Night EEG Technologist – Breakthrough Neuro Care

Penn Medicine; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 39,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus $5,000

Job summary

Penn Medicine's Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania is seeking a full-time EEG Technician for the night shift (7:30pm–8am, 3 nights/week) with rotating weekend coverage. Under a physician's direction, you will perform adult and neonatal EEG studies, apply recording electrodes, and ensure high-quality data while explaining the procedure to patients.

You will verify orders, maintain equipment, record using the 10-20 system, provide initial results, and coordinate testing with care teams

Qualifications

• Knowledge of neuro-anatomy and physiology, basic electronics, and electrical safety, general EEG instrumentation pattern, recognition, and various medical and pharmacological conditions that influence the EEG.
• Verifies patient, physician's orders and gathers appropriate information form chart and/or interviews the patient/caregiver to provide accurate history.
• Check all equipment for proper function, inventory, operation, and cleanliness including corrections of malfunctions.
• Records EEG according to standards of the laboratory including the 10-20 system; provides initial interpretation of results and communicates urgent findings immediately with Epilepsy physicians.
• Reviews EEG files and saves appropriate sections for physician review which may include clipping and pruning for long term monitoring (LTM).
• Educates ICU nurses and other hospital personnel regarding basic equipment functioning and electrode removal techniques.
• Responsible for scheduling appointments for patient testing and maintaining communication across the inpatient units.
• Responsible for billing accuracy.
• Participates in teaching conferences and technical meetings. Maintains CEUs/Credentials.
• Responsible for adhering to State & Federal regulations and successful compliance of these regulatory agencies.

Responsibilities

• Verifies patient, physician's orders and gathers appropriate information form chart and/or interviews the patient/caregiver to provide accurate history.
• Check all equipment for proper function, inventory, operation, and cleanliness including corrections of malfunctions.
• Records EEG according to standards of the laboratory including the 10-20 system; provides initial interpretation of results and communicates urgent findings immediately with Epilepsy physicians.
• Reviews EEG files and saves appropriate sections for physician review which may include clipping and pruning for long term monitoring (LTM).
• Educates ICU nurses and other hospital personnel regarding basic equipment functioning and electrode removal techniques.
• Responsible for scheduling appointments for patient testing and maintaining communication across the inpatient units.
• Responsible for billing accuracy.
• Participates in teaching conferences and technical meetings. Maintains CEUs/Credentials.
• Responsible for adhering to State & Federal regulations and successful compliance of these regulatory agencies.

Skills

Neuro-anatomy

EEG instrumentation

Electrical safety

Patient history gathering

Artifact recognition

Education

High School Diploma/GED

EEG school program or 3+ years EEG experience

Associate's degree

Tools

EEG equipment setup

Recording systems

Job description

Penn Medicine's Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania is seeking a full-time EEG Technician for the night shift (7:30pm–8am, 3 nights/week) with rotating weekend coverage. Under a physician's direction, you will perform adult and neonatal EEG studies, apply recording electrodes, and ensure high-quality data while explaining the procedure to patients.

You will verify orders, maintain equipment, record using the 10-20 system, provide initial results, and coordinate testing with care teams