Neurophysiologist

Mass General Brigham•Boston, MA

2d•$70,990 - $103,230•Onsite

About The Position

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham. Reviews and evaluates continuous, raw video EEG recording data from the Neurology Long Term Monitoring lab (LTM), which provides continuous brain monitoring for inpatients. Pre-screens LTM studies and alerts responding clinicians to abnormal findings and design montages and maintain our montage library and manage a diverse array of clinical software tools. The Clinical Neurophysiologist is also responsible for technologist and clinical fellow education related to reading and interpreting EEG data. Does this position require Patient Care? Yes

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Neuroscience required or Master's Degree Neuroscience preferred.
Full time experience reading and interpreting EEGs 1-2 years required and Clinical neurophysiology experience in medical or research environment, or equivalent (fellowship program).
Demonstrated knowledge in EEG reading, interpretation and report writing.
Knowledgeable about recording and storage media, concepts of digital recording including appropriate sampling rates, aliasing, Nyquist frequency, sampling skew, amplitude resolution and horizontal resolution (analysis time), digital video specifications, Effects of recording parameters (filters, gain/sensitivity) on EEG waveforms and electrical safety issues of equipment.
Must be able to follow the lab and hospital infection control policies.
Ability to handle sensitive and confidential medical information.
Effective interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively as a member of a team.

Nice To Haves

1-2 years preferred experience in Clinical neurophysiology experience in medical or research environment, or equivalent (fellowship program).

Responsibilities

Responsible for accurately annotating normal and abnormal EEG findings, recognizing artifacts, seizures and seizure-like EEG patterns, subtle seizures, changes in level of consciousness, and EEG patterns of prognostic significance for a variety of medical conditions.
Presents EEG/video data and study evolution in daily patient rounds to staff physician/epileptologist, describing current seizures, their frequency, duration and interictal findings.
Independently writes detailed description of EEG patterns, clinical behavior, seizure semiology, and provides preliminary report to epileptologist/Neurologists and other medical staff.
Under appropriate supervision, the reader technologist writes reports including pertinent results of previous investigations, current EEG patterns, seizure semiology, mapping results, updated classification, impression of ictal and interictal abnormalities.
Participates in quality and continuing education initiatives. Supports hospital and division goals and objectives through daily staff coaching, mentoring, education and research initiatives.
Participate in all required Quality Assurance processes, including the occasional audit and review of other EEG readings and interpretations.