Neurodiagnostic Advanced Analyst Imaging EMU Full Time Days

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • Palos Heights, IL

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About The Position

The Neurodiagnostic Advanced Analyst reflects Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, and values and complies with its Code of Ethics, policies, procedures, and applicable regulatory and accreditation standards. The Advanced LTM Analyst independently performs and trains others in long-term monitoring (LTM), ICU, EMU, and continuous EEG monitoring duties, and may act as a physician extender in collaboration with the supervising physician and other healthcare staff.

The role performs neurodiagnostic review across a range of studies and procedures, documents and annotates EEG events, writes detailed reports, supports invasive EEG implantation and cortical mapping, and reviews quantitative EEG. The analyst also contributes to education, quality assurance, accreditation, departmental improvement initiatives, and coverage for other areas as needed.

This is a full-time, 80-hours-per-pay-period, weekday day-shift position with possible weekend work.

Requirements

• Hold ABRET registration as an EEG Technologist (R.EEG T.) and in Continuous Long Term Video Monitoring (CLTM).
• Be eligible to sit for the ABRET NeuroAnalyst-CLTM examination and obtain it within 12 months.
• Have at least 7 years of experience working in Neurodiagnostics.
• Hold current basic cardiac life support (BLS) CPR certification through the American Heart Association (AHA).
• Perform in each of the multiple modalities at a level equal to or greater than a technologist registered in that modality.
• Have an associate degree or higher.

Nice To Haves

• Prior work as a supervisor or lead technician.
• A bachelor’s degree or additional training in neurophysiology monitoring, business, healthcare, or a related area.
• Prior work experience in an academic or tertiary healthcare center.

Responsibilities

• Review noninvasive and invasive EMU studies, ICU video EEG, cortical mapping, ambulatory EEG, routine EEG, and EEG performed during PET, Wada, and tilt-table procedures according to department policies and procedures.
• Perform daily scanning, documentation, and annotation of ictal, interictal, and paroxysmal events using accepted terminology.
• Write final reports and detailed descriptions of EEG patterns, seizure semiology, radiologic findings, mapping of ictal and interictal abnormalities, and representative EEG samples.
• Perform preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative tasks for invasive EEG implants, including electrode setup, montage creation and verification, troubleshooting, hookup and discontinuation, and stimulation for cortical mapping.
• Archive EEG studies, work with the Nihon Kohden database, create montages, prepare technical reports, create maps and OR trajectories, and perform quantitative EEG.
• Review and interpret quantitative EEG and perform EEG post-processing.
• Apply knowledge of medications and their effects on EEG waveforms and patterns.
• Act as a department educator and maintain ABRET continuing education requirements for CLTM through literature review and continuing education meetings and seminars.
• Collaborate with physicians and the Education Coordinator to plan educational lectures, case studies, and CEU courses.
• Teach EEG monitoring to fellows and residents rotating through the department and maintain relationships with END programs.
• Review continuous and prolonged EEGs for appropriate start and stop times in the Nihon Kohden database and Epic.
• Audit EEG annotation and Epic documentation for quality assurance and accreditation submissions.
• Provide administrative coverage in other NTC areas as needed and participate in departmental in-services, monthly staff meetings, and continuing education.
• Provide feedback and improvement suggestions to the NTC Resource Coordinator and/or Manager and participate in improvement initiatives and projects.
• Provide written or verbal feedback to the NTC Medical Director, Coordinator, and/or Manager regarding Neurodiagnostic Technicians and student preceptor performance.
• Participate in organizational and departmental quality improvement activities, serve as a role model for quality work and self-improvement, and suggest departmental process improvements.
• Perform other related duties consistent with patient and technical care requirements and the employee’s skill set.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement
• Loan forgiveness
• 401(k) matching
• A range of benefits intended to support physical, emotional, and financial well-being and provide protection for unexpected life events

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree