Registered EEG Monitor Technician

Cleveland Clinic
US - Ohio - Cleveland
January 16, 2025

Registered EEG Monitor Technician

Join Cleveland Clinic's Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation. At Cleveland Clinic, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Electroencephalogram (EEG) Technicians use specialized equipment and processes to monitor a patient's nervous system activity. They set up, perform, and monitor EEG tests which record the electrical activity of a patient's brain over time. EEG Technicians work under the supervision of epileptologists, neurologists, or other doctors.

A caregiver in this position works varying shifts from 3:00PM - 11:30PM.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

Monitor electrophysiological data on patients in special recording rooms and at other locations using closed circuit audio/visual equipment as well as electrophysiological recording instruments using both surface recording electrodes as well as electrophysiological recording instruments.
Perform long-term monitoring of adult and pediatric patients using closed circuit and digital audio/visual equipment, electro physiological recording instruments while interacting with patients.
Perform all functions of a Registered EEG Technologist including assisting physicians in the reading and interpretation of EEG and clinical seizures.
Perform record keeping duties using the computer, maintain daily logs of the patient's status and report same to co-workers.
Compile and forward billing information to the work leader or supervisor.
Set-up for recording and stimulation of monitoring electrodes and care for patients with invasive electrodes and assists with head dressing changes for invasive monitored patients.
Assist with "Spect Scans".
Assist physicians in research studies, protocols and documentation.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

Associate's degree in electroneurodiagnostics or a related patient care field.
Registered EEG Technologist (R.EEG.T).
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
One year of recent experience in epilepsy long-term monitoring.
Knowledge of all areas of general EEG testing and instrumentation.
Demonstrated competency of long-term epilepsy monitoring techniques and interventions.

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Physical Requirements:

Manual dexterity in order to place electrodes precisely and to operate recording equipment.
Ability to push and maneuver EEG machine weighing 320 pounds.
Requires normal or corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
Requires some exposure to communicable disease and body fluids.

Personal Protective Equipment:

Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

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Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

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