Durham, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina
Posted: 25-Aug-23
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Salary: Open
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Internal Number: 233417
Duke University Hospital is consistently rated as one of the best in the United States and is known around the world for its outstanding care and groundbreaking research. Duke University Hospital has 1,048 licensed inpatient beds and offers comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center; a major surgery suite containing 65 operating rooms; an endo-surgery center; a separate hospital outpatient surgical department with nine operating rooms and an extensive diagnostic and interventional radiology area. For 2021-2022, U.S. News and World Report ranked Duke University Hospital nationally in 11 adult specialties: cancer, cardiology & heart surgery, diabetes & endocrinology, ear, nose & throat, gastroenterology & GI surgery, gynecology, neurology & neurosurgery, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pulmonology & lung surgery, and urology. Duke University Hospital is also ranked first in North Carolina and first in the Raleigh-Durham area.
In addition to its hospitals, Duke Health has an extensive, geographically dispersed network of outpatient facilities that include primary care offices, urgent care centers, multi-specialty clinics and outpatient surgery centers.
Occ Summary
Perform routine and complex procedures to obtain data for use in thediagnosis of clinical disorders of the nervous system in at least one ofthe following modalities of Neurodiagnostics: Electro encephalography(EEG), Evoked Potentials (EP), Epilepsy Monitoring (CLTM) .
Work Performed
Level 1- Perform one of the followin g END study: EEG or Evoked Potentials.- Explains testing procedure to p atient and family using age appropriateguidelines.- Accurately takes anddocuments a pertinent history from the patient orchart.- Sets-up patien t for appropriate study to include: patient, paperwork,room and equipme nt.- Runs study with appropriate documentation on study, observation of thepatient, troubleshooting equipmentand physiological artifacts,distin guishing normal from abnormal and utilizing appropriate resourcesto perf orm study.- Recognizes and takes appropriate action to respond to evolvi ng patientcare needs.- Demonstrates proper cleaning procedures for the p atient, room andequipment after each study.- Utilizes down time for trai ning, cleaning equipment and readingeducational materials.- Demonstrates ability to apply knowledge to different testingsituations to include re gular participation in the on-call schedule,working independently on 2nd , 3rd and weekend shifts and EEG OR.- Performs needed maintenance on equ ipment to includecommunication ofproblem to co-workers, appropriate ven dor or the supervisor.Level 2- Perform all duties of the Level 1.- Perfo rm two of the following END studies: EEG, Evoked Potentials,Epilepsy Mo nitoring, and float resource to the sleep lab.- Maintains registry in on e of the following areas: EEG or EvokedPotentials.- Has computer skill s to correct duplicate file names, incorrect historynumbers, starting pa tients under the wrong names, networking issues,lost files, appending pa tient studies, etc.- Develops Clinical Standards and protocols.Level 3- Perform all duties of the Level 1 and 2.- Perform three of the following END studies: EEG, Evoked Potentials,Epilepsy Monitoring, Epilepsy OR, and float resource to the sleep lab.- Maintains registry in one of the f ollowing areas: EEG, EvokedPotentials, or Epilepsy Monitoring.- Trouble shoots equipment and lab issues independently, considered anequipment su per user.- Generate requisitions for patient studies.- Processes daily c harges.- Perform minimum number of hours designated a year as charge tec h.
Level Characteristics
Level 1Level 1 performs one modality of Neurodiagnostics, 10 hours of CE,selects 2 choices from a li st of options for professional growth (e.g.,member of national organizat ion, committee work).Level 2Level 2 performs two modalities of Neurodiag nostics, 12 hours of CE,selects 3 choices from a list of options for pro fessional growth andmaintains clinical ladder requirements.Level 3Level 3 performs three modalities of Neurodiagnostics, 16 hours of CE,selects 5 choices from a list of options for professional growth andmaintains cl inical ladder requirements.
Minimum Qualifications
Education
Education: (All Levels) Associate's degree in neurodiagnostic technology (or comparable), biological, health science or related field required. Bachelor's degree in biological, health science or related field preferred.
Experience
Experience: Level 1: With Associate's degree in neurodiagnostic technology (or comparable), no experience required. With Associate's degree in a biological, health science, or related field, six months of direct patient care experience OR one year of non- patient care healthcare, laboratory, or research experience. With a Bachelor's degree in biological, health science, or related field, no experience required. Level 2: Two years experience in Neurodiagnostic Technology required. Level 3: Five years experience in Neurodiagnostic Technology required. A Bachelor's degree in biological or health science can substitute for two years of experience.
Degrees, Licensures, Certifications
Level 1 preferred. Competency and/or registry in one modality of Neurodiagnostic Technology Level 2 Competency in two modalities of Neurodiagnostic Technology required. Registry in one modality required. Level 3 Competency in three modalities of Neurodiagnostic Technology required. Registry in one modality required. Two registries preferred.
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