Neurophysiology Technologist

Healthier Mississippi People; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Healthier Mississippi People is seeking a qualified professional to record electrical activity from the brain and nervous systems using various neurodiagnostic techniques. The role includes responsibilities such as developing rapport with patients, recording medical history, and performing EEG monitoring.

The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree or associate's degree and a minimum of two years of healthcare experience. Strong knowledge of the nervous system and effective interpersonal skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or associate's degree in a relevant field.
• Minimum of two years of healthcare experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop rapport with patients and explain testing procedures.
• Record patient medical history and electrical potentials.
• Ensure proper equipment care and report problems to supervisor.
• Perform long-term EEG/video monitoring according to procedures.
• Comply with safety and infection control practices.

Skills

Knowledge of the functions and disorders of the nervous system

Interpersonal skills to interact with patients

Ability to recognize normal and abnormal electrical activity

Comprehension of computer averaging and data acquisition

Education

Bachelor's degree or associate's degree with two years of healthcare experience

Job description

Job Summary

To record electrical activity arising from the brain, central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems using techniques such as electroencephalography (EEG), nerve condition studies (NCS), somatosensoroy evoked potentials (SSEP), brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEP), and visual evoked potentials (VEP).

Knowledge & Skills & Abilities

Knowledge of the functions and disorders of the nervous system and the principles and practical applications of neurodiagnostic testing. Interpersonal skills to interact with patients, family members, and staff. Ability to recognize normal and abnormal electrical activity. Ability to comprehend computer averaging and data acquisition.

Responsibilities

• Develops a rapport with patients and explains testing procedures to the patient; prepares patient for testing.
• Obtains and records patient medical history.
• Elicits and records electrical potentials and interprets responses for review by a neurologist.
• Ensures proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment; reports equipment problems to supervisor.
• Performs long-term EEG/video monitoring in accordance with established procedures; transcribes digital EEG data.
• Complies with safety, environmental, and/or infection control practices and procedures.
• The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Physical and Environmental Demands

Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, frequent exposure to bio-hazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, occasional work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, frequent reaching, frequent sitting, frequent standing, frequent twisting, and frequent walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Requirements

• Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree or associate's degree with two (2) years of healthcare experience.
• Certifications, Licenses or Registration required: N/A.