NWIN EEG Technologist, Registry, Days

Job Description

Join UChicago Medicine at Crown Point, as a EEG Technologist in our Neurophysiology Department.

Come be a vital part of our team as a EEG Technologist at our cutting-edge facility in Crown Point! UChicago Medicine, Crown Point is a new two-story, 130,000-square-foot multispecialty care center and micro-hospital in Northwest Indiana for what will be the academic health system's largest off-site facility and its first freestanding building in Indiana.

It is anticipating an opening in Spring 2024.

Essential Job Functions

• Explains procedure ,Answers pertinent procedure questions -Documents medical history and other relevant information from the patient, patient's chart or physician.
• Utilizing paste or adhesive tapes to , apply electrodes according to the 10 / 20 System -Adds additional placements according to 10 / 10 Modified Nomenclature System under indirect supervision as needed.
• Obtains standard or extended recordings in outpatient area or as a portable study in the ER, ICU, NICU, EMU, radiology or inpatient wards.
• Recognizes artifacts and takes appropriate steps to eliminate them utilizing intermediate troubleshooting techniques.
• Appropriately monitors other variables such as EKG, EMG, EOG, or respirations as technically or clinically indicated.
• Uses activation procedures such as hyperventilation, photic stimulation and sleep, when appropriate and demonstrates additional activation procedures when necessary.
• Selects electrode combinations and demonstrates skill in creating new montages and equipment settings for electroencephalographic recordings when clinically indicated.
• Selects electrode combinations and demonstrates skill in creating new montages and equipment settings for electroencephalographic recordings when clinically indicated under indirect supervision.
• Ability to correctly identify normal and abnormal EEG patterns.
• Summarizes the recording for the purpose of informing the physician of abnormalities observed during the test.
• Keeps equipment clean and in good operating condition.
• Familiar with diagnostic trouble shooting techniques, notifying supervisor of problems.
• Plays a role in the general flow and operation of the EEG Lab and EMU including billing, logging, filing, and archiving.
• Performs other duties assigned.
• Provides guidance to junior technicians.
• Can obtain advanced recordings in Evoked Potentials OR Assist with NCS / NCV procedures and assist physician with EMG Procedure OR Can obtain advanced recordings in WADA, Ballon Occulsions, Epilepsy Monitoring, and EEG monitoring with PET under indirect supervision.

Required Qualifications

• Graduated from Electroneurodiagnostic (END) Program preferred.
• 3.5 or more years’ experience working in a clinical EEG setting
• Board certification from ABRET American Board of Registration of Electroencephalographic and Evoked.
• Potential Technologists in Registered Electroencephalographic Technologist or Registered Evoked Potential Technologist with 6 months experience working in a clinical EEG setting
• Board certification from AAET American Association of Electrodiagnostic Technologists in registered Nerve Conduction Studies Technologist with 6 months experience working in a clinical EMG setting.
• Competency in all aspects of the EEG Technician, Evoked Potential Technician or Nerve Conduction Studies Technician.
• Basic PC and Microsoft Windows knowledge
• ENDT Program Certificate Preferred

Position Details

• Job Type / FTE : Registry- 0.10
• Shift : Day (8am-4 : 30pm, No Weekends)
• Unit / Department : Neurophysiology - Crown Point
• CBA Code : Non-Union

Must comply with UCMC’s COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process.

This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law.

Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.