Seizure; EEG Diagnostic Technician

City/State:
White Plains, New York

Department: WPH Seizure Program_1

Work Shift:

Day

Work Days:
Varying

Scheduled

Hours:

Hours Vary

Pay Rate/Range: $37.60 - $56.40

• Understands and adheres to the WPH Performance Standards, Policies and Behaviors.
• Performs duties of the EEG technologist and evoked potentials technologist as assigned.
• Performs long‑term video‑EEG monitoring on an epilepsy unit.
• Interacts with the patient during seizures, interviews the patients and performs tests of cognitive, memory and speech function during and following all seizures.
• Provides emergency care for the patient during seizures.
• Performs EEG monitoring on patients with scalp and intracranially placed electrodes (depth electrodes and/or grids).
• Assists and records during direct cortical stimulation studies.
• Performs EEG recording during special studies such as sodium Amytal (Wada) testing, positron emission tomography, single‑photon computed tomography, and sodium pentothal studies.
• Performs electrocorticography from the exposed cerebral cortex in the operating room.
• Applies troubleshooting methods, repairs, and/or replaces instrument parts as needed.
• Provides in‑service training sessions for the electrodiagnostic staff in proper long‑term monitoring techniques.
• Assists in establishing and maintaining department long‑term epilepsy monitoring procedures and protocols.
• Assists or performs clinical epilepsy research procedures.
• Prepares presentations and contributes at conferences relating to electroneurodiagnostic testing, with special emphasis on long‑term epilepsy monitoring, for continuing education.
• Properly cleans electrodes and prepares them for sterilization techniques.
• Calibrates, evaluates & adjusts EEG instrument to proper technical standards in order to obtain top‑quality recording.
• Performs routine activation procedures such as HV & photic stimulation.
• Reviews all EEG tracings with supervision.
• Receives and implements all suggestions for improving the quality of all future EEG recordings.
• Compiles and forwards billing information to the supervisor.
• Performs all other related duties as assigned.

• High School Required or GED.
• Associate Degree (Examples:
  Neuroscience, Neurodiagnostic Technology, Electoneurodiagnostic Technology (END), Clinical Neurophysiology, Sleep Medicine/Polysomnography) – Preferred.
• 1–3 years of work experience. Minimum of 2 years of experience in EEG/long‑term monitoring on an epilepsy unit required.
• Medium proficiency in EEG monitoring.
• BLS Basic Life Support – American Heart Association required upon hire.
• ABRET – Neurodiagnostic Credentialing required.
• Preferred:
  Neurodiagnostic Credentialing and Accreditation.

White Plains Hospital Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage, citizenship status, age, gender, disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.