EEG Technologist
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin

Neurodiagnostic Tech II (Travel)

Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Employment Type: Clinical, Allied, Travel Contract Length: 14 weeks Shift: 3rd shift (8p to 6:30a), 10 hours per day, 70 hours per week

Role Summary

Under limited supervision of the Neurodiagnostic (ND) Tech Educator or delegated team member, prepares patients for routine and specialized neurodiagnostic studies, including EEG, EMG, long-term and intraoperative monitoring, evoked potentials, nerve conduction velocities, autonomic testing, Neuro Interventional Radiology WADA, and PET. Studies are performed in the lab, at the bedside, and in critical care units, for patients of all ages.

Responsibilities

• Accurately measure and apply electrodes according to the International 10-20 System, and ensure electrode impedances meet laboratory standards.
• Take a comprehensive patient history from the patient, their record, and family members, including seizure types, date of last seizure, other neurological symptoms, and medications.
• Explain test procedures to patients and family members, and recognize medical contraindications to activation procedures.
• Prepare testing supplies, exam rooms, and equipment; adjust controls, use extra electrodes or montages, eliminate artifact, and use activation procedures to obtain optimal recordings.
• Follow EMU (Epilepsy Monitoring Unit) Observer I standards of care, and review and clip EMU and continuous EEG files.
• Observe and begin training for EMG, EVP, Autonomics, Intraoperative Monitoring (IOM), WADA, and PET.
• Triage software error messages, equipment malfunctions, and other technical issues that affect patient care.
• Assist Tech I, and enter documentation and charges accurately and promptly.
• Assist the front desk with scheduling and checking in patients. Charge capture and scheduling are additional duties.
• May be required to float to other sites to ensure optimal department operations.

Required Qualifications

• 1 year of experience as an EEG Technologist, with EEG Technologist experience within the last year
• High school graduate or equivalent