EEG Technician

Northwell Health; Suffolk (MS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health seeks an EEG Technician to perform EEG recordings per standard practice, maintain test recordings, and ensure patient safety. You will interview patients, document findings, and translate procedures to alleviate anxiety before testing.

The role requires a high school diploma, completion of an EEG program, and BLS certification, with prior EEG experience preferred. You will operate and maintain EEG equipment and assist in advanced monitoring as needed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Graduate from an accredited EEG program.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Prior EEG experience preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Interviews patient to assess current physical condition.
• Abstracts relevant information for the patient's medical record.
• Translates procedures into layman's terms to relieve pre-testing anxiety.
• Sets up EEG equipment for the procedure.
• Positions patient and applies electrodes at predetermined locations.
• Checks equipment performance and selects electrode configurations.
• Operates EEG equipment to obtain tracings and removes artifacts.
• Modifies recording protocol when abnormalities occur.
• Uses activating procedures such as hyperventilation, photic stimulation and sleep.
• Monitors other variables such as EMG, ECG, EOG and respiration.
• Responds to patient medical issues to ensure safety.
• Obtains recordings for physician interpretation.
• May assist with continuous EEG monitoring and intraoperative recording.
• Transports EEG equipment to patient rooms and departments.
• Performs routine maintenance on EEG equipment and reports malfunctions.

Skills

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Graduate EEG program

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Job description

Job Description

Performs electroencephalographic (EEG) recordings according to established standards and practices as ordered by Physician. Maintains test recordings and equipment.

Job Responsibility

• 1.Interviews patient to assess current physical condition.
• 2.Abstracts relevant information for patient's medical record, obtaining additional information from patient and/or referring Physician, as required.
• 3.Translates procedures into layman's terms based on professional knowledge in order to relieve patient of any pre-testing anxiety.
• 4.Sets up equipment to administer particular procedure in a timely fashion.
• 5.Positions patient on examination table and applies electrodes on predetermined measured positions on patient’s head for optimum testing.
• 6.Checks equipment performance and selects predetermined electrode combinations and special combinations as required by case.
• 7.Operates EEG equipment to take EEG tracings. Obtains standard recordings, recognizing artifacts and taking appropriate steps to eliminate them.
• 8.Modifies recording protocol when abnormalities occur in EEG, adding electrodes in standard locations and devising appropriate recording techniques with minimal assistance.
• 9.Uses activating procedures such as hyperventilation, photic stimulation and sleep.
• 10.Monitors other variables such as electromyograms, electrocardiograms, electrooculograms, respiration, etc.
• 11.Recognizes and responds to patient’s medical issues and physiological events (i.e. cardiac, respiratory, seizures, etc.) to ensure safety and welfare of patient.
• 12.Obtains recordings, including any/all abnormal clinical manifestations, for physician interpretation.
• 13.May assist Physician in surgical cases by setting up continuous EEG monitoring, video monitoring and in obtaining recordings during ECOG and Wada mapping.
• 14.Transports EEG equipment to patient’s rooms and various departments, as required.
• 15.Performs routine maintenance on EEG equipment. Identifies malfunctions and reports to management.
• 16.Performs related duties as required.

Job Qualification

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
• Graduate from an accredited or formal certificate EEG program, required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) or equivalent certification, required.
• Prior EEG experience, preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively.

*Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).