician support for diagnostic studies, registration, health information, and/or clinical services.

Evaluates the quality of patient care provided by all personnel through direct observation, staff adherence to policies, procedures, standards of practice, and through peer input.

Collaborates on performance improvement initiatives.

Provides orientation and continuing training programs and serves as a clinical and educational resource to staff.

Participates in the development of capital, personnel, and operational budgets.

Oversees purchases for areas of responsibility to ensure appropriateness, maintenance of inventory control, and cost containment.

Performs human resources responsibilities for staff which includes coaching on performance, completing performance reviews and overall staff morale.

Recommends hiring, compensation changes, promotions, corrective action decisions, and terminations.

Education/Experience Required

Bachelor's Degree

Typically requires 3 years experience in In neurodiagnostic testing/technology that includes EEG, Evoke Potential procedures, intraoperative monitoring (IOM) and transcranial dopplers.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with physicians, patients and other staff members.
• Basic skills in the use of Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint and Word) or similar products.
• Knowledgeable of Advocate Health platforms such as Workday and Symplr.

Physical Requirements And Working Conditions

• May be exposed to hazardous materials and life-threatening diseases.
• Direct contact with body fluids.
• Ability to stand/bend or kneel for length of time.
• Ability to move equipment around hospital to do portable procedures.
• Ability to trouble shoot equipment.
• Ability to use good judgment, mature, self-motivated.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.