Electroencephalogram EEG Technologist - Sign On and Retention Bonus

Military Health Research Foundation•Killeen, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Military & Health Research Foundation (MHRF) is seeking an Electroencephalogram (EEG) Technologist at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center (CRDAMC) in Fort Hood, Texas. The role provides clinical and administrative support in a fast-paced, 24/7 teaching hospital, assisting healthcare providers with examinations, treatments, diagnostic procedures, and clinic operations while delivering patient-centered care in accordance with Government standards and clinical protocols. The technologist performs routine and specialized neurodiagnostic studies, including EEG, nerve conduction studies (NCS), and evoked potentials (EP), for patients ranging from neonates to geriatrics and across outpatient, inpatient, emergency, and critical-care settings. Responsibilities include preparing patients and equipment, acquiring and reviewing study data, adjusting procedures and equipment as clinically indicated and with physician/provider approval, processing and submitting studies for interpretation, maintaining records, and supporting safe and efficient clinic operations. The position also involves equipment maintenance, infection-control procedures, emergency readiness, scheduling, and training support. The role requires formal training through an accredited EEG technologist program and ABRET EEG Technician certification, along with current ACLS and BLS credentials. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and have at least one year of recent post-graduate clinical EEG experience, including actively performing EEG duties within the past year. An associate’s degree in neuroscience, biology, or a related field is preferred but not required. Online training is not accepted as formal training. Employment is at a military medical treatment facility and involves compliance with facility policies, vaccination requirements, PPE use, screening, and security procedures. The work can involve physical exertion and exposure to clinical and environmental hazards.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Completion of an accredited EEG technologist training program and formal training as an EEG Technician; online training is not acceptable.
ABRET certification as an EEG Technician through the American Board of Registration of Electroencephalographic and Evoked Potential Technologists.
Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) credentials from the American Heart Association.
At least one year of post-graduate clinical EEG experience within the last two years.
Must have actively performed EEG duties within the past year at the time qualifying documents are submitted.
Recent hands-on proficiency conducting routine EEG studies, preparing patients, operating neurodiagnostic equipment, recognizing normal and abnormal waveforms, supporting diagnostic evaluations, maintaining documentation and patient safety, and collaborating with physicians and care teams.
Knowledge of EEG, NCS, and EP; medical terminology; neuroanatomy; neurological conditions and their EEG presentation; and basic electrical and electronic concepts relevant to instrumentation and artifacts.
Ability to pass a TB test and pre-employment drug screening and to undergo a background/security investigation and physical examination.
Willingness to comply with DHA vaccination requirements and wear PPE while performing services.
Ability to perform the physical activities and work around the exposures described in the posting.

Nice To Haves

Associate’s degree in neuroscience, biology, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Perform routine and specialized diagnostic studies and services, including EEG, NCS, and EP studies.
Determine whether special patient preparation is required and prepare patients and equipment for procedures.
Adjust recording strategies and instrument parameters based on recorded data to obtain complete, comprehensive, technically satisfactory studies.
Process completed studies and submit them to the requesting or interpreting physician; record and deliver tracings to neurology service.
Document procedures and maintain records in accordance with established policies.
Perform system calibrations and quality-control tasks as directed, following manufacturer and medical treatment facility policies.
Recognize emergencies requiring resuscitation and institute necessary emergency measures for cardiac or respiratory arrest.
Apply EEG, NCS, and EP skills across patient ages and clinical settings, adjusting equipment based on patient age and condition.
Recognize disorders and patterns involving the central and peripheral nervous systems, including seizure manifestations and EEG correlations for pediatric and adult neurological disorders.
Place the 10-20 electrode system and supplemental electrode sites accurately.
Demonstrate proper placement and use of EEG, EP, and NCS concepts and procedures to staff, trainees, and other observers as appropriate.
After physician or provider approval, adapt procedures for anatomical defects, variants, or anomalies and make necessary technical corrections or additions to studies when clinically indicated.
Review patient records and history and, after physician or provider approval, design or adjust ordered studies.
Serve as a training proctor for EEG, NCS, or EP trainees.
Perform and schedule specialized EEGs in laboratories, inpatient wards, intensive and critical care units, emergency rooms, neonatal nurseries, and other areas; record brain-wave patterns and identify artifacts.
Perform long-term continuous epilepsy monitoring and specialized neurological examinations and procedures.
Under the oversight of an attending electrodiagnostic physician, perform routine sensory and motor nerve conduction studies.
Perform evoked-potential studies, including BAER, VER, and SSEP; advanced studies may include topographic display fields and nonstandard evaluations.
Prepare patients and equipment for physician-performed EMG examinations, save and transfer study data, and assist the physician with EMG as needed.
Clean and sterilize equipment and electrodes and prepare work areas for the next patient in accordance with infection-control policies.
Review and ensure electrodiagnostic appointments are scheduled appropriately according to physician requests and direction.
Perform operator maintenance of EDX equipment and report equipment malfunctions and maintenance needs to the government representative.
Maintain required supply levels and keep work areas neat and orderly.
Prepare for emergency EEGs using appropriate equipment and supplies.
Enter and upload pertinent patient data into the computer before delivering completed tests to the reading room for interpretation.