Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics - EEG Tech

Neurophysiology Department Part-Time Position

Part-time position available for 2 nights per week, 10 hour shifts on weekends within the Neurophysiology department. The office of Neurophysiology and adult Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) are located on 4NW. The pediatric EMU is in Guerin's Children's Hospital. Both units have 4 hardwired rooms. We use Nihon Kohden in both EMU's and Natus for our floor patients.

EEG Tech will monitor patient safety and data for seizures, contact the nurse if seizure detected. Notate on patient study appropriate information. Will work in conjunction with monitoring company to monitor multiple patients. Will ask the monitoring company to take over monitoring when there is a STAT hook up in hospital or when breaks are needed. Will communicate with reading fellow and physician when STAT study is up and running.

Procedure Types: Routine EEGs, Long Term Monitoring EEG's. Equipment used: Nihon Kohden and Natus.

Certifications Required: REEGT, CPR

Float Required: Pediatric, Adult Epilepsy Monitoring Unit to STAT Long Term Monitoring EEG's (usually called for by ICU or NICU).

Skills Required: 10-20 EEG Hookup, acquisition and software troubleshooting, ability to read basic EEG data and follow seizure protocols. Ability to identify artifact and fix by replacing electrodes/troubleshooting. Able to mark and clip data for physician review in the morning. Contacts on-call physician only for clinical parameters set with physician regarding patient. Communicates with physicians and supervisor well.

Skills Preferred: Phase 2 experience, not required but preferred.