Electroencephalogram EEG Technologist - Sign On and Retention Bonus

Military Health Research Foundation • Killeen, TX

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Military & Health Research Foundation (MHRF) is seeking an EEG Technologist to work 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 established clinical protocols. The technologist serves patients ranging from neonates to older adults and works across outpatient clinics, inpatient wards, emergency rooms, intensive care units, and other care settings.

The position performs EEG, nerve conduction study (NCS), and evoked potential (EP) procedures, including specialized and long-term continuous epilepsy monitoring. Duties also include preparing patients and equipment, reviewing patient records and histories, adjusting studies and equipment as clinically indicated and approved by a physician or provider, processing and delivering studies for interpretation, maintaining documentation, and supporting EMG examinations. The technologist maintains equipment and supplies, follows infection-control and safety procedures, and may train or proctor others in EEG, NCS, and EP procedures.

Candidates must be formally trained through an accredited EEG technologist training program and hold ABRET EEG Technician certification, as well as current ACLS and BLS credentials from the American Heart Association. At least one year of recent hands-on clinical EEG experience is required, with EEG duties actively performed within the past year. An associate’s degree in neuroscience, biology, or a related field is preferred but not required. The role requires passing pre-employment screening and complying with site requirements, including PPE use and DHA vaccination requirements. Physical demands and exposure to clinical and other workplace hazards are specified in the posting.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• Completion of an accredited EEG technologist training program and formal training as an EEG Technician; online training is not accepted as formal training.
• ABRET certification as an EEG Technician through the American Board of Registration of Electroencephalographic and Evoked Potential Technologists.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) certifications from the American Heart Association.
• At least one year of post-graduate clinical experience performing EEG procedures within the last two years.
• Must have actively performed EEG duties within the past year at the time of submitting qualifying documents.
• 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 work with patients from neonatal through geriatric ages and across stable and critically ill clinical states and varied care settings.
• Must pass a TB test, background/security investigation, pre-employment drug screening, and physical examination.
• Willingness to comply with DHA vaccination requirements and wear PPE during performance of services.
• Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including walking, prolonged standing, stretching, crouching, bending, stooping, lifting up to 50 pounds, and lifting more than 50 pounds with assistance.
• Ability to work amid stated exposures, including infectious disease, hazardous or irritating chemicals, carcinogenic materials, noxious fumes, flammable liquids, radiation, pathogenic bacteria, and electrical hazards.
• Maintain good personal hygiene and a well-groomed, professional appearance in accordance with policy at the place of performance.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Perform routine and specialized diagnostic studies, including EEG, NCS, and EP procedures.
• Prepare patients and determine whether special preparation is required.
• Place 10-20 electrodes and supplemental electrode sites accurately.
• Adjust recording strategies, instrument parameters, and equipment based on recorded data, patient age, and clinical circumstances to ensure technically satisfactory studies.
• Review patient records and histories and independently analyze data to design or adjust ordered studies after physician or provider approval.
• Recognize EEG, NCS, and EP findings associated with central and peripheral nervous system disorders, including seizure disorders and pediatric and adult neurological conditions.
• Perform long-term continuous epilepsy monitoring and specialized EEGs in laboratory, inpatient, emergency, critical-care, intensive-care, pediatric, neonatal, and other settings.
• Perform routine sensory and motor nerve conduction studies under the oversight of an attending electrodiagnostic physician.
• 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 as needed.
• Process studies, record and deliver tracings to the neurology service, and enter and upload pertinent patient data before delivering completed tests for interpretation.
• Document procedures and maintain records in accordance with applicable policies.
• Perform system calibrations, quality-control tasks, and operator maintenance of EDX equipment as required.
• Clean and sterilize equipment and electrodes and prepare work areas for the next patient in accordance with infection-control procedures.
• Schedule and review EDX appointments in accordance with physician requests and direction.
• Maintain supplies and keep work areas neat and orderly; report equipment malfunctions and maintenance needs to the government representative.
• Prepare for emergency EEGs and recognize when emergency measures, including resuscitation procedures, are needed.
• Serve as a training proctor and demonstrate proper placement and use of EEG, EP, and NCS concepts and procedures to trainees and other staff.
• Follow MTF safety policies and procedures.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package tailored to employees’ needs.
• Promotion from within whenever possible.
• Sign-on and retention bonus (referenced in the job title; terms are not provided).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed