Per Diem EEG Technologist - CAC - Neuro Diagnostic - Varied

University of California, Irvine•Irvine, CA

135d

About The Position

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County’s only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County. To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org. Position Summary: The incumbent will perform a wide variety of neurodiagnostic studies, including conventional nerve conduction studies, repetitive nerve stimulation, cranial nerve stimulation and autonomic nerve testing. Will assist the physicians in specialized neurodiagnostic studies in the laboratory at the bedside of patients admitted to the hospital and at the satellite offices. The incumbent will be expected to take medical histories as they relate to neurological diagnosis, prepare and position patients for the conduct of electrodiagnostic examination, including electromyography. The incumbent will maintain the rooms, calibrate equipment, stock supplies and order supplies. The incumbent will perform clerical duties in relation to patient records and billing documentation, as well as aid the medical staff as directed by the manager. The incumbent will schedule patients for electrodiagnostic testing in the Electronic Medical Records system.

Requirements

Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
Must be eligible to take the EEG Exam for ABRET credentials (be a student or graduate of a CAAHEP-accredited END program, OR associate's degree plus one year experience in END, OR at least three years experience in END)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
Current BLS certification required by time of hire
Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of University and medical center organizations, policies, procedures and forms
Experience with or willingness to learn interoperative nerve monitoring (IONM)
Experience performing all phases of neurodiagnostic testing

Responsibilities

perform a wide variety of neurodiagnostic studies, including conventional nerve conduction studies, repetitive nerve stimulation, cranial nerve stimulation and autonomic nerve testing
assist the physicians in specialized neurodiagnostic studies in the laboratory at the bedside of patients admitted to the hospital and at the satellite offices
take medical histories as they relate to neurological diagnosis
prepare and position patients for the conduct of electrodiagnostic examination, including electromyography
maintain the rooms, calibrate equipment, stock supplies and order supplies
perform clerical duties in relation to patient records and billing documentation
aid the medical staff as directed by the manager
schedule patients for electrodiagnostic testing in the Electronic Medical Records system