EEG Technician Per Diem

Beth Israel Lahey Health

1d•Onsite

About The Position

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. Job Summary: Obtains standard as well as special procedure EEG recordings and monitors additional physiologic phenomena by means of appropriate techniques and instrumentation.

Requirements

High School diploma or GED required.
0-1 years related work experience required.
Advanced skills with Microsoft applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access and other web-based applications.
May produce complex documents, perform analysis and maintain databases.
Ability to summarize and communicate in English moderately complex information in varied written formats to internal and external customers.
Ability to comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English to medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
Ability to demonstrate full working knowledge of standard concepts, practices, procedures and policies with the ability to use them in varied situations.
Ability to work collaboratively in small teams to improve the operations of immediate work group by offering ideas, identifying issues, and respecting team members.
Ability to provide a high level of customer service and staff training to meet customer service standards and expectations for the assigned unit(s).
Resolves service issues in the assigned unit(s) in a timely and respectful manner.
Employees in this job must be competent to provide patient care to the following age groups: Neonatal:Birth to 6 months, Young adult: 16-30 years, Middle Age: 30 - 60 years, Elderly: 60 -.

Nice To Haves

Vocational or Technical training in Neurodiagnostic or Polysomnographic technology preferred.
One year technical healthcare experience.
Successful completion of an educational program for EEG or Sleep Technologist accredited by the AMA Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation.

Responsibilities

Records physiological data from the patients having routine, sleep, and special electroencephalographic (EEG) procedures.
Records physiological data from in/out patients having Long Term Monitoring(Telemetry).
Includes telemetry application of monitoring equipment and reset patients returning for continued monitoring.
Performs intraoperative procedures in the operating room as needed.
Monitors physiological data from patients having electrocorticography and WADA.
Applies electrodes to patients and removes electrodes at the end of surgery.
Provides effective first aid for patients for special electrophysiological patients who have convulsions or other problems.
Cleans and maintains all equipment and makes minor repairs as needed.
Maintains cleanliness of laboratory and storage of data.
Acts as resource for residents, physicians and other technicians, providing assistance and advice as necessary.