Medical Instrument Technician (Electroencephalography) - EEG

Department of Veterans Affairs • Iowa City, IA

63d • Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Instrument-EEG Technician works independently to provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment of neurodiagnostic disorders. This may involve operating EEG equipment in the lab, intensive care units, operating room and at patient's bedside. Performs routine EEG examinations including routine awake and sleep recordings, electrocerebral silence recordings, multiple sleep latency recordings, intraoperative monitoring, evoked potentials, home sleep studies and nerve conduction studies. This announcement is open continuous. Certificates will be issued to the hiring manager on a weekly basis until all positions have been filled. Announcement will remain open until all vacancies are filled and may close sooner than 2/2/2026. Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

Responsibilities

• The EEG technologist knows the policies and procedures.
• Collect, analyze and integrate patient information in order to identify and meet the patient-specific needs (Physical/mental limitations, current emotional/physiological status regarding the testing procedure, pertinent medical/social history), and to determine final testing parameters/procedures in conjunction with the ordering physician or clinical director and laboratory protocols.
• Complete and verify documentation
• Explain pre testing and post-testing procedures to the patient
• While performing all END testing ( EEG, NCV, Evoke Potential or Home sleep study).
• Prepare and calibrate equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning and make adjustments if necessary
• Apply electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards
• Perform appropriate physiologic calibrations to ensure proper signals and make adjustments if necessary.
• Follow procedural protocols for all END testing to ensure collection of appropriate data.
• Verifies identity of the patient
• Interacts with patient on appropriate for patient's age and cognitive level
• Follows HIPPA and OSAH standards
• Uses standard precautions
• Knows disease processes

Benefits

• Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
• Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
• Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.
• Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
• Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
• Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Administration of Human Resource Programs
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees