EEG Technologist - Per Diem - Faulkner Hospital

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Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, Inc.

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Job Summary An Electroneuro diagnostic (EEG) Technician or Neurophysiology Technician uses specialized equipment to record and study a patient's brain waves and other electrical impulses of the nervous system.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

-Performs Electroencephalogram (EEG) extended monitoring for one to several hours to include patients who are awake, sleeping, or in a coma.

-Performs EEG to evaluate cerebral death.

-Performs routine EEG's, Ambulatory EEG's (24/48/72), and data review of studies including annotating.

-Prepares patient and monitors for localized cerebral seizure focus by 16 or more channel telemetry, with video recording; performs preliminary preparation of studies for interpretation by neurologists.

-Prepares patients and monitors for localization of cerebral seizure focus by computerized portable 16 or more channel EEG for ambulatory studies.

-Enters test result data into Epic reporting system and well as managing the EEG system and other software/hardware necessary for the completion of the study acquisition.

-Adapts to workflow changes and plans as outlined by Clinical Lead EEG Tech & /or Operations Manager of Non-Invasive Testing as well as the Director of Non-Invasive Testing, as is necessary to a changing environment.

-Performs other duties as assigned by the director of the department.

Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, an affiliate of Mass General Brigham, is committed to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community. Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital is a 171- bed non-profit, community teaching hospital located in Jamaica Plain directly across the street from the Arnold Arboretum. Founded in 1900, Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital offers comprehensive care in a wide variety of specialties.

Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital is a designated Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a recognition that fewer than nine percent of all US hospitals receive. At Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, we believe that everyone should have the chance to live a healthy life. From creating breakthroughs that have paved the way for treatments around the globe to training the next generation of providers, our patients, and those we may never meet, are at the center of everything we do.

If you’re looking for more than a career, join Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital. Our patients call it better care. Our employees call it home.

Qualifications Education High  School Diploma or Equivalent required

Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree?

No

Licenses and Credentials Registered Electroencephalographic Technologist [R. EEG T.] - ABRET Neurodiagnostic Credentialing & Accreditation preferred

Experience

Experience as a neurodiagnostic technologist 0-1 year preferred
- Preferred:
Certificate or an Associate of Applied Science in Electroneuro diagnostic Technology- 1-3 years of experience is preferred. Willing to train new graduates.

- Adheres to all I.C.A.R.E. Standards; supports service excellence initiatives and all service excellence in all interactions with patients/family members/staff.

- Knowledgeable of the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system
- Proficient in medical…