Neurodiagnostic Tech II

St. Louis Children's Hospital; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Louis Children's Hospital is seeking a Neurodiagnostic Tech II to join our pediatric team for night shifts. You will perform a wide range of EEG procedures in a Level 4 Epilepsy Center, document findings in the EMR, and collaborate with physicians and nurses to ensure exceptional patient care.

The role emphasizes advanced EEG modalities and mentorship of student technologists in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 2 years of neurodiagnostic experience.
• R. EEG T. certification required.

Responsibilities

• Independently perform EEG procedures for inpatient, outpatient, ambulatory, long-term monitoring, SEEG, electrocorticography, and EEG telemetry.
• Document and maintain patient records in the electronic medical record.
• Monitor study quality and ensure adherence to department standards and protocols.
• Assist with training and mentoring student technologists.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to support patient care.

Job description

Neurodiagnostic Tech II

St. Louis Children's Hospital | Full-Time | Night Shift

Are you an experienced EEG professional looking to advance your career at a nationally recognized pediatric hospital? St. Louis Children's Hospital is seeking a Neurodiagnostic Tech II to join our team and support patients at our Level 4 Epilepsy Center. This role offers the opportunity to work with advanced neurodiagnostic technologies in a dynamic, fast-paced environment alongside a highly skilled multidisciplinary team.

Key Responsibilities

• Independently perform a variety of EEG procedures, including routine inpatient and outpatient EEGs, ambulatory studies, long-term monitoring (LTM), SEEG, electrocorticography, and EEG telemetry.
• Accurately document and maintain patient records within the electronic medical record.
• Monitor study quality and ensure adherence to department standards and protocols.
• Assist with training and mentoring student technologists as needed.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to support exceptional patient care.

Schedule

• Full-Time, Night Shift
• 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM
• Every third weekend
• Rotating holiday schedule
• Limited on-call requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Hospital-based neurodiagnostic experience
• Pediatric patient care experience
• Experience performing advanced EEG testing modalities

Why Join Us?

• Work at a Level 4 Epilepsy Center utilizing advanced neurodiagnostic technologies.
• Limited call responsibilities.
• Dynamic, collaborative, and fast-paced clinical environment.
• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact in pediatric neuroscience care.

Who We Are

St. Louis Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children’s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to “do what’s right for kids.” Providing comprehensive, high-quality care and serving as an advocate for children has been St. Louis Children’s commitment since its inception in 1879. Today, the hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area, and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries. St. Louis Children’s consistently ranks among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by U.S.News & World Report in all surveyed categories. In 2021, St. Louis Children’s was one of eight children’s hospitals to rank in the top 25 of all 10 specialties. The hospital’s academic and physician partner, Washington University School of Medicine, is one of the top-ranked medical schools in the United States. Since 2005, St. Louis Children’s has been designated as a Magnet® hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center® (ANCC).

Role Purpose

Develops workflows, policies, and procedures related to new/changes to technology or services within Neurodiagnostic. Performs academic and routine inpatient and outpatient neurodiagnostic EEG testing procedures at both BJH and SLCH. Academic only procedures include long term video EEG set up & monitoring, electrocorticography, cortical stimulation mapping, routine and/or intra-operative somatosensory evoked potentials, and intra-operative EEG monitoring with/without robotics.

Responsibilities

• Develops workflows, policies, and procedures related to new/changes to technology or services. Provides direct/indirect procedural supervision for Tech I & student technologists.
• Evaluates/audits EEG quality, leading performance improvement initiatives using LEAN principles for obtaining the academic level standard of quality for EEG procedures. Performs electrode maintenance and impedance checks to ensure EEG quality. Performs EEG recording technology troubleshooting as needed and escalates appropriately.
• Performs long term video EEG set up & monitoring, electrocorticography, cortical stimulation mapping, routine and/or intra-operative somatosensory evoked potentials, and intra-operative EEG monitoring with/without robotics independently (academic locations only).
• Performs routine, extended, and ambulatory EEG recordings independently and at the highest levels of patient acuity. Analyzes live and delayed long term video EEG data independently and at the highest levels of patient acuity. Performs annotation and clipping of long-term video EEG data independently (academic locations only).
• Validates physician orders, enters relevant patient history information into the EEG recording system, enters long term video EEG set-up and disconnect notes into the electronic medical record. Enters procedure changes into the electronic billing system. Archives EEG testing data.

Minimum Requirements

• Education: High School Diploma or GED
• Experience: 2 years
• Licenses & Certifications: R. EEG T.

Preferred Requirements

• Education: Associate or Trade School Equi
• Experience: 2-5 years

Benefits And Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards: At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

Equal Opportunity Employer