What are the responsibilities and job description for the Neurodiagnostic Technologist position at Scottish Rite for Children?
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Job Posting Title:
Neurodiagnostic Technologist
Location:
Dallas - Hospital
Additional Posting Details:
PRN, as needed
Monday - Friday
0630am - 5pm as needed
Job Description:
Duties/Responsibilities
Job Posting Title:
Neurodiagnostic Technologist
Location:
Dallas - Hospital
Additional Posting Details:
PRN, as needed
Monday - Friday
0630am - 5pm as needed
Job Description:
Duties/Responsibilities
- Helps set up monitoring equipment while assuring patient safety.
- Communicates effectively with team members.
- Performs routine testing under supervision; writes a descriptive technical analysis.
- Has hospital training to alert supervisor and/or activate hospital system such as rapid response, cardiac arrest, etc… per established protocols when encountering patient clinical issues.
- Communicates with team members.
- Exhibits additional critical thinking skills.
- Assists in development of and monitoring of adherence to policies and procedures for department.
- Recognize changes and communicate such with team as specified in the departmental policy and procedure manual.
- Performs routine, as well as more advanced testing; recognizes clinically significant events and patterns.
- Able to provide teaching and training for other ND technologists.
- Assists those who are not credentialed for board examination.
- Able to apply electrodes and obtain high-quality waveforms Independently.
- Able to troubleshoot common problems in IONM recordings.
- Performs routine as well as more advanced testing; recognizes clinically significant events and patterns.
- Follows policy and Procedures regarding critical test results.
- Communicates with team members.
- Able to write technical descriptive analysis.
- And other duties assigned.
- Works under general technical supervision.
- Works under supervision of interpreting physician provider who can be immediately present either electronically or in person.
- Associate degree or graduate of a CAAHEP-accredited ND program.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Health Science is preferred.
- CNIM Certification required
- Meets all requirements and qualifications as specified in IONM Neurodiagnostic Tech I in the ND field which includes an additional three (3) years of experience in advanced modality: IONM setting.
- R. EEG T/R. EP T. preferred
- Minimum of three (3) years experience in advanced modality: IONM setting.
- Pediatric experience preferred.
- Working Conditions: Inside
- Working Position: Sitting, Standing, and Walking
- Physical Demands: Medium
- Physical Requirements: Lifting/Carrying, Pushing/Pulling, Climbing, Crawling, Balancing, Stooping/Kneeling/Bending, and Repetitive Movements
- Lifting or carrying between 35 - 50 lbs.
- Sensory/Communicative activities essential to the performance of this position: Hearing, Seeing, and Speaking
- This position will be exposed to Inside Environments, Bloodborne Pathogens, Loud Noise, Chemical Hazards, and Respiratory Hazards