Eeg Tech Part Time

Hennepin Healthcare is an integrated system of care that includes HCMC, a nationally recognized Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center and acute care hospital. The comprehensive healthcare system includes a 484 bed academic medical center, a large outpatient Clinic & Specialty Center, and a network of primary and specialty care clinics in Minneapolis and in suburban communities. Hennepin Healthcare has a large psychiatric program, home care and hospice, and operates a research institute, innovation center and philanthropic foundation.

SUMMARY

Hennepin Healthcare has a current opening for an Electroencephalograph Tech in our EEG Diagnostic Lab. This full-time position will rotating days, evenings, nights, and on-call.

Under general supervision, performs work involving the computerized recording of routine, sleep-deprived, long-term, portable, and ICU EEG recordings. Required to provide a safe environment while maintaining rapport with the patient and the family and to follow EEG Lab policies and procedures.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Abnormal awake and asleep patterns for each age range
• Technologist understands and follows technical criteria for:
  • Recording electrocerebral inactivity (brain death)
  • Recording neonatal EEG
  • Recording pediatric EEG
  • Recording in intensive care or cardiac care units
  • Recording for surgical monitoring
  • Recording for evoked potential studies
• Document unusual or inappropriate behavior suggestive of seizure or pseudo seizure
• Technologist differentiates artifacts from cerebral waveforms by:
  • Recognizing possible artifactual waveforms
  • Documenting, on the recording, patient movements
  • Applying/recording leads for eye potentials
  • Applying/recording leads for ECG
  • Replacing electrodes exhibiting questionable activity or contact
  • Troubleshooting for possible electrical interference
• EEG technologist applies the principles of electronics and mathematics to recording by:
  • Knowing how differential amplifiers work
  • Computing voltage and frequency of waveforms
  • Calculating the duration of waveforms
  • Understanding polarity of the waveforms, impedance and analog to digital conversion
• The technologist provides a safe recording environment by:
  • Verify patient identity
  • Cleaning electrodes after each procedures
  • Following universal precautions for infection control
  • Attending to patient needs appropriately
  • Recognizing/responding to life-threatening situations
  • Complying with hazardous material handling procedures
  • Maintaining instrument/equipment in good working order
  • Taking appropriate precautions to ensure electrical safety
• Calibrating system amplifiers
• Evaluating reason for referral, history, and observed waveforms
• Determine the possible needs for medical immobilizations or emergency intervention
• Attending continuing education courses in electroneurodiagnostics
• Listing current medications/sedation and time of last dosage
• 60 Hertz filter
• Reading journal articles
• Verifying electrode impedances are balances and below 5,000 Ohms
• Noting pertinent patient history and familial medical history
• Documents sedation used, dosage, and effects
• Paper speed
• Technologist documents the working condition of a digital EEG instrument by:
  • Calibrating system amplifiers
  • Verify standard filter settings
  • Verify sensitivity settings
  • Imputing a biological (bio-cal) signal to all channels
  • Corrects or reports deviations as appropriate
• Decide appropriate method of electrode application
• Hyperventilation for a minimum of 3 minutes
• Electrode types and electrode material composition
• Encouraging drowsiness and sleep
• Recognizing possible artifactual waveforms
• Technologist prepares a patient data sheet that includes:
  • Patient information form EPIC (name, age, medical record number, doctor, etc.)
  • Noting pertinent patient history and familial medical history
  • Listing current medications/sedation and time of last dosage
  • Noting time of last meal
  • Noting time, date, aura, and circumstances of last seizure or symptoms
  • Specifying the patient’s mental, behavioral, and consciousness states
  • Diagramming skull defects or anomalies (if any)
  • Diagramming any modifications in electrode placement
• Functional neuroanatomy and neurophysiology
• Selecting montages appropriate for abnormalities seen and/or expected
• Applying electrodes with pate or wit collodion and electrolyte
• Technologist recognizes:
  • normal and normal variant awake and asleep patterns for each age range
  • abnormal awake and asleep patterns for each age range
  • EEG patterns for levels of consciousness
  • Clinical seizure patterns
    
• Reviews EEG for appropriate documentation of amplifier setting and montage changes
• Using personal communication skills to achieve patient relaxation/cooperation
• Technologist obtains a standard EEG that includes:
  • At least 20 minute so technically acceptable recording (120 pages)
  • Eye opening and closing to check effect of stimuli on EEG
  • Hyperventilation for a minimum of 3 minutes
  • Photic stimulation at frequencies appropriate for history and reactivity
  • Mental stimulation/assessment procedures
  • Periodic checks of electrode impedance
  • Natural dowsiness and sleep, if possible
  • Notations of montage, filters, paper speed, and sensitivity setting changes
  • Notes on observed behavior, clinical seizure manifestations, etc.
• Mental stimulation/assessment procedures
• Recording for evoked potential studies
• Photic stimulation at frequencies appropriate for history and reactivity
• Measuring and marking the head following the international 10/20 measurement system
• Maintaining instrument/equipment in good working order
• Attending to patient needs appropriately
• Medical terminology and accepted abbreviations
• Noting time of last meal
• Technologist knows how waveform displays are affected by:
  • 60 Hertz filter
  • filter settings
  • sensitivity settings
  • paper speed
  • referential and bipolar montages
  • digital filters
  • electrode types and electrode material composition
  • malfunctioning equipment
• Determine if hyperventilation is contraindicated
• Filter settings
• Calculating the duration of waveforms
• Note the patient’s overall physical condition
• Prepping patients scalp prior to electrode application
• Removes electrodes pate/glue from the patient’s scalp and hair
• Taking appropriate precautions to ensure electrical safety
• Following universal precautions for infection control
• Determine the need for additional physiological monitors
• Ascertain the patient’s capacity to cooperate with activation procedures
• Recording in intensive care or cardiac care units
• Studying text books related to the field
• Accommodate for disabilities or special needs
• Understanding polarity of the waveforms, impedance and analog to digital conversion
• Technologist customizes the recording procedures by:
  • Evaluating reason for referral, history, and observed waveforms
  • Utilizing techniques to bring out or enhance clinical symptoms
  • Selecting montages appropriate for abnormalities seen and/or expected
  • Selecting appropriate instrument settings
  • Encouraging drowsiness and sleep
  • Applying additional electrodes to localize abnormal activity
  • Monitoring respiration if appropriate
  • Monitoring ECG rhythms for abnormality
• Applying/recording leads for ECG
• When the EEG recording is finished the technologist:
  • Removes electrodes pate/glue from the patient’s scalp and hair
  • Describes clinically significant behavior
  • Documents sedation used, dosage, and effects
  • Reviews EEG for appropriate documentation of amplifier setting and montage changes
• Seizure manifestations, classifications, and EEG correlates
• Recognizing/responding to life-threatening situations
• Psychiatric and psychological disorders and EEG correlates
• At least 20 minute so technically acceptable recording (120 pages)
• Monitoring ECG rhythms for abnormality
• Computing voltage and frequency of waveforms
• Technologist evaluates the patient to:
  • Determine the patient’s mental age, mental state and comprehension level
  • Note the patient’s overall physical condition
  • Decide appropriate method of electrode application
  • Ascertain the patient’s capacity to cooperate with activation procedures
  • Determine if hyperventilation is contraindicated
  • Accommodate for disabilities or special needs
  • Determine the need for additional physiological monitors
  • Document unusual or inappropriate behavior suggestive of seizure or pseudo seizure
  • Determine the possible needs for medical immobilizations or emergency intervention
• Imputing a biological (bio-cal) signal to all channels
• Signs, symptoms, and EEG correlates for adult neurological disorders
• Eye opening and closing to check effect of stimuli on EEG
• Documenting, on the recording, patient movements
• Noting time, date, aura, and circumstances of last seizure or symptoms
• Reviewing EEG tracings with EEGer on a regular basis
• Determine the patient’s mental age, mental state and comprehension level
• Verify patient identity
• Verify sensitivity settings
• Natural dowsiness and sleep, if possible
• Diagramming any modifications in electrode placement
• Recording for surgical monitoring
• Verify standard filter settings
• Recording electrocerebral inactivity (brain death)
• Applying additional electrodes to localize abnormal activity
• Malfunctioning equipment
• Corrects or reports deviations as appropriate
• Replacing electrodes exhibiting questionable activity or contact
• Adjusting electrode placement for anatomical defects or anomalies
• Explaining all test procedures including activation procedures
• Specifying the patient’s mental, behavioral, and consciousness states
• Troubleshooting for possible electrical interference
• Patient information form EPIC (name, age, medical record number, doctor, etc.)
• Cleaning electrodes after each procedures
• Digital filters
• Referential and bipolar montages
• Diagramming skull defects or anomalies (if any)
• Signs, symptoms, and EEG correlates for pediatric neurological disorders
• Interacting on a level appropriate to patient’s age and mental capacity
• Explaining the electrodes application method (collodion or paste)
• Technologist understands and has working knowledge of:
  • Functional neuroanatomy and neurophysiology
  • Medication effects on the EEG background and waveforms
  • Medical terminology and accepted abbreviations
  • Signs, symptoms, and EEG correlates for adult neurological disorders
  • Signs, symptoms, and EEG correlates for pediatric neurological disorders
  • Seizure manifestations, classifications, and EEG correlates
  • Psychiatric and psychological disorders and EEG correlates
• Clinical seizure patterns
• Complying with hazardous material handling procedures
• Applying/recording leads for eye potentials
• Notes on observed behavior, clinical seizure manifestations, etc.
• Utilizing techniques to bring out or enhance clinical symptoms
• Maintaining respect and patient confidentiality
• Periodic checks of electrode impedance
• Normal and normal variant awake and asleep patterns for each age range
• Recording pediatric EEG
• Knowing how differential amplifiers work
• Technologist maintains and improves knowledge and skills by:
  • Reviewing EEG tracings with EEGer on a regular basis
  • Reading journal articles
  • Studying text books related to the field
  • Attending continuing education courses in electroneurodiagnostics
• Sensitivity settings
• Medication effects on the EEG background and waveforms
• Describes clinically significant behavior
• Monitoring respiration if appropriate
• Notations of montage, filters, paper speed, and sensitivity setting changes
• Technologist electrode application follows a method that includes:
  • Measuring and marking the head following the international 10/20 measurement system
  • Adjusting electrode placement for anatomical defects or anomalies
  • Prepping patients scalp prior to electrode application
  • Applying electrodes with pate or wit collodion and electrolyte
  • Verifying electrode impedances are balances and below 5,000 Ohms
• Selecting appropriate instrument settings
• Technologist establishes rapport with the patient and patient’s family by:
  • Using personal communication skills to achieve patient relaxation/cooperation
  • Explaining all test procedures including activation procedures
  • Explaining the electrodes application method (collodion or paste)
  • Interacting on a level appropriate to patient’s age and mental capacity
  • Maintaining respect and patient confidentiality
• EEG patterns for levels of consciousness
• Recording neonatal EEG

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Qualifications:

• Six months experience performing electroencephalograph tests

-OR-

• Completion of an approved training program in EEG testing

-OR-

• National Board Registration required within 6 months of employment
• An approved equivalent combination of education and experience

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