Job Description
Leads and guides EEG Technicians in the performance of duties. Performs all functions of an EEG Technician.
Job Responsibility
- *Leads and guides EEG Technicians in the performance of duties
- Handles and/or acts as resource for difficult or complex EEG recordings.
- Participates in orientation and ongoing training of EEG staff.
- Assists management in staff scheduling, prioritizing and assigning work based on workflow fluctuations.
- *Performs all functions of an EEG Technician.
- Interviews patient to assess current physical condition
- Abstracts relevant information for patient's medical record, obtaining additional information from patient and/or referring Physician, as required.
- Translates procedures into layman's terms based on professional knowledge in order to relieve patient of any pre-testing anxiety.
- Sets up equipment to administer particular procedure in a timely fashion.
- Positions patient on examination table and applies electrodes on predetermined measured positions on patient's head for optimum testing.
- Checks equipment performance and selects predetermined electrode combinations and special combinations as required by case.
- Operates EEG equipment to take electroencephalographic tracings. Obtains standard recordings, recognizing artifacts and taking appropriate steps to eliminate them.
- Modifies recording protocol when abnormalities occur in EEG, adding electrodes in standard locations and devising appropriate recording techniques with minimal assistance.
- Uses activating procedures such as hyperventilation, photic stimulation and sleep.
- Monitors other variables such as electromyograms, electrocardiograms, electrooculograms, respiration, etc.
- Recognizes and responds to patient's medical issues and physiological events to ensure safety and welfare of patient.
- Obtains recordings, including any/all abnormal clinical manifestations, for physician interpretation.
- May assist Physician in surgical cases by setting up continuous EEG monitoring, video monitoring and in obtaining recordings during ECOG and Wada mapping.
- Transports EEG equipment to patient's rooms and various departments.
- Performs routine maintenance on EEG equipment. Identifies malfunctions and reports to management.
- Creates and maintains EEG and Video-EEG records.
- *Performs related duties as required.
Job Qualification
- High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
- Graduate from an accredited or formal certificate EEG program, required.
- Registered Electroencephalographic Technologist (R.EEG.T) by ABRET, required.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) or equivalent certification, required.
- Minimum of two (2) years clinical EEG Technologist experience, required.
- Demonstrated knowledge in all aspects of EEG procedures & equipment, required
- 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).