Outpatient Technician

Description

The Outpatient Technicians are responsible for performing all types of EEG procedures; including Routine EEG, Long-Term EEG study, EEG Disconnects, EEG Monitoring and/or other EEG related services or responsibilities as required by CortiCare.  The settings for the EEG procedures include Hospitals, Patient homes, Physician offices, and Clinical Trial sites. This includes preparing the patient for testing, collecting data, and performing administrative items including signing additional paperwork. The Technologist may also be responsible for data communication to servers, and equipment maintenance.

Requirements

Routine & Long-Term EEG Studies:

• Explain the procedure to the patients and ensure patient comfort. Obtain a summary of the patient’s history and current medications and supporting documentation as required
• Provide EEG set-up of patients including, patient prep, lead placement, equipment setup and calibration per the study protocol. EEG Technologist will utilize the 10-20 system of electrode placement to include manual measurements, skin prep and electrode application. Technician will provide proper knowledge of montage selection based on patient condition. At the completion of all      studies, properly removes electrodes, clean patient/equipment, and process documents 
• Obtains recordings, using activating procedures such as hyperventilation, photic stimulation, and sleep. Adapts methods and      instrumentation to obtain optimal results based on history, clinical observations, and EEG findings
• Provide critical thinking and skill to recognize and correct artifact accordingly. EEG Technologist can successfully trouble-shoot equipment and leads appropriately
• Potentially provide checking of the EEG system during on-going recordings and transfer of data to reading station
• Remaining available for phone conferences and/or remote troubleshooting of EEG recording during the ambulatory recording period
• Recognizes symptoms of different types of seizures, documents these occurrences and/or escalates to the appropriate staff per protocol
• Reviewing the patient event log with the patient for accuracy of times and clinical information
• Prepares, collects, and maintains manual and computerized data appropriate to the protocols including digital data uploads
• Removing, maintaining, and inventorying EEG recording device from patient during the disconnect time

Technologists are expected to:

• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
• Comply with applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and standards regarding
• Safety and infection control issues
• Travel as necessary
• Demonstrate effective written and spoken communication skills
• Demonstrate appropriate social skills
• Demonstrate ability to follow direction
• Participates in ongoing Quality Control initiatives

CortiCare is an EEO Employer.