EEG Technician

Verify the insurance requirements, medical order, and protocol. - Complete and verify documentation. - Explain the procedure and orient the patient to the Sleep & Neurodiagnostic Center. - Prepare and calibrate equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning and adjust if necessary. - Apply electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards. - Perform appropriate physiologic calibrations to ensure proper signals and adjust if necessary. - May perform positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fitting and setup. - Follow procedural protocols such as electroencephalogram (EEG) tests, home studies, etc. to ensure collection of appropriate data. - Follow "lights out" procedures to establish and document baseline values (such as body position, oxyhemoglobin saturation, respiratory and heart rates, etc.) - Perform EEG data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality to ensure signals are artifact-free and adjust, if necessary. - Document routine observations incl...Technician, Technologist, Patient Services, Healthcare, Education