EEG Technologist Per Diem Faulkner Hospital
Jamaica Plain, MA - USA
Job Summary
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.
Job Summary
An Electroneurodiagnostic (EEG) Technician or Neurophysiology Technician uses specialized equipment to record and study a patients brain waves and other electrical impulses of the nervous system.Principle Duties and Responsibilities:
-Performs Electroencephalogram (EEG) extended monitoring for one to several hours to include patients who are awake sleeping or in a coma.
-Performs EEG to evaluate cerebral death.
-Performs routine EEGs Ambulatory EEGs (24/48/72) and data review of studies including annotating.
-Prepares patient and monitors for localized cerebral seizure focus by 16 or more channel telemetry with video recording; performs preliminary preparation of studies for interpretation by neurologists.
-Prepares patients and monitors for localization of cerebral seizure focus by computerized portable 16 or more channel EEG for ambulatory studies.
-Enters test result data into Epic reporting system and well as managing the EEG system and other software/hardware necessary for the completion of the study acquisition.
-Adapts to workflow changes and plans as outlined by Clinical Lead EEG Tech & /or Operations Manager of Non-Invasive Testing as well as the Director of Non-Invasive Testing as is necessary to a changing environment.
-Performs other duties as assigned by the director of the department.
Brigham and Womens Faulkner Hospital an affiliate of Mass General Brigham is committed to supporting patient care research teaching and service to the community. Brigham and Womens Faulkner Hospital is a 171- bed non-profit community teaching hospital located in Jamaica Plain directly across the street from the Arnold Arboretum. Founded in 1900 Brigham and Womens Faulkner Hospital offers comprehensive care in a wide variety of specialties. Brigham and Womens Faulkner Hospital is a designated Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center a recognition that fewer than nine percent of all US hospitals receive. At Brigham and Womens Faulkner Hospital we believe that everyone should have the chance to live a healthy life. From creating breakthroughs that have paved the way for treatments around the globe to training the next generation of providers our patients and those we may never meet are at the center of everything we do. If youre looking for more than a career join Brigham and Womens Faulkner Hospital. Our patients call it better care. Our employees call it home.
Qualifications
Education
High School Diploma or Equivalent required
Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree
No
Licenses and Credentials
Registered Electroencephalographic Technologist R. EEG T. - ABRET Neurodiagnostic Credentialing & Accreditation preferred
Experience
Experience as a neurodiagnostic technologist 0-1 year preferred
- Preferred: Certificate or an Associate of Applied Science in Electroneurodiagnostic Technology
- 1-3 years of experience is preferred. Willing to train new graduates.
- Adheres to all I.C.A.R.E. Standards; supports service excellence initiatives and all service excellence in all interactions with patients/family members/staff.
- Knowledgeable of the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system
- Proficient in medical terminology related to the nervous system
- Previous experience with neurophysiology methods and techniques
- Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate with nurses physicians and manage difficult patients.
- Basic computer and data entry skills
- Experience with scoring EEG recordings
- Massachusetts license is not required by law or regulation. ABRET registration as EEG Technologist at time of hire or within the year.
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
Remote Type
Work Location
Scheduled Weekly Hours
Employee Type
Work Shift
Pay Range
$22.22 - $31.71/HourlyGrade
5EEO Statement:
At Mass General Brigham our competency framework defines what effective leadership looks like by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance make hiring decisions identify development needs mobilize employees across our system and establish a strong talent pipeline.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Patients at Mass General have access to a vast network of physicians, nearly all of whom are Harvard Medical School faculty and many of whom are leaders within their fields.