EEG Technologist

Fairview Health Services•Saint Paul, MN

14h•Hybrid

About The Position

Fairview is seeking an EEG Technologist to join their team at St John's Hospital in Maplewood, MN. This is a .9 FTE (72 hours per 2 weeks) position working Monday through Wednesday from 6PM - 6AM with weekends as needed. The role requires travel to Woodwinds Hospital in Woodbury and the Health and Wellness Hub in St Paul as needed. The position specifically seeks applicants with Neonatal experience for monitoring babies. The technologist will perform non-invasive neurodiagnostic testing on patients from neonate to geriatric population, determining the optimal testing method for high-quality recordings for doctor's interpretation. This includes EEG's, Evoked Potentials, Intraoperative Monitoring, and 24-hour/long-term video monitoring.

Requirements

Basic computer skills
Experience with digital EEG
Medical terminology skills
R.EEG.T eligible
Basic Life Support (American Heart Assoc or Red Cross)
Ability to provide written validation of current basic life support competency or ability to obtain written validation within 30 Days

Nice To Haves

Neonatal experience for monitoring babies
Current students in Neurodiagnostic program
On the job training if they are in a sleep role or completed prior on the job training
A.A./A.S. in Neurodiagnostic Technology
1 year of Electro-neurodiagnostic experience
R.EEG.T Registered by ABRET American Board of Registration Electroencephalograpahic and EP Technologists ABRET

Responsibilities

Perform non-invasive neurodiagnostic testing from neonate to geriatric population.
Determine the extern/mode of testing which yields the highest quality and quantity of recording data for doctor's interpretation.
Perform EEG's, Evoked Potentials, Intraoperative Monitoring, and 24 hour/long-term video monitoring.
Thorough understanding of equipment operation, safety, and limitation as it relates to all equipment used in the scope of neurodiagnostic.
Recognize and implement corrective action when necessary.
Initiate service calls as necessary.
Ability to assess data and interpret descriptive information as it is provided to the surgical physician and anesthesia.
Thorough knowledge and understanding of surgical environment.
Perform Evoke Potentials (neuro pathways of the visual, auditory, and upper somatosensory studies).
Ability to assess medical history and clinical findings specific to the modality studied.
Stay current with ASET journals, continue CEU when available and attend lectures provided by our own Educational Medical Staff.
Demonstrates ability to provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of population served.
Partners with patient care giver in care/decision making.