IONM Technologist

Neuro Pathway; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a full-time IONM Technologist in St. Louis, MO. The role involves continuous monitoring of the central nervous system during surgeries to protect patient safety. Responsibilities include preparing for procedures, handling monitoring equipment, and collaborating with medical staff. Candidates should possess a certification by ABRET and skills in troubleshooting and communication. This position requires physical stamina due to the nature of the duties involved.

Qualifications

• Must be able to perform continuous monitoring during surgery.
• Experience with neuromonitoring modalities such as SSEP, EMG, and ABR is preferred.
• Ability to communicate significant changes in patient's nervous system.

Responsibilities

• Review planned intraoperative procedures and prepare necessary monitoring.
• Position monitoring equipment in the operating room ensuring patient safety.
• Document all communications and physiological status during the procedure.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Communication

Customer Service

Critical Thinking

Education

Certification by ABRET

Job description

St. Louis, Missouri, United States IOM/IONM

Our client is hiring for a full-time IONM Technologist in St. Louis, MO.

Position Summary

Intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) protects patients by continuously monitoring the central nervous system (the brain, spinal cord, and nerves) when it is at risk during surgery; therefore, the IONM Technologist is a valuable member of the operating room team. Our team provides SSEP, EMG, ABR, and other monitoring modalities for ENT, spine, and cardiovascular procedures. They collaborate closely with nurses, physicians, and other medical staff caring for the patient by regularly measuring and analyzing the patient's nervous system responses throughout the surgery. And by communicating significant changes in the patient's nervous system to guide the surgeon and reduce the risk of neurological deficits. As such, this role calls upon your ability to troubleshoot, communicate effectively, provide customer service, and think critically.

A typical day for our technologists includes the following duties:

Preoperatively: IONM Technologist reviews planned intraoperative procedures and orders for monitoring to determine the structures at risk relative to patient history/pre-existing conditions and monitoring requested; makes needed adjustments in monitoring by communicating with correct personnel while maintaining patient confidentiality according to facility policy and procedures; communicates with needed departments to obtain access and scheduling of patient according to facility policy and procedures; prepares equipment and supplies for required monitoring of patient according to facility policy and procedures; identifies the correct patient by name, ordering surgeon, and type of procedure to be performed and communicates the monitoring plan to the patient/caregivers/family in language consistent with their ability to understand; measures and marks correct recording and stimulation sites and applies electrodes according to facility policy and procedures.

Intraoperatively: IONM Technologist positions monitors equipment in the operating room to ensure patient electrical safety and communicates with team members including anesthesia, surgeon, and nursing staff according to facility policy and procedures; communications directly with anesthesia team and surgeon to enhance monitoring results; discusses with surgeon baseline recordings according to facility policy and procedures; makes any needed adjustments in monitoring according to facility policy and procedures; monitors neurophysiologic central/peripheral functioning throughout the operative procedure communicating with surgeon, neurophysiologist, anesthesia team, and nursing staff as necessary according to facility policy and procedures; recognizes clinically significant events and follows facility policy and procedures regarding critical test results; documents in surgery log throughout the monitoring process all relative communications/responses, physiological status, anesthetic adjustments, and changes in verbal responses according to facility policy and procedures; discontinues monitoring and removes all monitoring and stimulation electrodes checking sites for pre-monitoring status according to facility policy and procedures.

Post-operatively: The IONM Technologist provides findings, results, and a descriptive analysis according to facility policy and procedure; cleans/disinfects electrodes and equipment according to facility policy and procedures; restocks equipment and electrode supplies; prints needed documents including waveforms, neuromonitoring specialist report, and surgery log to be dictated by interpreting personnel according to facility policy and procedures; charges and logs patient according to facility policy and procedures.

Physical Requirements

• Frequent walking
• Reaching including above/below shoulder-height
• Pulling and pushing > 50 pounds
• Carrying or pushing < 50 pounds
• Frequent bending /stooping/crouching/twisting and continuous repetitive movements

Physical Exposures:

Lighting bright and dim, mechanical hazards, hazardous substances, infectious diseases, ionizing/nonionizing radiation, toleration of temperature ranges 60 to 75° F, possible prolonged periods of sitting and/or standing.

Physical Ability:

Must be good or greater: vision, hearing, manual dexterity, talking and speech, typing. Requires the ability to concentrate for long periods of time under stressful conditions and still perform properly and effectively.

Education and Certification

• Must fulfill at least one of the four pathways to becoming certified by ABRET. To check your education and/or experience meets those requirements visit https://abret.org/index.php?cI...