Associate Surgical Neurophysiologist

UPMC•Pittsburgh, PA

3h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Surgical Neurophysiologist is a healthcare professional responsible for providing real-time multi-modality neurophysiological monitoring of the peripheral and central nervous system in the diagnostic lab, intensive care unit (ICU), and operating room. All work will be done under the general supervision of a department supervisor and/or the clinical neurophysiologist on call, all while working within the established department guidelines/policies/procedures. This role will support Pittsburgh area hospitals, Procirca sites. Rotating shifts, Monday through Friday as well as rotating weekends. UPMC offers a generous benefits package, an expansive total rewards package, opportunity to grow your career and much more.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in science related field, preferably Neuroscience.
25%25 travel for coverage, not limited to distance or length of stay.
CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.
Must be Registry eligible upon hire and obtain certification within two years of hire- Am Board Reg END Technologists
Automotive Insurance
Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Driver's License

Nice To Haves

Procirca Employees Only: This position requires the successful completion of the IONM training program and obtaining the appropriate modality specific credential within 18 months of the employee's hire date. In addition, employees in this role are required to continue their professional development and advance into the Senior Surgical Neurophysiologist position upon meeting eligibility requirements.
Failure to meet credentialing requirements within the established timeframe or failure to progress into the Senior Surgical Neurophysiologist role once eligible may impact continued employment in the role per departmental standards.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with anesthesia team regarding optimum delivery of anesthetic based on clinical assessment and document requested modalities.
Operate the equipment per departmental policy to obtain optimal results as we all learning to detect instrument malfunctions and make minor adjustments to keep in operating condition.
Acquire basic knowledge of the following; normal brain anatomy and function, carious medication and anesthetic agents used during monitoring procedures.
Keep labs fully supplied, all work-stations clean and all equipment in working order. Provide hard copy reports to requesting physician for interpretation in addition to plotting samples when needed.
Able to recognize discrepancies between patient?s ordered testing and their diagnosis.Participate in all department specific mandatory training.Ability to participate in hospital in-service programs, professional meetings and seminars.Continually advance skills set by reading books, professional journals, and online training materials
Perform portable testing, particularly evoked potentials in the intensive care unit and the operating room with only telemedicine supervision while maintaining the maximum safety for patients.
Transport equipment between facilities in a safe and secure manner.Prepare/setup testing carts within departmental guidelines ensuring equipment and patient?s safety is taken into consideration
Understand thoroughly various disease states and factors that relate to them, various medication effects, clinical changes or complications to ensure high technical quality.
Monitor other physiological parameters during testing as described in the departmental policy
Exercise judgment during testing or intraoperative monitoring for the need of the oversight clinical neurophysiologist or physician?s intervention.
Ability to recognize real-time changes in data and report changes to the oversight clinical neurophysiologist.
Perform all necessary troubleshooting in situations of suboptimal results prior to and during any diagnostic testing procedure or intraoperative procedure.
Recognize artifacts; differentiate them from evoked potential patterns and take appropriate steps to eliminate them.
Ability to adapt to change in the work environment, manage competing demands and deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events.Service minded; drive to provide best care and service for patient and surgical team.
Communicate with attending physician in a timely manner determining a plan for which modalities to be performed to procedure. Document any request made by surgeon according to departmental policy.
Complete all necessary electronic workflow in accordance with the departmental policies ensuring all data is secure and accessible post-operatively.Record relevant patient history and review with the oversight clinical neurophysiologist.
Apply suitable electrodes on predetermined measured positions on the patient's head, trunk, and extremities. Select predetermined electrode combination; check their performance as well as adjusting for non-standard montages as needed.
Obtain standard recordings, report findings to the oversight clinical neurophysiologist.
Display and label waveforms for marking, measuring and calculating information such as latencies, amplitudes, and conduction times following established guidelines and protocols.