Neurodiagnostic Technician II- Casual

Casual, Neurodiagnostic Technician II

Join our team of Life Changers! UPMC is hiring a Casual, Neurodiagnostic Technician II to support Central PA hospitals. This is a young and growing team that encourages mentorship and growth within one's career. Looking to add an experienced Neurodiagnostic Technician to the team that is able to work independently.

Schedule: 7:00am-3:30pm. Will need to work holidays, weekends and evenings as needed per rotation. Travel is required 25% of the time to all 7 hospitals within the Central PA Region. Manager will discuss further during interview. A pleasant work environment, and friendly team are just a few of our perks. Apply today!

Responsibilities:

• Operate computer equipment to record nervous system responses that provide quantitative and objective measures of the neuronal/sensory function.
• Schedule patients for neurodiagnostic procedures and obtain required medical information; explain procedures, alleviate fears, and elicit cooperation.
• Prepare patient for tests to include measuring and marking cranial area and fastening electrodes to specified positions on scalp and body.
• React in medical emergencies to ensure patient safety; know unit and hospital procedures for working with high acuity patients.
• Perform the following additional responsibilities:
• Collaborate with supervisor and medical personnel to resolve problems and to advise concerning laboratory procedures, techniques and equipment.
• Document pertinent medical history from the patient or family members.
• Recognize changes in the clinical condition of the patient and correlate those changes with the EEG.
• Discriminate the changes requiring intervention such as seizures or cardiac arrhythmia.
• Clean, adjust and perform routine maintenance and repair on neurodiagnostic equipment to ensure proper functioning.
• Troubleshoot routine equipment problems.
• Perform procedures with appropriate documentation.
• Perform advanced EEG recording or specialized procedures as required.
• Review and edit ambulatory EEG studies prior to physician review.
• Maintain current digital EEGs on the central workstations for physician review.
• Archive and verify digital EEGs on permanent storage media.
• Identify EEG waveforms/patterns during testing and communicate to medical personnel.

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent and 2 years of EEG experience OR Associate's Degree and 1 year of EEG experience OR Successful completion of ASET Introduction to EEG course or ABRET-recognized program and 1 year of EEG experience.
• *Procirca Employees Only: This position requires obtaining the appropriate modality-specific credential within one (1) year of the employee's hire date. Failure to meet credentialing requirements within this timeframe may impact continued employment in the role, per departmental standards.
• Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances: CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Act 34

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran