EEG

Company: HCA Healthcare
Location: Savannah
Posted on: January 26, 2023

Job Description:

Description IntroductionAre you looking for a work environment where diversity and inclusion thrive? Submit your application for our EEG opening with Memorial Health University Medical Center today and find out what it truly means to be a part of the HCA Healthcare team.BenefitsAt Memorial Health University Medical Center, we want to ensure your needs are met. We offer eligible colleagues an attractive benefit package that includes medical, wellbeing, dental and vision benefits along with some unique benefits including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Flexible Spending
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Personal Leave
• 401K(100% annual match - 3% to 9% of pay based on years of service)
• Academic Assistance and Reimbursements for Tuition and Student Loans
• Employee Discounts including Tickets, Retail, Mental Health Apps, Education Apps, Identity Theft Protection etc.
• Home, Auto, and Pet Insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability coverage
• Adoption Assistance
• Legal Benefits and lots more!Learn more about Employee BenefitsWe are seeking a(an) EEG for our team to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. Did you get into our industry for these reasons? We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply!Job Summary and QualificationsTo perform neurological testing on patients in order to diagnose so a treatment plan can be formulated.
  
  1. Sound knowledge and proficiency in the use of Neuro-Diagnostic equipment. 2. Demonstrates positive interpersonal skills with patients, patient's family, Neuro-Diagnostic Laboratory staff, physicians and other members of the hospital staff. Interacts with Neurologists, other physicians, and other staff personnel. 3. Explains test to patients. 4. Obtains an accurate and concise patient history. Notes patient information, such as seizure types, date of last seizure, other neurologic symptoms, and any medications taken. 5. Measures and apply EEG electrodes using 10 - 20 International System in an accurate and efficient manner. 6. Calibrates, evaluates and adjusts the EEG instrument to proper technical standards as required. Puts emphasis on sensitivity, time axis, mechanical and electrical baseline in order to obtain top quality EEG recordings. 7. Records EEG activity using standard montages. Labels all pertinent machine settings and clinical observations on the EEG tracing. 8. Recognizes, monitors and eliminates electrode artifacts such as high-impedance leads, muscle artifact, eye movement, respiration artifact, and EKG-caused artifacts in order to obtain an adequate test. 9. Implements alternative non-standard montage and machine setting in order to better define abnormalities, including the application of additional electrodes such as eye leads, etc. 10. Performs routine activation procedures such as hyperventilation and photec stimulation. 11. Removes electrodes and cleans the patient's scalp after completion of study. 12. Cleans electrodes and equipment. Maintains work area in an organized, safe and sanitary fashion by cleaning the patient area and by changing the linen for the next patient. 13. Recognize normal patterns, normal variants and abnormal patterns. 14. Passes competency tests given by the Lead Technologist as appropriate. 15. Logs all EEG records and puts charges in the computer accurately. Transfer EEG information to physician reading room. 16. Attends seminars on Electroneuro-diagnostic Testing and completes annual continuing education as required. 17. Uses QA sheet to report miscommunications and delays. 18. Verifies doctor's orders in chart. Follows Dr.'s written orders. 19. Initials patient's chart when exam is completed. 20. Organizes and prioritizes exams for best work flow.
  
  What qualifications you will need:
  • Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
  • Electroencephalogram Technician (EEG)
  • One year of relevant experience Memorial Health University Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1955, giving patients access to highly-trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 600+ bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities that serves 35 counties across southeast Georgia and southern South Carolina. Located in Savannah, Georgia, we are a regional referral center for heart care, cancer care, trauma care, children's care, high-risk pregnancies and high-risk newborn care. Our hospital includes the region's only Level I trauma center and children's hospital, as well as the Savannah campus of Mercer University School of Medicine.
    At Memorial Health, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.
    HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses."Across HCA Healthcare's more than 2,000 sites of care, our nurses and colleagues have a positive impact on patients, communities and healthcare.
    Together, we uplift and elevate our purpose to give people a healthier tomorrow."- Jane Englebright, PhD, RN CENP, FAAN
    Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing ExecutiveIf you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our EEG opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing apply today!We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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