Neurodiagnostic Supervisor - Lancaster, United States - ANTELOPE VALLEY HEALTHCARE DISTRICT

ANTELOPE VALLEY HEALTHCARE DISTRICT
ANTELOPE VALLEY HEALTHCARE DISTRICT
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Lancaster, United States

1 day ago

Mark Lane

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Description

Job Objective:


Under the direction of the Cardiovascular Services Manager, the Neurodiagnostic Section Supervisor shall provide oversight and direction of activities for the Neurodiagnostic services lab.

This includes supervision and direction of activities for the Neurodiagnostic Services Lab personnel utilizing considerable latitude for independent judgment and initiative and responsibly executes administrative assignments.

This includes the direct performance of Neurodiagnostic procedures to both inpatient and outpatient that includes the operating room for the adult, pediatric, and neonate population of patients in accordance with technical standards set forth by the American Society of Neurodiagnostic Technologies (ASET), the American Electroencephalography Society (AEEGS), or the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).

The Neurodiagnostic Section Supervisor is required to maintain and improve his/her level of clinical and technical knowledge across all disciplines of the diagnostic neurosciences.


Duties and Responsibilities:


  • Meets all essential duties of the Neurodiagnostic technologist
  • Promotes client centered care
  • Coordinates staff and patient EEG scheduling for inpatient and outpatient needs
  • Outpatient/Inpatient
  • Prepares patient for study
  • Provides client and family education
  • Promotes family/patient center care environment
  • Works with physicians and medical personnel to ensure optimal study attainment
  • Performs and completes studies in a timely manner
  • Intra-Operative
  • Follows recognized technical guidelines in the performance of quality surgical studies
  • Provides client and family education
  • Participates in surgical monitoring according to established standards and practices

Non-Essential Duties:


  • Billing
  • Track departmental and physician statistics
  • Data Entry
  • Answer phones
  • Coordinate scheduling
  • Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:


Knowledge:


  • Knowledge requirement includes the performance of studies to include electroencephalography (EEG), polysomnography (PSG), nerve conduction studies (NCS), electromyography (EMG), cortical stimulation mapping (CSM), and intraoperative monitoring (IOM).
  • Knowledge of EEG EP equipment including calibrating, troubleshooting, and repair of equipment and to correct malfunctions as needed.

Skills:


  • Measure patients' body parts and mark locations where electrodes are to be placed.
  • Adjust equipment to optimize viewing of the nervous system.
  • Measure visual, auditory, or somatosensory evoked potentials (EPs) to determine responses to stimuli.
  • Proficiency in identifying artifacts or interferences derived from sources outside of the brain, such as poor electrode contact or patient movement, on electro neurodiagnostic recordings.

Abilities:


  • Monitor patients during tests or surgeries, using electroencephalographs (EEG), evoked potential (EP) instruments, or video recording equipment.
  • Collect and or summarize technical data to assist physicians to diagnose brain, sleep, or nervous system disorders.
  • Conduct tests to determine cerebral death, the absence of brain activity, or the probability of recovery from a coma.
  • Submit reports to physicians summarizing test results.
  • Assist in training technicians or other staff members.
  • Explain testing procedures to patients, answering questions or reassuring patients as needed.
  • Participate in projects, conferences, or technical meetings.

AVH Values:
All AVH employees will effectively demonstrate these values:

  • Patients Come First
  • We listen actively and communicate with our patients and families, placing safety as a top priority.


  • Accountability & Ownership

  • We fully complete tasks, are transparent, effectively communicate, and recognize that what we do reflects on us.


  • Teamwork

  • We build trusting relationships, promote a sense of community, and are respectful of everyone. Success is about the whole team.


  • Integrity & Honesty

  • We tell the truth at all times, speak up when something is wrong, and do the right thing when no one is looking.


  • Excellence

  • We take pride in our work, are goaloriented, and on a neverending quest for top tier quality.


  • Initiative & Innovation

  • Our cando attitudes, creativity, and resourcefulness empower us to improve the patient's experience, solve our own problems, make timely decisions, and look for opportunities to add value.


  • Tenderness & Compassion

  • We have genuine empathy, show kindness, and encourage and advocate for each other.

Management Competencies:


All AVH management (Supervisor, Manager, and Assistant Director) will effectively demonstrate these behaviors:

  • Conflict Management
  • Problem Solving
  • Timely Decision Making
  • Process Management
  • Fairness to Direct Reports
  • Hiring & Staffing
  • Developing Direct Reports

Education and Experience:


Education:


  • High school diploma or GED equivalent and successful completion of an accredited EEG Technol
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