EEG Tech

IMS Care Center • Phoenix, AZ

8h

About The Position

Headquartered in Phoenix, IMS is a team of 500 employees and a physician-led organization united through its providers’ commitment to high-quality innovative health care. Each day is a new day for ground-breaking ideas and unparalleled opportunity. Ours is a culture focused on what we can accomplish today, and where it can lead us tomorrow. IMS Care Center is currently searching for a professional, compassionate and knowledgeable individual to fill the position of EEG TECHNICIAN, in our Neurology clinic, Phoenix. The EEG Technician will perform EEG tests when requested by a physician. As part of the testing process, an EEG tech will gather a patient's medical history, explain testing procedures, and prepare the patient for the procedure. During testing, the EEG technician monitors the patient's status and notes any abnormalities. After testing they report findings to the provider for further analysis. Instill the IMS mission, vision and values in the work performed.

Requirements

• Active certification by American Board of Registration of Electroencephalographic and Evoked Potential Technologists strongly preferred
• Two years of work experience in Neurology preferred
• Requires exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to interact with people from different backgrounds and cultures
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• High School graduate or equivalent required
• Graduate from an accredited EEG technician program strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Performs standard and complex EEGs by measuring the patient’s head, utilizing the International 10-20 Placement System, and applies electrodes to appropriate positions.
• Measures electrode impedance, calibrates and adjusts EEG machine.
• Obtains recordings, using activating procedures such as hyperventilation, photic stimulation, and sleep.
• Adapts methods and instrumentation to obtain optimal results based on history, clinical observations and EEG findings.
• Maintains equipment, and inventory of supplies. Reorders as necessary.
• Detects instrument malfunction, makes minor maintenance adjustments, or reports need for major repairs to Clinical Engineering.
• Records routine clinical computer-averaged electrical responses to visual, auditory, somatosensory, or other stimuli with evoked response equipment.
• Recognizes any EP signal change due to electrical artifact, anesthetic effects, temperature, position or perfusion and determines the significant influences of any surgical events on the signal.
• Implements alternative methods or adjusts acquisition parameters to obtain optimal recordings.
• Provides appropriate patient care and detailed observations of clinical manifestations during seizures and other patient emergency situations.
• Summarizes the patient’s neurologic status and clinical history from the chart, patient, or other knowledgeable persons.
• Explains the recording procedures to the patient and any family members present.
• Performs comprehensive analysis of raw and processed EEG using compressed spectral array (CSA).
• Gather a patient's medical history, explain testing procedures, and prepare the patient for the procedure
• Place electrodes to appropriate locations on patient’s scalp.
• Ensure that the patient feels comfortable and secure
• Monitor the patient's status and note any abnormalities.
• Monitor the patient’s heart rate and other vital signs
• After testing is complete, report findings to the patient's doctor for further analysis
• Perform prescribed standard and complex electroencephalographic and evoked potential procedures
• Analyze, identify and document procedures to maximize patient outcome
• Ensure an accurate and readable recording using deductive reasoning to troubleshoot minor problems and make adjustments as needed during the procedure
• Ensure an accurate and readable recording using deductive reasoning to troubleshoot minor problems and make adjustments as needed during the procedure
• Assist with activities to improve department processes, facilitate testing and maintain quality to achieve optimal patient results
• Travel to patient homes for Ambulatory EEG Monitoring including equipment hookup and disconnect
• Complete log sheets for Home Monitoring
• Travel may be required depending on business needs

Benefits

• You can look forward to a generous compensation package including medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, paid time off and a very lucrative 401K plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED