Neurodiagnostics Registered EEG Technician

Your job is more than a job.

Why a Great Place to Work At LCMC Health we help you to lean into your calling by leaning in with you, ensuring you have the resources to do your job as only you can. And that begins with receiving the support you need to thrive and grow, which looks different for each person. Living out our commitment to inclusion requires providing benefits that are as diverse and unique as our workforce. It's a responsibility we take seriously. Because we don't just serve the New Orleans community-we're at the beating heart of it. Whether by offering community health services or making medical innovations more accessible, LCMC Health is bringing a culture of wellness to the communities that matter to you. When you know you're making an authentic impact, you give a little extra to every day- as a person, with your team, in your community-and that's one of the reasons why you'll be a perfect fit at LCMC Health, where giving a little something extra is at the heart of everything we do.

GENERAL DUTIES

• Customer Service:
• Continuously displays a positive attitude that contributes to improving patient satisfaction results.
• Applies customer service skills consistent with LCMCs Customer Service programs.
• Utilizes the service recovery process to address customers' concerns or complaints.
• Treats all customers with dignity, respect, courtesy and compassion.
• Recognizes customer needs and begins to solve problems as soon as they are apparent.
• Interacts with patients, families, visitors, and fellow employees to ensure a professional and courteous environment.
• Displays behaviors which focus on the customer by doing what is appropriate the first time.
• Financial Stability:
• Advises supervisor of current or anticipated problems.
• Effectively uses time and resources to accomplish their duties.
• Self-starter who willingly puts forth effort and time and performs tasks with minimal supervision.
• Resolves conflicting matters and schedules with peers and other staff.
• Willingly accepts assignments and completes in a timely fashion.
• Appropriately uses time and attendance system, and adheres to related policies and procedures.
• Be aware of possible compliance issues, specifically concerning fraud and abuse. Report these immediately.
• Patient Throughput:
• Keeps patients informed and gives periodic updates as appropriate.
• Within the scope of position, positively contributes to organizational goal of patient throughput.
• Performance Improvement:
• Actively promotes and support LCMC's performance improvement initiatives (i.e., participates in ongoing education, cultural change initiatives, etc.)
• Is receptive to differing ideas and embraces change.
• Verbal and written communications are clear, concise and accurate; uses positive non-verbal communication effectively.
• Demonstrates and actively promotes compliance with all state and federal regulatory and accrediting agencies (i.e., patient safety, infection control, HIPAA, etc.)
• Adheres to the Medical Center's policies and procedures, as well as the Code of Conduct and all laws and regulations. Perform your duties in an ethical manner.
• Ability to work on or with teams to cooperatively reach goals.
• Appropriately documents in accordance with departmental and organizational policies.
• Able to apply job knowledge to improve work processes.
• Processes:
• Identifies patient according to policy. Provides a clear and precise explanation of the procedure to the patient and/or responsible person present. Summarizes the patient's neurological status and writes a comprehensive patient history.
• Verify order for the procedure, accurately charge for the procedure and record patient information in the EMR.
• Measures and accurately applies electrodes according to the International 10/20 System. Ensures electrode impedances meet laboratory standards.
• Provides appropriate patient care and detailed observations of clinical manifestations during seizures and other patient emergency situations. Prioritizes and exercises proper judgment in pressured situations. Takes appropriate action to ensure patient safety.
• Implements alternative methods or adjust controls outside of the normative range to obtain optimal recording and can enhance abnormalities. Utilizes stimulation and activation techniques appropriately.
• Recognize, document and eliminate artifacts and/or take proper measures to monitor artifact.
• • Safety:
• Cleans equipment immediately after use. Performs minor maintenance and communicates with technical support to ensure proper functioning. Applies troubleshooting methods, repairs, and/or replaces instrument parts as needed or reports them to the director promptly.
• Demonstrates appropriate use of universal precautions when delivering patient care and performs appropriate isolation techniques for patients requiring isolation.
• Lifts, moves or transfers patients utilizing proper body mechanics to prevent self-injury or injury to others. Utilize side rails on stretchers, properly secures all patients in wheelchairs and wagons.
• Communication:
• Utilizes professional communication skills to facilitate the flow and completion of patients. Articulates and demonstrates a professional image when interacting with patients, other professionals, and the public.
• Consistently projects a positive disposition performing all duties. Listens and communicate in a calm, non-defensive manner and discusses issues objectively.
• Identify and communicates problems with supervisor, assist to adjust assignments and establish priorities. Actively participates in identifiable methods of resolution.
• Development/Educational:
• Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational seminars, programs, current literature, meetings, and workshops.
• Demonstrates a basic knowledge of neuroanatomy and physiological processes, basic electronics and general electrical safety.
• Displays knowledge and understanding of neurodiagnostic instrumentation and pattern recognition.
• Competent to provide training of all neurodiagnostic services to new staff technologists and students.
• Demonstrates appropriate decision-making skills and exercises appropriate intervention during intraoperative monitoring.
• Demonstrates flexibility of working hours and weekend call coverage to meet staffing requirements in the department.

EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

• 1 year of experience Long-term epilepsy monitoring unit (CHNOLA)
• 2 years of experience Intraoperative monitoring (TOURO)

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Certification Name: Registered Electroencephalographic Technologist

• Required

• Issuer: American Board of Registration of Electroencephalographic and Evoked Potential Technologist (ABRET)

• Licensure Speciality: Certification

• Entity: CHNOLA/TOURO

• Certification Name: Basic Life Support Health Care Provider

• Required

• Issuer: American Heart Association

• Licensure Speciality: Training Certification

• Entity: CHNOLA/TOURO

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Skills/Operation of Equipment
• Electroencephalograph/LTM System(s)
• Personal computer and peripherals
• Video equipment
• Other essential diagnostic equipment
• Facsimile
• Photocopier

WORK SHIFT:

Days (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community.

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little "come on in" attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health's culture of everyday extraordinary

Children's Hospital, at the heart of LCMC Health's incredible community of care, has been the go-to hospital for expert children's health, wellness, and one-of-a-kind care in Louisiana and the Gulf Coast. Learn more about Children's Hospital's 40+ specialties and our national ranking by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Children's Hospital

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems - it's all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

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