Job Description

• Must be able to work independently in a wide variety of hospital environments (ICU, regular floor) with patient types including neonate through adult patient populations.
• Obtains relevant patient history and uses this information to guide testing. Explains the procedure to the patient. Demonstrates respect for the patient and family. Follows all patient safety guidelines and ensures a safe environment.
• Demonstrates knowledge and competency of medications and their effects on EEG studies.
• Displays competency using the 10-20 international electrode placement system with head measurement. Precisely applies electrodes. Recognizes and eliminates artifacts by troubleshooting and correcting when possible. Selects appropriate sensitivity settings and montages. Obtains quality data, ensuring technical quality regardless of patient's age or disability.
• Monitors patients during testing. Works collaboratively with physicians who are responsible for the interpretation and clinical correlation of results. Reviews data during the recording to ensure validity and interpretability.
• Responsible for initial set up and timely maintenance of ongoing long-term testing. Monitors skin integrity and reports skin breakdown to nursing.
• Knowledgeable in communicating an emergency and able to care for patient during seizures.
• Accurate and timely data collection. Submits all required information for data logs with attention to detail and accuracy. Equipment maintenance: ensures proper care and handling of all equipment and ensures that preventable damage does not occur. Maintains headboxes and other peripheral equipment to protect integrity and ensure long-term viability.
• Professionalism: timely and respectful communication with nursing staff, physicians, and colleagues. Promotes self-growth and development. Collaborates as needed to ensure a satisfactory experience for the patient.
• Must be competent in seizure pattern recognition for all patient populations.
• Must be skilled in their ability to provide a technologist's impression of their studies and be able to relay pertinent information to their partnering physicians.
• Skilled in pattern recognition and artifact detection.
• Displays competency in clipping, pruning and data archiving.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma/GED or equivalent.
• To provide a safe environment to our patients, we require that all candidates must be able to read, write and speak English.
• Graduate/Certificate from a Neurodiagnostic Program OR candidates who have sufficient on the job experience/training that satisfy the requirement with department approval will also be considered, provided they meet all other position requirements.
• 2 years of Neurodiagnostic/EEG technology experience required.
• Relevant Experience:
• Experience with MEG procedures preferred but not required.
• Previous experience working in a hospital setting preferred.
• Experience with EPIC and NATUS preferred.
• Clinical Neurodiagnostic internship preferred.
• License/Certification (required):
• BLS CPR required within 30 days of hire.
• Must have R. EEG T. or be able to sit for the ABRET registration exam within 1 year of hire.

About Us

Morristown Medical Center is a nationally-recognized leader in cardiology and heart surgery, orthopedics, gynecology, geriatrics, gastroenterology and GI surgery, pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology.

We are the only hospital in New Jersey named one of America's '50 Best Hospitals' for six consecutive years by Healthgrades and one of the World's Best Hospitals by Newsweek. We were included on Becker's Healthcare 2020 list of "100 Great Hospitals in America". In addition, Leapfrog recognized us with an "A" hospital safety grade - its highest - twelve consecutive times, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded us again with its highest five-start rating in 2020.

Morristown Medical Center is a Magnet Hospital for Excellence in Nursing Service, the highest level of recognition achievable from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for facilities that provide acute care services. Our nonprofit hospital was also designated a Level I Regional Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons and a Level II by the State of NJ.

EEO STATEMENT

Atlantic Health, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.

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