Posted: 29-Sep-24
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Salary: Open
Categories:
Internal Number: 228179
Summary:
Responsible for the daily operation and supervision of personnel working in the Neurodiagnostic Lab and the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit. Performs all relevant duties of a Neurodiagnostic Technologist II or higher. Assists the Director in providing quality services in an efficient manner by providing appropriate staffing, assisting in the development and implementation of new programs, policies, procedures and protocols, coordinates mission?driven quality practices, manages expenses and productivity, ensures function and integration of neurodiagnostic equipment with organizational IT services, and coordinates the departmental education program.
The CHRISTUS Children?s Hospital, established in 1959, was the first children?s hospital in South-Central Texas. Located downtown, this 190-plus-bed hospital serves more than 70,000 children annually from San Antonio, South Texas and around the world. The hospital (in partnership with Baylor College of Medicine) is the only academic children?s hospital in San Antonio. Our highly specialized services meet the unique medical needs of children, from Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care to Children?s Emergency Services, the latest treatments for deformities of the spine including titanium rib implants and halo traction, a Heart Center, a specialized asthma program, a highly regarded Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, and growing maternal services to include consultation, delivery, and maternal fetal medicine.
Responsibilities:
- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
- Performs all Functions of a Neurotechnologist
- Responsible for the daily supervision, coordination, safety, technical, and quality aspects of the Neurodiagnostic Lab and the Epilepsy Monitoring Uni
- Acts as a resource in coordinating clinical and technical operations in the Neurodiagnostic Lab and the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit in accordance with institutional, and state and federal standards.
- Assists in reviewing and revising department policies and procedures to ensure continuity in compliance accreditation and regulatory requirements
- Works with department leadership to achieve department goals and objectives including budget and other operational priorities
- Promotes teamwork and manages up team members and dire
- Supervises, performs and/or Assists with the performance of Neurodiagnostic and Epilepsy Monitoring procedures, the processing and quality control of reports, transportation and coordination of patients and related duties of technologists and ancillary personnel.
- Coordinates the training of employees and students
- Work closely with the Health Systems Information Management team to ensure timely and complete capture of all neurophysiologic testing as well as network transmission of data
- Provides findings, results, and a descriptive analysis according to facility policy and procedures. Strong well developed communication skills are essential for this Job
- Performs standard and complex electroencephalograms (EEG), evoked potentials (EP), and nerve conduction studies (NCS) at the patient?s bedside in the operating room and in the laboratory. Other monitoring procedures will include Long Term Monitoring (LTM), the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU), and intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring(IONM)
- Participates in organizational leadership meetings and initiatives as assigned
Job Requirements:
Education/Skills
- High school graduate or equivalent is required.
Related Associate?s Degree Required: Associate?s Degree of Applied Science or equivalent
Experience
- 3 years of experience in an acute neurodiagnostic setting
- 2 years Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring Unit experience
- Experience with integration of Neurodiagnostic Technology and Electronic Medical Record Systems
- Experience with coordination of staff scheduling and patient scheduling
Experience with orienting and precepting students and new staff
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
- Minimum of one of the following ABRET registries/certifications CLTM, CNIM, R.EEG.T, R.EP.T, R.ED.T
- BLS/ CPR is required.
Work Schedule:
Varies
Work Type:
Full Time
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