What are the responsibilities and job description for the Electroencephalography Technologist II (EEG Tech II) position at Legacy Health?
Overview
Legacy Health is seeking Registered EEG Techs to join our team. Looking for Techs to work a majority of their time in the adult EMU and support expansion of our services. Our EEG Techs work in both inpatient and outpatient settings with adults and pediatrics, including both adult and pediatric EMUs. This is a great opportunity for a fairly self- motivated individual.
Every member of the Legacy community moves toward a common goal of providing the best possible care in the most compassionate environment. Your skills as an EEG Technologist will help to fulfill that goal. As you provide EEG monitoring according to physician’s orders, you will be extending professional, expert care to the patients we serve.
Joining our Neurodiagnostics team, you'll be working with a group of people who are committed to excellence in science and research. This opportunity holds considerable potential as you apply your experience in Electroencephalography to treat the patients we are honored to serve here at Legacy Health.
Benefits at Legacy Health:
- Time Away - up to 208 hours per year pending length of service for full-time employees. 40-hours front loaded at time of hire.
- Employee parking at our hospital facilities
- Comprehensive medical, dental & vision care plans
- Automatic enrollment to Life insurance provided at no cost to the employee
- Retirement: employee matching voluntary savings plan
- Tri-met discounts
- Education assistance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Employee discounts (Nike, Adidas, LA Fitness, Kindercare and more)
- Relocation assistance
Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in North Portland plays a vital role as a local and regional leader in serious clinical illness or injury. With around-the-clock expertise for critical health issues, including experts in trauma, heart care, burns, significant wounds, stroke, brain surgery and more, Legacy Emanuel is central to the health of our community and critical to the care of the Northwest.
Responsibilities
Under the general technical supervision, the EEG Technologist II independently performs electroencephalography (EEG), long-term monitoring for Epilepsy (LTME), continuous EEG monitoring (cEEG) and ambulatory monitoring. Provides findings and a descriptive analysis according to department procedures.
Works with neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patient populations on inpatient units and in the outpatient laboratory.
May also perform Evoked Potentials (EP) or intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) as appropriate based on competence.
Requires ability to work at all Legacy hospitals, float between sites during shift and to take night, weekend and holiday call as scheduled.
Qualifications
Education: High School graduate and graduation from a Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) accredited Electroneurodiagnostic (END) Program, or an Associate’s degree or higher with an emphasis on physical or biological science from an accredited college or university or equivalent training.
Experience: Minimum of two years’ experience in performing electroencephalography in a clinical setting or through an accredited Electroneurodiagnostic (END) Program required.
Skills: Strong communication skills and working proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and electronic systems.
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Equal Opportunity Employer/Vets/Disabled
Licensure
Licensure/Certification: AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers. R.EEG T. credential by the American Board of Registration of Electroencephalographic and Evoked Potential Technologists, Inc. (ABRET).
