EEG Technician- Weekend Nights

Job Description

EEG Tech needed for weekend nights

Position Requirements

• Specialized Training one year beyond High School required, graduate from END school preferred; (Minimum 5 years experience required if not an END graduate)
• Minimum of 1 year experience required in routine EEGs, Ambulatory VEEGs, and Long Term Monitoring.
• Certification from ABRET required within 18 months of hire (R.EEG.T)
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) required
  
  

The EEG Technologist will be responsible for performing Inpatient EEGs, Ambulatory EEGs and Long Term Video EEGs. Age appropriate care is to be utilized. The EEG Technologist will perform Portable Bedside EEGs on all inpatients. The EEG Technologist will be responsible for entering the correct information into the Natus Database. The EEG technologist is responsible for reviewing, and clipping of Long Term Video EEG and Ambulatory VEEG studies, documenting appropriately in the recording and in EPIC. As part of performance improvement the EEG Technologist will educate medical staff on basic functions of EEG equipment and any new changes. The EEG Technologist will be able to upload studies to CD/DVD or thumb drive and follow HIM policy to release these studies. The EEG Technologist will be responsible for entering charges, entering visit notes, generating reports for procedure performed and assigning the study to the appropriate physician to read on the EEG server.

Position Responsibilities

• Ability to perform EEGs in Ambulatory and Inpatient setting.
• Determines and accommodates patient’s age based care needs and provides appropriate age based patient/family education related to procedure.
• Knows reasons for and contraindications to activation procedures (sleep, HV, photic, etc.)
• Provides patient safety and is able to follow protocol during a seizure and responds appropriately to maintain patient safety.
• Enters orders and notes when needed.
• Reports critical test results to interpreting physician and documents this communication according to policy and procedures.
• Demonstrates knowledge of EEG patterns associated with different disease processes and medical conditions.
• Documents normal and abnormal variants on EEG.
• Utilize the HIPPA guidelines as it relates to PHI
• Completes the transferring and charging of the EEG Patients.
• Generates report template for reading physicians and enters all necessary information.
• Accepts instruction from immediate supervisor.
  
  

Nemours Children's Health offers a comprehensive and competitive benefit package which includes:

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement/Continuing Education Support
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off (PTO), VTO (Volunteer Time Off) and 6 paid holidays
• Professional/Clinical growth opportunities
• Work Life Benefits
  
  

About Us

Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive. It’s a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.

Equity, diversity, and inclusion guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build a diverse and inclusive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.

To learn more about Nemours Children’s and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org .