EEG Tech

Summit Health CityMD•New Hyde Park, NY

22h

About The Position

We’re a physician-led, patient-centric network committed to simplifying health care and bringing a more connected kind of care. Our primary, multispecialty, and urgent care providers serve millions of patients in traditional practices, patients' homes and virtually through VillageMD and our operating companies Village Medical , Village Medical at Home , Summit Health , CityMD , and Starling Physicians . When you join our team, you become part of a compassionate community of people who work hard every day to make health care better for all. We are innovating value-based care and leveraging integrated applications, population insights and staffing expertise to ensure all patients have access to high-quality, connected care services that provide better outcomes at a reduced total cost of care.

Requirements

Associates degree required.
Certification by the American Board of Registration of Electrocephalographic Technologists or equivalent.
0 – 1 years experience.
Ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing.
Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
Ability to perform diverse work assignments with time limitations with a high degree of accuracy.
Ability to use problem solving, critical thinking and priority setting skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the preparation of the patient. Applies suitable electrodes on predetermined measured positions on the patient’s head and checks their performance
Calibrates and adjusts EEG apparatus. Obtains the patient’s cooperation for the best performance of these procedures.
Selects predetermined electrode combinations as well as special combinations made necessary by the case under study. Obtains standard recordings, recognizes artifacts and takes appropriate steps to eliminate them.
Describes all abnormal clinical manifestations observed during the test.
Uses activating procedures such as hyperventilation, photic stimulation, and sleep during testing.
When indicated by the circumstances of the EEG recording, monitors on the same apparatus, other variables such as electromyograms, electrocardiograms, electro-oculograms, respiration, etc.
Extracts relevant information from the patient’s clinical record and obtains additional information by questioning.
Keeps equipment in a clean operating condition, detects instrument malfunctions and makes minor maintenance adjustments or reports equipment needing major repairs.
Files and/or microfilms recordings.
Fills and forwards charge slips for billing purposes as required.
Assists in instruction of technologist-trainees
May perform work in the laboratory, at the patient’s bedside and in intensive care units.
Continues education by participating in conferences and technical meetings.
Establish good rapport with patients, public and staff capacity to deal with severely ill patients.
Other job duties as required.