What are the responsibilities and job description for the Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring Specialist position at Shriners Children's?
Company Overview
Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.
All employees are eligible for medical, dental and vision coverage on their first day! In addition, upon hire all employees are eligible for a 403(b) and Roth 403 (b) Retirement Saving Plan with matching contributions of up to 6% after one year of service. Employees in a full-time or part-time status (40 hours per pay period) will also be eligible for paid time off, life insurance, short term and long-term disability and the Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plans. Additional benefits available to full-time and part-time employees include tuition reimbursement, home & auto, hospitalization, critical illness, pet insurance and much more! Coverage is available to employees and their qualified dependents in accordance with the plans. Benefits may vary based on state law.
Site Description• 49-bed inpatient facility with an outpatient clinic and walk-in fracture clinic located in North Philadelphia• Outreach clinics in Doylestown, PA and San Juan, Puerto Rico• Joint Commission accredited• Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence award winner for Inpatient Pediatric Patient Experience (2023)• Specialties: Orthopedics, Spine/Spinal Cord, Sports Medicine, Pediatric Surgery, Craniofacial, Rheumatology, Pediatric Rehabilitation/Therapy, Urology • Partnerships with Temple University, Thomas Jefferson University, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Drexel University, and the University of Pennsylvania
Job Overview
Shriners Children's has an opening for an IOM (Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring) Specialist to join our team.
Responsibilities
This individual works to support the department by providing state of the art neuromonitoring to children supporting both clinical and research efforts within the department. This individual will provide state of the art monitoring including SSEP, sEMG, tEMG, and tcMEP. This individual will work in support of the Medical and Program Director to support the department's vision and efforts. Neuromonitoring for more routine and advanced procedures will be requested considering Shriners provides state of the art orthopedic interventions for spine, upper, and lower extremity areas. This individual will take part in both clinical and research related activities that support the department's mission. This individual works day to day in support of the program working within direction by the director.
• Works closely in support of the overall direction of the department to foster vision and programming to provide state of the art intraoperative monitoring. • Provides day to day intraoperative neuromonitoring assuring state of the art monitoring for existing areas and newly emerging areas [directly supervised]. • Supports director in integrating vision for the center and participates in leadership planning towards successful integration of state of the arm neuromoniting program/efforts.• Provides safe, effective, and compliant neuromonitoring and documentation in compliance with regulatory guidelines and department policy. • Ability to work flexible hours to accommodate scheduling needs (late days).• Proactive in taking steps towards achieving CNIM or designated credentialing as per IOM protocol. Proactive in completing skills checkoff. • Willing to go above and beyond job requirements when necessary to provide patient coverage and qualitycare.
• Attends to goals established in performance goals.
Qualifications
Education
Bachelor Related Field Preferred
Experience
1 Year Pediatric Spine Surgery Preferred
Certification
Certification for Neurophysiological Intraoperative Monitoring (CNIM) Preferred
Shriners Children’s is an EOE/Drug-Free, Smoke-Free Workplace.
Shriners Children’s values diversity and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
In accordance with local and system policies, all SHC employees must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 to be eligible for hire.
