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. 

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

GENERAL DUTIES

• Performs Standard and Complex Electro-Neurophysiological Testing:
  - Provides testing on central nervous system and remains compliant to department policy and guideline standards implemented such as EEGs, evoked potentials, stomato-sensory lower upper, electroretinogram, epilepsy monitoring, etc.
  - Also provides assistance with electromyogram testing/nerve conduction studies and Botox injections.
  - Practices International 10/20 Measuring System.
• Professional explanation of procedures and acquired patient history:
  - 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 enters completed comprehensive patient history into the acquiring computer system.
• Neurological Documentation:
  - Provides appropriate patient care and detailed observations of clinical manifestations during a clinical or subclinical event and other emergent situations.
  - Establishes priorities and exercises proper judgement in pressured situations.
  - Takes appropriate action to ensure patient safety. Verifies all test requested including appropriate orders for the procedures, appropriate charging and data logging.
• Technical Recording Enhancement:
  - Implements alternative methods, adjust controls outside of the normative parameters to obtain optimal recording and is able to enhance abnormalities. Utilizes stimulation and activation techniques appropriately.
  - Recognizes, documents and eliminate artifacts and/or take proper measures to monitor suspected artifacts.
  - Creates and programs new files and settings used in the Neurodiagnostic protocol using system software and procedure guidelines.
• Safety:
  - Maintains and cleans equipment immediately after use (basic infection control) and ensures equipment is in proper working order.
  - Applies troubleshooting methods, repairs and/or replaces instrument parts as needed with immediate notification to the manager.
  - Communicates with technical support during troubleshooting of equipment.
• Communication/Development and Education:
  - Utilizes appropriate inter-departmental and intra-departmental communication skills to facilitate flow and completion of patient demands.
  - Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational seminars, programs, literature, meetings and workshops.
  - Implements knowledge and understanding of neurodiagnostic instrumentation and pattern recognition.

EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

• 1 year of pediatric experience.

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

• Required: High School Graduate or equivalent
• Required: Successful completion of an educational program for neurodiagnostic technologists, accredited by the AMA Committee on Allied Health Education, or equivalent education and training, required.
• Preferred: Diploma from accredited neurodiagnostic allied health program.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Certification Name: CPR certification
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