• EEG Technologist II

    Dignity Health (Bakersfield, CA)


    Job Summary and Responsibilities

     

    As an EEG Tech, you will perform diagnostic Electroencephalography, seizure monitoring, and evoked potential recordings of the brain or central nervous system per physician orders and established protocols.

     

    Every day you will prepare patients, ensure a safe testing environment, execute studies, observe and document results, and monitor equipment, all under direct healthcare provider supervision.

     

    To be successful, you will possess thorough knowledge of EEG equipment, continuously update your skills, and actively participate in quality assurance programs to uphold diagnostic accuracy and patient safety.

     

    + Asesses patient prior to performing procedure.

    + Ensures there is a written order prior to performing the procedure.

    + Obtains pertinent clinical information prior to the exam and reviews comparision and complimentary procedure or reports when available.

    + Provides pre and post procedural education and/or information to patients undergoing EEGs.

    + Assists physicians in performing Neurodiagnostic studies.

    + Calibrates all EEG and any support equipment for the exam.

    Job Requirements

    Required

    + High School Graduate or equivalent.

    + Must possess and maintain EEG credential in electroencephagraphy (R.EEG T).

    + 2-4 years of EEG experience required.

    + Six months or more experience working in a patient care environment upon hire or High School GED, upon hire

    + Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire

    Preferred

    + Associates Other, upon hire

     

    Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.

     

    Where You'll Work

     

    Bakersfield Memorial Hospital includes 385 general acute beds, 48 licensed critical care beds, 13 state-of-the-art surgical suites, and a full-service Emergency Department with an Accredited Chest Pain Center and Nationally Certified Stroke Center. In addition, we offer a beautiful Family Care and Birthing Center, the Lauren Small Children's Center including the area's only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Family Care Center, a Level II NICU, the Sarvanand Heart, and Brain Center with Kern County's first Bi-Plane Interventional Suite, the Center for Wound Care and Hyperbarics, and many more services. Memorial Hospital is a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital and is home to the Bakersfield Ronald McDonald House. Memorial Hospital is a member of Dignity Health and is a trusted community partner, serving residents of Bakersfield and Kern County with quality, compassionate care since 1956. Click here (https://www.dignityhealth.org/central-california/locations/memorial-hospital) to learn more about Bakersfield Memorial Hospital.

     

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    Pay Range

    $35.31 - $44.09 /hour

     

    We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.