HCSS EEG Technologist

REQUIRED EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:

• Associates degree from a Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health

    Education Programs (CAAHEP) OR Electro neurodiagnostic (END) registered

• Credentialed through a UTMB approved agency in R.EEG T., CNIM, R.NCS.T., R. EP.T., or CLTM
• Three (3) years of experience performing procedures in area of competence
• Must have current BLS certification through American Heart Association.

EQUIPMENT:

• Standard office equipment, standard patient care supplies, standard EEG, IONM, EMU, EP, and EMG/NCV equipment and mechanical devices.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

• Work environment is in a comfortable indoor area.

• Conditions such as noise, odors, cramped workspace and/or fumes could sometimes  

  cause discomfort.

• Moderate to extreme physical effort may be required, such as walking, standing,

  performing CPR, and lifting materials, equipment, objects, and/or patients. Frequent

  lifting over 20 lbs. may occur.

• Occasional lifting may be heavy and awkward, over 50 lbs.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Vision, hearing, talking, and sense of touch abilities must be adequate to enable one to perform tasks quickly and accurately such as reading small print, reading from monitoring equipment, defining details, sending, and receiving clear and accurate oral and written communication.
• Frequent periods of concentrated or focused attention will be needed to interpret visual, auditory, and sensory inputs.
• Alertness and careful attention to detail will be required to avoid injury.
• Manual dexterity to place electrodes precisely and to operate recording equipment. Ability to assist with positioning and transporting of patients, pushing beds, carts, and wheelchairs.
• Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
• May be exposed to such occupational hazards as communicable diseases, blood pathogens, radiation, chemotherapeutic agents, and disoriented or combative patients or others.
• Extended periods of sitting.

OTHER:

Specific job requirements or physical location of some positions allocated to this classification, may render this position security sensitive, and thereby subject to the provisions of Section 51.215, Texas Education Code.