Neurodiagnostic Technician II- Casual

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.

• 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.