Education: High school graduated with college level training or experience, preferably in an allied medical field.
Experience: One-year experience as an Electroneurodiagnostic (EEG) Technician preferred
Licensure/Certification: None required, although EEG Certification is desirable. Must have a current American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Provider Card.
EEG Certification is strongly preferred.
Knowledge/Skills: Knowledge of clerical skills and medical terminology. Skill in performing EEG procedures. Ability to maintain patient confidentiality. Skill in performing Evoked Potential Studies. Skill in preparing and maintaining records and the ability to retrieve stored/filed material for physician review.
Other: Must maintain confidentiality of all information
Contacts: Ability to deal with physicians, hospital staff, patients and their family members in a tactful and diplomatic manner
Work Demands/Environment: Frequent standing, walking, bending, crouching, stooping. Frequent lifting/moving patients. Intermittent lifting, moving or carrying, pushing or pulling up to 25 lbs. Frequent use of finger/hand dexterity. Constant reaching with hands/arms. Frequent talking or hearing. Corrected hearing and vision to normal range. Exposure to blood, body fluids or tissue. Possible exposure to infectious materials, communicable diseases and/or other conditions common to a healthcare environment. Intermittent exposure to risk of exposure to blood-borne pathogens. Moderate noise level in work area. Requires work under stressful conditions, deadlines, or irregular hours. May be required to take call and/or work weekends/holidays based on the needs of the department.