Neurophysiology Technologist II

Healthier-Mississippi-People-LLC; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Healthier-Mississippi-People-LLC is seeking a Neurodiagnostic Technologist to record brain and nervous system activity using EEG, NCS, SSEP, BAEP, and VEP, and to train junior staff. The role requires applying neurodiagnostic principles with patient care focus.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree or an Associate with two years in Neurodiagnostics, is ABRET/AAET certified or equivalent, and can interpret data for neurologists while maintaining equipment and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or Associate's degree with two years in Neurodiagnostics (EEG/EMG).
• ABRET, AAET, or equivalent registration required or preferred.
• Knowledge of neurodiagnostic testing principles and practical applications.
• Ability to train lower-level technologists and ensure safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Develops rapport with patients and explains testing procedures.
• Obtains and records patient medical history.
• Elicits and records electrical potentials and interprets responses for neurologist review.
• Ensures proper care and maintenance of equipment and reports problems.
• Performs long-term EEG/video monitoring and transcribes data.
• Trains subordinates and promotes safety and infection control practices.
• Duties may be changed or added at management's discretion.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Data interpretation

Patient communication

Safety awareness

Education

Bachelor's or Associate with Neurodiagnostics 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), somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEP), brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEP), and visual evoked potentials (VEP). To provide training to lower-level technologists. This job profile may require call subject to the department's discretion.

Job Description:

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 problems to supervisor.
• Performs long-term EEG/video monitoring in accordance with established procedures; transcribes digital EEG data.
• Trains subordinates; promotes continuous improvement in 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 biohazardous 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:

Bachelor's degree or Associate's degree with two years in Neurodiagnostics (EEG/EMG).

Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required:

American Board of Registered Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist (ABRET), American Association of Electrodiagnostic Technologist (AAET), or equivalent registration