Neurodiagnostic Technician - Neurology

Ohio State University Physicians•Columbus, OH

6d•$26 - $39

About The Position

Overview Looking to join a dynamic team at Ohio State University Physicians where excellence meets compassion? Who we are With over 100 cutting-edge outpatient center locations, dedicated to providing exceptional patient care while fostering a collaborative work environment, our buckeye team includes more than 1,800 nurses, medical assistants, physicians, advanced practice providers, administrative support staff, IT specialists, financial specialists and leaders that all play an important part. As an employee of Ohio State University Physicians (OSUP), you'll be an integral part of a team committed to advancing healthcare, education, and professional growth. Our culture At OSUP, we foster a culture grounded in the values of inclusion, empathy, sincerity, and determination. We meet our teams where they are, coming together to serve each other and our community. Our benefits We know that having options and robust benefit plans are important to you. OSUP prioritizes the wellbeing of our team and that’s why we offer our employees a flexible, competitive benefit package. In addition to medical, dental, vision, health reimbursement accounts, flexible spending accounts, and retirement, we also offer an employee assistance program, paid time off, holidays, and a wellness program designed to support our employees so they can live their best lives. As an OSUP employee, you will be eligible for these various benefits depending on your employment status. Responsibilities Purpose: Performs a wide variety of electroneurodiagnostic procedures on patients with suspect neurologic injury and treatment of acute and chronic diseases; promote disease prevention and wellness for optimum health; and apply administration and management skills to support health care systems in a variety of settings. Prepares patients for testing, performs testing and collects information pertinent to the interpretation of test results in EEG, Electromyography (EMG), Autonomics, Epilepsy Monitory (EMU ) and Evoked Potentials (EP).

Requirements

Possess a minimum of a HS Diploma or equivalent along and meet the following criteria :
Associates degree or equivalent combination of education and experience .
1 year of relevant experience .

Responsibilities

Set up and prepares patient for tests including neurological, ontological and oculomotor neurophysiological testing, and vestibular evoked potential testing.
Perform specialized technical work for one or more of the following procedures standard and specialized EEGs, epilepsy monitoring, sleep studies, nerve conduction, and evoked potential procedures, as well as additional physiologic phenomena and other neurodiagnostic testing, appropriate to the patient's age and according to departmental policies and procedures.
Must be able to differentiate the quality of procedure and patient cooperation for interpretive analysis.
Recognize, document and report critical tests results to the designated interpreting physician.
Perform scoring and long-term monitoring review as requested .
Maintain equipment in good working order for daily testing.
Clean, calibrate and process neurophysiology equipment.
Update analysis software with normative values as they become available .
Work with equipment vendors to maintain and upgrade hardware/software to latest versions.
Ensure procedures are appropriately logged, charted and distributed to the interpreting physician.
Complete necessary documentation and billing.
Document pertinent patient medical history, including current medications and circumstances surrounding reported symptoms.
Explain test procedures to the patient before the study to reassure and calm the patient, and provide for the patient’s psychological needs while in the laboratory to obtain quality test results.
Disinfect testing room, equipment, and supplies in accordance with departmental/facility infection control policies.
Meet regularly with the Medical Director to discuss areas of quality improvement.
Ability to perform functions using job-related software and systems.
Travel may be to accommodate staffing levels at other clinical facilities.
Attendance, promptness, professionalism, the ability to pay attention to detail, cooperativeness with co-workers and supervisors, and politeness to customers, vendors, and patients.
Other duties or special projects as assigned.