Job Details

Job Description:

Summary:
The EEG Technologist, Registered has the responsibility for performing diagnostic testing on patients which generates reports for physician interpretations. The Tech will measure by means of an electroencephalograph (EEG) impulse frequencies and differences in electrical potential between various areas of the brain, to obtain data for use in the diagnosis of brain disorders. The Tech shall prepare the patient's head for electrode placement, perform the EEG, clean patient's head, and prepare room for next patient. This individual will perform Evoked Potentials, 24 hour EEG, and special procedure EEG including ECI recordings. The Tech shall perform portable EEG's, intra-operative surgical monitoring as requested, routine maintenance on equipment and long-term monitoring. The Tech will be able to retrieve old EEG traces as requested for reference. The Tech will advise and assist the Epilepsy Unit's monitoring technicians. The Tech will sort and pack EEG for storage, as well as take pertinent patient history on outpatients and inpatients. The Tech will correlate and integrate aspects of care for all ages including neonate, infant, child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric.

Requirements:
Graduate of an Electroneurodiagnostic (EEG) technology program accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation. Minimum five years experience in EEG, evoked potentials and intra-operative monitoring.

Licenses and Certifications:
Valid and active EEG certification AHA BLS required

Work Requirements:
Shift: Day
On Call: No
Weekends:Rotating
Travel Required: No Travel

Location:
Holston Valley Medical Center