Job Objective:

Under the direction of the Cardiovascular Services Manager, the Neurodiagnostic Section Supervisor shall provide oversight and direction of activities for the Neurodiagnostic services lab. This includes supervision and direction of activities for the Neurodiagnostic Services Lab personnel utilizing considerable latitude for independent judgment and initiative and responsibly executes administrative assignments. This includes the direct performance of Neurodiagnostic procedures to both inpatient and outpatient that includes the operating room for the adult, pediatric, and neonate population of patients in accordance with technical standards set forth by the American Society of Neurodiagnostic Technologies (ASET), the American Electroencephalography Society (AEEGS), or the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). The Neurodiagnostic Section Supervisor is required to maintain and improve his/her level of clinical and technical knowledge across all disciplines of the diagnostic neurosciences.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Meets all essential duties of the Neurodiagnostic technologist
• Promotes client centered care
• Coordinates staff and patient EEG scheduling for inpatient and outpatient needs
• Outpatient/Inpatient
  • Prepares patient for study
  • Provides client and family education
  • Promotes family/patient center care environment
  • Works with physicians and medical personnel to ensure optimal study attainment
  • Performs and completes studies in a timely manner
• Intra-Operative
  • Follows recognized technical guidelines in the performance of quality surgical studies
  • Provides client and family education
  • Participates in surgical monitoring according to established standards and practices

Non-Essential Duties:

• Billing
• Track departmental and physician statistics
• Data Entry
• Answer phones
• Coordinate scheduling
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge:

• Knowledge requirement includes the performance of studies to include electroencephalography (EEG), polysomnography (PSG), nerve conduction studies (NCS), electromyography (EMG), cortical stimulation mapping (CSM), and intraoperative monitoring (IOM).
• Knowledge of EEG EP equipment including calibrating, troubleshooting, and repair of equipment and to correct malfunctions as needed.

Skills:

• Measure patients' body parts and mark locations where electrodes are to be placed.
• Adjust equipment to optimize viewing of the nervous system.
• Measure visual, auditory, or somatosensory evoked potentials (EPs) to determine responses to stimuli.
• Proficiency in identifying artifacts or interferences derived from sources outside of the brain, such as poor electrode contact or patient movement, on electro neurodiagnostic recordings.

Abilities:

• Monitor patients during tests or surgeries, using electroencephalographs (EEG), evoked potential (EP) instruments, or video recording equipment.
• Collect and or summarize technical data to assist physicians to diagnose brain, sleep, or nervous system disorders.
• Conduct tests to determine cerebral death, the absence of brain activity, or the probability of recovery from a coma.
• Submit reports to physicians summarizing test results.
• Assist in training technicians or other staff members.
• Explain testing procedures to patients, answering questions or reassuring patients as needed.
• Participate in projects, conferences, or technical meetings.

AVH Values: All AVH employees will effectively demonstrate these values:

• Patients Come First – We listen actively and communicate with our patients and families, placing safety as a top priority.
• Accountability & Ownership – We fully complete tasks, are transparent, effectively communicate, and recognize that what we do reflects on us.
• Teamwork – We build trusting relationships, promote a sense of community, and are respectful of everyone. Success is about the whole team.
• Integrity & Honesty – We tell the truth at all times, speak up when something is wrong, and do the right thing when no one is looking.
• Excellence – We take pride in our work, are goal-oriented, and on a never-ending quest for top tier quality.
• Initiative & Innovation – Our can-do attitudes, creativity, and resourcefulness empower us to improve the patient’s experience, solve our own problems, make timely decisions, and look for opportunities to add value.
• Tenderness & Compassion – We have genuine empathy, show kindness, and encourage and advocate for each other.

Management Competencies:

All AVH management (Supervisor, Manager, and Assistant Director) will effectively demonstrate these behaviors:

• Conflict Management
• Problem Solving
• Timely Decision Making
• Process Management
• Fairness to Direct Reports
• Hiring & Staffing
• Developing Direct Reports

Education and Experience:

Education:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent and successful completion of an accredited EEG Technologist program.

Experience:

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience working as an EEG Tech in a clinical setting is required including intraoperative experience in Spines, Fusions, Craniotomies, Motor mapping of Intraoperative BAER/VER, Pedicle Screw Stim, with EMG Motor Evoked Potential.

Required Licensure and/or Certifications:

• Registered Electroencephalographic and/or Evoked Potential Technologist (R.EEG.T and/or R.EP.T.) by the American Board of Registration of Electroencephalographic and Evoked Potential Technologists (ABRET).
• Certification in Neurophysiological Intraoperative Monitoring (CNIM) by the American Board of Registration or Electroencephalographic and Evoked Potential Technologists (ABRET).
• BCLS Certification.

AVH Conduct/Compliance Expectations:

• Ability to adhere with AVH Leaves of Absence Policy
• Ability to adhere with AVH Paid Time Off (PTO) Policy
• Ability to adhere with AVH Recording of Hours Worked Policy
• Ability to adhere to the department dress code
• Ability to organize work and establish priorities
• Ability to expand on own initiative in performance of duties
• Skill and ability to follow the telephone etiquette/standards
• Conforms to AVH Standards of Excellence
• Ability to function effectively under pressure and meet time parameters
• Ability to communicate effectively while maintaining good working relationships with co-workers, managers and other hospital staff
• Ability to adhere to the normal standards of courtesy and conduct as defined under the rules of hospitality at AVH
• Ability to maintain the confidentiality of patient, hospital and department information
• Ability to adhere to safety rules and regulations
• Safely and effectively uses all equipment necessary to carry out duties
• Ability to interpret and function under hospital and department policies and procedures
• Conforms with required and appropriate Joint Commission requirements
• Conforms with and supports hospital quality assurance and improvement guidelines
• Ability to participate effectively in department and hospital staff education
• Display a willingness to work as a team player
• Ability to give and support the highest level of patient/customer satisfaction at all times
• Supports and adheres to the values and mission statement established by the AVH Board of Directors
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the Compliance & Integrity Program and its established policies.
• Ability to follow the Code of Conduct

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Mandatory two week call rotation to include weekends and holidays
• Mandatory 30 minute call back requirement
• Work often performed in high volume, fast paced, stressful and physical conditions
• Additional workload during times of unexpected circumstances, high activity, high census, and sudden emergencies

A detailed description of the physical requirements of this job is maintained in the Employee Health Department.

NOTE: THE ABOVE STATEMENTS ARE INTENDED TO DESCRIBE THE GENERAL NATURE AND LEVEL OF WORK PERFORMED BY PEOPLE ASSIGNED TO THIS JOB. THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT INTENDED TO BE AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF ALL RESPONSIBILITIES, SKILLS, AND WORKING CONDITIONS FOR THE PERSONNEL SO CLASSIFIED.

Education and Experience:

Education:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent and successful completion of an accredited EEG Technologist program.

Experience:

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience working as an EEG Tech in a clinical setting is required including intraoperative experience in Spines, Fusions, Craniotomies, Motor mapping of Intraoperative BAER/VER, Pedicle Screw Stim, with EMG Motor Evoked Potential.

Required Licensure and/or Certifications:

• Registered Electroencephalographic and/or Evoked Potential Technologist (R.EEG.T and/or R.EP.T.) by the American Board of Registration of Electroencephalographic and Evoked Potential Technologists (ABRET).
• Certification in Neurophysiological Intraoperative Monitoring (CNIM) by the American Board of Registration or Electroencephalographic and Evoked Potential Technologists (ABRET).
• BCLS Certification.