EEG Tech - PRN Float Pool

HonorHealth; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

HonorHealth is seeking an EEG Technician to work in the Network EEG Float Pool in Phoenix, AZ. You will perform complex EEG procedures and provide critical patient care in a nonprofit healthcare environment.

The ideal candidate has a High School Diploma, EEG training, and BLS certification. Responsibilities include maintaining equipment, analyzing EEG data, and assisting patients during procedures. Join us to make a difference in the health of our community.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• Completion of an 11-month EEG training program or 6 months on-the-job training is required.
• BLS Certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Perform EEGs utilizing the International 10-20 Placement System.
• Maintain equipment and inventory of supplies.
• Record clinical responses with evoked response equipment.
• Provide patient care during emergency situations.
• Summarize the patient's neurologic status and history.
• Analyze raw and processed EEG data.

Skills

EEG Procedures

Patient Care

Data Assessment

Technical Equipment Maintenance

Education

High School Diploma or GED

EEG Training Program Certificate

Graduate of EEG Program

Vocational Training

Tools

EEG Machine

Computer Spectral Array Equipment

Job description

Primary City/State: John C Lincoln - 50 E Dunlap Ave Phoenix, AZ 85020

Category: Imaging

Shift: Day

Department: Network EEG Float Pool

PRN Float Pool position

Experience required

Hours and days will vary

Great care starts with great people. (Like you.)

At HonorHealth, you'll find something special. From humble beginnings in 1927 to one of Arizona's largest nonprofit healthcare systems, our culture is built on warmth and neighborly kindness. Behind every smile is a highly skilled professional with deep expertise and an unwavering dedication to what matters most – caring for the health and well-being of people and communities across the greater Phoenix area.

Responsibilities

The EEG TECHNICIAN position performs standard and complex electroencephalographic (EEG) procedures, Electro cerebral Silence (ECS) recordings to determine suspected brain death, Full Battery Evoked Response procedures, Computer Spectral Array of EEG activity, and Electromyography (EMG). The staff member must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients being served in the EEG department. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development for each age group. The individual must possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status, and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or her age specific group.

Essential Functions

• Performs standard and complex EEGs by measuring the patient's head, utilizing the International 10-20 Placement System, and applies electrodes to appropriate positions. Measures electrode impedance, calibrates and adjusts EEG machine. Obtains recordings, using activating procedures such as hyperventilation, photic stimulation, and sleep. Adapts methods and instrumentation to obtain optimal results based on history, clinical observations and EEG findings.
• Maintains equipment, and inventory of supplies. Reorders as necessary. Detects instrument malfunction, makes minor maintenance adjustments, or reports need for major repairs to Clinical Engineering.
• Records routine clinical computer-averaged electrical responses to visual, auditory, somatosensory, or other stimuli with evoked response equipment. Recognizes any EP signal change due to electrical artifact, anesthetic effects, temperature, position or perfusion and determines the significant influences of any surgical events on the signal. Implements alternative methods or adjusts acquisition parameters to obtain optimal recordings.
• Provides appropriate patient care and detailed observations of clinical manifestations during seizures and other patient emergency situations.
• Summarizes the patient's neurologic status and clinical history from the chart, patient, or other knowledgeable persons. Explains the recording procedures to the patient and any family members present.
• Performs comprehensive analysis of raw and processed EEG using compressed spectral array (CSA).

Education

• High School Diploma or GED – Required
• Other / Certificate Completion of 11‑month EEG training program OR 6 months on the job training – Required
• Other / Certificate Graduate of an EEG program or 12 months on‑the job training – Preferred
• Technical Training Diploma/Degree Vocational/Specialized training – Preferred

Experience

• None except as indicated in Basic Education – Required

License & Certifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) – Certification – Required
• Registered EEG Technician – Certification R-EEG‑T certificate – Preferred

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