Medical Instrument Technician (Electroencephalography Technician) (EEG)-Open Continuous Announcement

EEG Technician

EEG Technicians operate the electroencephalograph and other devices such as evoked potential equipment to record the electrical activity of the brain. Registration is offered by the American Board of Registration of EEG, CNIM & EP Technologists (ABRET) or the American Association of Electrodiagnostic Techs (AAET).

DUTIES:

• Provide independent performance of a full range of procedures.
• Delivers high quality studies for the most complex and non-routine procedures in difficult or demanding environments such as research, intraoperative monitoring, or intensive care monitoring.
• Interprets study results and brings to the attention of the physician or supervisor more subtle abnormalities that may require intervention.
• The technician will highlight portions of recordings of clinical importance for review by the clinical neurophysiologist and will accurately describe the concurrent behavior of the patient.
• Positive interaction with other health care staff to inform them of the indications for testing; the value, possible outcomes, and limitations of testing; and the policies of the laboratory are expected.
• Obtain multiple sleep latent tests on patients with possible narcolepsy or other disorders of excess sleepiness.
• Incumbent may instruct patients in use of CPAP and Autopap and or BiPAP equipment and troubleshoot problems that patient has with this equipment.
• Assists in the education of students (medical students, polysomnography students) and residents and fellows.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm.

Not Qualified for Compressed/Flexible, Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus), Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance), Telework, or Virtual Position.

Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases.

Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience.

Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.

Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA.

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement).