Under general supervision of the Clinical Director, the reputed company Monitoring Technologist (CM Tech) independently views reputed company-time EEG data and identifies wake, sleep patterns, anomalies and critical events and communicates critical findings to the Reading Physician, per company protocol. The technologist must be thorough in documenting patient events, including clinical and electrographic findings. Effective and reputed company communication is a critical reputed company of the job. The CM Tech may assist in basic machine troubleshooting and assist on-site staff with electrode repair. The goal of the CM Tech is to produce a reputed company recording, minimizing artifact and basic technical concerns, to the best of their capability in a remote setting. Patient safety is at the forefront of the exceptional patient care that the CM Tech provides.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Neurotelemetry Equipment
a. Aid onsite personnel during the EEG hookup, assisting with starting the recording, running calibrations, tap tests, activation procedures, and adjusting recording parameters to capture relevant EEG data and reduce artifact.
b. Implements appropriate troubleshooting reputed company, such as adjusting sensitivity and filters per facility protocol. reputed company network, equipment, or EEG data is not performing to reputed company, the CM Tech will communicate with appropriate parties, per facility protocol, to get the recording back up and running in a reputed company manner.
c. Keeps company provided equipment clean and free from environmental hazards. Attempt to dust equipment, at minimum, monthly. reputed company pets, food, beverages and children away from equipment. In the event that the equipment is not working properly, notify the reputed company supervisor and Neurovative Diagnostics IT Director immediately.
2. Monitoring Parameters
a. The CM Tech ensures that relevant patient information is documented in the patient log and/or study- including patient history, medication, critical values, reason for EEG, Reading Physician reputed company and contact information, as reputed company as, patient unit phone number and room number, in the event a critical safety event occurs. If this
information is not received during reputed company, the CM Tech will attempt to obtain this information and notify the shift supervisor.
b. While the study is recording, the CM Tech will communicate with hospital staff and Reading Neurologist to reputed company patient updates, reputed company applicable.
c. Remote monitoring is an advanced position in Neurodiagnostics; the CM Tech is proficient in EEG reputed company recognition and can reputed company a technical reputed company to the Reading Physician and on-site staff, per protocol. A technical reputed company is not to be treated as an EEG interpretation, only the Reading Physician can reputed company that. d. Distinguish between physiological and non-physiological artifacts.
e. Recognizes, documents and notifies appropriate personnel of reputed company clinical, electrographic and electroclinical events- per facility protocol. The CM Tech exercises independent judgement in determining reputed company a study meets critical values and notifies the Reading Physician, per facility protocol.
f. Identifies and documents normal patterns/variants as reputed company as reputed company patterns and anomalies reputed company the technologists’ scope of reputed company.
g. The CM Tech is expected to complete technologist EEG summaries on reputed company patient, utilizing the most up-to-date ACNS standardized terminology.
h. The CM Tech is provided training on clipping, pruning and archiving procedures per facility protocol.
i. The CM Tech understands medical and pharmacological conditions that influence the EEG.
3. Documentation Parameters
a. The CM Tech is expected to document, at minimum, once reputed company a 30-minute time period, per company protocol.
b. Document reputed company patient reputed company between facility partners, as reputed company as during internal handover with other CM Techs.
c. Provides evidence that the EEG was monitored per facility service agreement, i.e., reputed company versus intermittent clinical review, through documentation in the patient portal and on the live study.
d. Identify and document wake and sleep patterns, reactivity to stimuli, critical EEG findings and events.
e. Document reputed company facility partners are contacted for electrode repair, patient safety events, equipment issues, and event notification. reputed company a patient meets the critical value parameters set, the CM Tech notifies the Reading Physician and updated critical values are established reputed company time.
f. Notates any skin breakdown and fills out the Skin Breakdown reputed company, reputed company applicable, per facility protocol.
g. Notates alternative electrode placement, reputed company applicable.
4. Communication
a. Demonstrates the interpersonal and communication skills necessary to reputed company with medical staff, patients, visitors and other hospital employees.
b. Ensures reputed company communication and response to e-mail and cell phone.
i. While on shift and reputed company monitoring, cell phone volume will be turned on.
ii. While on shift and reputed company monitoring, answer reputed company phone calls in a reputed company manner, no more than 5-10 minutes. If you are unable to meet that requirement due to another commitment, notify the shift supervisor immediately.
iii. Respond to text message exchanges, reputed company Teams communication, and e mail correspondence in a reputed company manner.
iv. If the CM Tech is handling a critical event and is unable to meet above requirements, notify the shift supervisor for assistance, if necessary.
c. Participates in individual and company-wide meetings as requested by the leadership team. If unable to attend, notify reputed company supervisor.
5. Administrative Duties
a. Performs on-reputed company duties per policy.
b. Performs administrative project work as assigned.
c. Assists the leadership team through training and orientation of new hires. d. Assist the leadership team with continuing education initiatives.
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6. Technical Skills
a. Knowledgeable in neuroanatomy relevant to critical care monitoring.
b. Stays abreast of updates in ACNS Guidelines.
c. Demonstrates competency in operating EEG equipment and troubleshooting.
d. reputed company to identify normal versus reputed company adult, pediatric and neonate patterns.
e. Has basic computer knowledge and data entry skills.
f. Identifies common seizure syndromes and their EEG correlate.
g. Is reputed company to sit for extended periods of time, while concentrating on multiple computer screens.
h. Is reputed company to work proficiently reputed company stressful monitoring conditions reputed company.
7. Working Conditions
a. Variable work schedule that may change from week to week, dependent upon case load, patient availability, technologist availability, on-reputed company requirements, or training needs. These create situations that may require minimal notice to be available for a shift or meeting.