Seizure Monitoring Technician - Neuro Unit, Rotating

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health • Lebanon, NH

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About The Position

The Seizure Monitory Technician maintains the integrity of VEEG monitoring and patient safety surveillance by continuously monitoring patients undergoing video-EEG recording (VEEG) in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) for seizure activity. Serves as an integral member of the patient care team, providing real-time virtual safety surveillance on patients undergoing VEEG and promptly notifying the patient care team of any clinical events of concern. They will assist EEG technologists with routine tasks, including restocking supplies and disinfecting electrodes and equipment when not actively monitoring patients.
We welcome applications from experienced technicians and from those interested in this unique and exciting opportunity who require training for the role.
This is a full-time, 36-hour-per-week position working 3 days/nights rotating 12-hour shifts per week, with weekend (15%) and night shift (20%) differentials.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Must demonstrate keyboarding skills and be familiar with computer use.
• Previous hospital experience preferred.
• Effective Communication skills
• Ability to multi-task with multiple competing priorities.
• Successful completion of LTM 100 Introduction to LTM.

Nice To Haves

• College level courses in anatomy and physiology, basic electronics, and medical terminology preferred.

Responsibilities

• Continuously monitors video of patients undergoing VEEG and identifies clinical events of concern and promptly reports events to clinical care staff.
• Recognizes behavior changes, events or other activity requiring response by EMU staff (or nursing staff or providers).
• Alerts EMU staff (or any nursing staff or provider) when clinical seizures or other paroxysmal events occur.
• Notifies responsible direct care clinicians and supervisor immediately in the event of a failure of monitoring equipment.
• Assist Neurodiagnostic technologists as needed (restocking supplies, electrode removal and disinfection etc.)
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED