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Intraoperative Monitoring (IOM) Technologist (CNIM)

Work location: Sid Richardson Pavilion: 700 5th Ave., Ft. Worth, TX 76104

Work hours: Full-time (40 hours); 6:30AM-5:00PM 4 shifts per weekday. On call twice per week and rotating on call weekends

Department Highlights:

We are a full-sevice Neurodiagnostics unit. We provide EEG, EMU/Continuous monitoring and Neuro Intro-operative monitoring. We are an ABRET credentialed lab in NIOM. We currently have 13 fully trained technicians. We have a 4-bed EMU.

Here's What You Need

Education

High school diploma or equivalent with ten (10) years registered EPT required or

Bachelor's Degree in a Healthcare related field with seven (7) years experience with documentation of one hundred fifty (150) NIOM cases required or

IOM accredited certificate program with documentation of fifty (50) NIOM cases required

Experience

Seven (7) years Neurodiagnostics experience (if Bachelors held) required or

Ten (10) years Neurodiagnostics experience (if a high school diploma held) required

Licenses and Certifications

R. EP T. - Registered EP Technician (if no Bachelor's degree) upon hire required and

BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support (prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly) required

CNIM Certification preferred

Skills

Must be able to speak, read and write English with a high level of understanding. Must be able to see the computer read outs for EEG/EMG tracings and computers used in the provision services.

What you will do

Serves as a preceptor to assist in the training of EP Technicians and EEG Technicians.

Assists in verifying clinical competencies for EP & EEG Technicians

Provides patient care using Neurodiagnostic procedures for neonatal through geriatric age patients.

Maximizes safe electro-neurodiagnostic monitoring procedures for at-risk surgeries.

Collaborates at a high-level efforts between surgeons, the O.R, the neurologist panel, contract staff and department crew to obtain highest level of quality patient testing/monitoring coverage.

Prints and scans 24-hour record denoting significant data

Conducts patient assessments to ensure diagnostic testing capacity is relevant to patient condition with the ordered tests

Manages IOM exams that are not interpreted

Accurately applies, assesses, utilizes and communicates differences specific to each of the basic IOM tests

Identifies adverse reactions to IOM testing and emergency measures for such initiated

Monitors patient safety by taking pro-active steps to reduce or eliminate patient risks

Performs timely documentation Neurodiagnostic procedures in CareConnect

Verifies physician's orders for IOM monitoring and testing

Completes required ambulatory records to ensure they are accurate, timely and readily available

Takes proactive and assertive action to address concerns with patient orders by calling the physician

Communicates concerns, ideas or recognition involving practices or policies that will affect financial issues

Additional perks of being an Intraoperative Monitoring (IOM) Technologist:

Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment Program as well as several other benefits

At Texas Health, our people make this a great place to work every day. Our inclusive, supportive, people-first, excellence-driven culture make us a great place to work

A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth

Entity Highlights:

Texas Health Ft. Worth is a 707-bed Magnet-designated, full-service hospital serving out community since 1930.

We specialize in cardiovascular care, high-risk obstetrics, gynecology, neurosciences, sports medicine and emergency medicine. Plus, we're an accredited Cycle III Chest Pain Center, an Emergency Center of Excellence and provide gynecology, neonatal intensive care, respiratory therapy and orthopedic medicine.

Texas Health Ft. Worth is Joint Commission-certified in both Heart Failure and Chest Pain, a Comprehensive Stroke Center, an Acute Heart Failure Center, a Level I Trauma Center, a designated Magnet hospital and the Best Place to Have a Baby in Tarrant County. We are a top choice in North Texas for emergency services, women's services, cardiac care and much more.

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