Job Abstract

JOB SUMMARY:

To provide technical assistance and supportive patient care to meet the needs of individual patients throughout assigned areas and serve as a leader/ mentor for the assigned unit (s).

This position will involve training as a Neurodiagnostic Technologist.

JOB DUTIES:

• Collects patient orders, reviews the history and any related diagnostic reports.
• Will assist senior technologist with positioning the patient in bed, placing towel roll under the patients’ neck, and measuring the patient head by 10/20 International method.
• Securing electrodes to the patient scalp and obtaining low impedances prior to beginning the testing procedure.
• Will be supervised by lead technologist during the EEG recording
• Reports any unusual patient behavior or seizure related movements to the senior technologist and documents all observation on the EEG recording
• Assists with patient activities and care as assigned by the charge nurse/designee as indicated by the patient’s plan of care.
• Assists with transferring patient from wheelchair to bed and bed back to wheelchair.
• Ambulates, positions, and turns patients as needed for the “set up”
• Provides for patient safety during a seizure event or any neurological related event and condition.
• Assists with patient restraints and maintains patient-specific safety precautions.
• Obtains all reports, and documents related to the patient needs/emergencies and unusual patient and family behavior.
• Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality of information and health records at all times.
• Provides and maintains a clean, safe environment, performing proper aseptic technique, isolation procedures, and infection control measures on an as needed basis.
• Monitors supplies in the EEG patient areas and notifies the senior staff of any shortages with any supply concerns.
• Participates in daily EEG training and educational activities.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Minimum Qualifications:

High school or equivalent, one year of hospital experience AND completion of one of the following technical programs:

• Completion of a recognized Nurse Assistant program OR
• Completion of Medical Corpsman program OR
• Completion of EMT program OR
• Is enrolled in a recognized School of Nursing and has completed the first semester of education which contains clinical concepts and health assessment or the equivalent
• Has obtained and provided documentation of completion of 2 or more of the following:
  • Emergency Dispatch
  • POCT test site manager
  • Cross-training to HUC duties
  • Patient Care Assistant trainer
  • Perform Unit Audits- 1 per month per unit/ department manager
  • Cast placement
  • Perform/ Assist with High-Level Disinfection
  • Set up of delivery tables
  • Set-up and assistance with minor operating procedures
  • Set-up and assistance with area specific diagnostic procedures
  • Language assistance
  • Burn tub room duties which includes splint applications: mouth spreaders, upper and lower extremities, positioning patients prone, application of pressure wrapping: coban ace wraps, surginet pressure garments, tubigrip/jobst garments, burn dressing preparation and application and assists in application of biobrane/transcyte
  • INQN, IDERAD, PACS system resource/user

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS OR CERTIFICATIONS

Required:

• BLS