Medical Instrument Technologist (Lead Electroencephalography) EEG

EEG Technician

Duties include but not limited to: The technician independently performs routine and specialized EEG's (including awake and asleep recordings, portable recordings, and electrocerebral silence recordings), EEG's during PET, SPECT, and WADA. They perform routine and specialized NCV's, routine and specialized Intraoperative monitoring (electrocorticography), Multiple Sleep Latency Testing (MSLT), routine and specialized Evoked Potential (EP) and routine and invasive Long Term Epilepsy Monitoring (LTM).

Functions:

• Equipment: The technician will independently operate a variety of neurodiagnostic equipment to administer routine and specialized diagnostic or treatment procedures. The technician will conduct routine maintenance, and adjustment checks on the equipment. The technician will recognize and troubleshoot equipment failures. They will communicate with manufacturer technical support to fix equipment problems. They will communicate with Bio-medical engineering to fix equipment problems. They will notify supervisor if they are unable to fix equipment problems.
• Medical Terminology: The technician will understand more advanced medical terminology, neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and neuroradiology and how it relates to the neurodiagnostic testing being performed. The technician will have knowledge of acute neurologic disorders and their effects on organs and methods of treatment. The technician knows antiepileptic and other medication (neuropharmacology) effect on neurodiagnostic studies. The technician will have the ability to interpret testing data to provide information for medical or surgical staff during testing procedures.
• Testing: The EEG technician will utilize standard or alternate positions for patients with common physical disabilities for the procedure being performed. They will utilize two methods of patient identification. They will fully explain the testing procedure to the patient and family members and alleviate fears. The technician is able to deal with more complex or difficult patients. They will utilize the 10/20 method of electrode application during EEGs The technician will follow established laboratory protocol in performing standard and specialized EEG, NCV, IOM, MSLT's, EP's, Polysomnograms, and LTMs. They will obtain written permission to perform audio and video during the procedures that require such. They will perform routine and specialized activation procedures during the EEG's and know the contraindications to performing the activations.
• Communications: The technician will interact with other healthcare professionals to discuss the indications, value, possible outcomes, and limitations of testing. The technician will communicate both orally and in writing with patients, visitors, non-healthcare and a variety of healthcare professionals. They will communicate effectively and professionally with employees at varying grade levels. They will utilize The Veterans Health Information and Technology Architecture (VistA) and CPRS to access patient information, receive memoranda, and send and receive work related e-mail.
• Clerical functions: Schedules patients for procedures. Calls patients to fill gaps in the schedule due to late cancellations and failed appointments. Incumbent schedules outpatient clinic appointments using Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA) scheduling options. Use established business rules to schedule appointments for veterans. This includes clinic visits, consultations and entries into the Electronic Wait List (EWL). Complies with the mandatory training requirements for the outpatient scheduling process. Prioritizes patients to be scheduled. Send procedure specific instruction letters for scheduled appointments. Answers dept. phone, returns patient calls, and transfers calls as needed. Maintains a daily log of patients and procedures. Completes proper electronic and written information for each procedure performed Utilizes VISTA, CPRS and Neurodiagnostic specific medical equipment to complete administrative duties with each procedure.

Work Schedule: 7:30am - 4:00pm

Telework: This is not a telework position

Virtual: This is not a virtual position

Remote: This is not a remote position

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

US Department of Veterans Affairs