Supervisor Neurodiagnostics

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center: 

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence that has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care neuroscience oncology transplantation and more. Our team’s efforts have led to the creation of many research programs and initiatives to develop advanced treatments found nowhere else in the world. In our commitment to advancing standards in an ever-evolving healthcare environment our new McNair Campus is designed around the human experience—modeled on evidence-based practices for the safety of patients visitors staff and physicians. The 27.5-acre campus represents the future of healthcare through a transformative alliance focused on leading-edge patient care research and education. Our strong alliance with Texas Heart® Institute and Baylor College of Medicine allows us to bring our patients a powerful network of care unlike any other. Our collaboration is focused on increasing access to care through a growing network of leading specialists and revolutionizing healthcare to save lives and improve the health of the communities we serve.

Position Summary: 

Responsible for the daily operation and supervision of personnel working in the Neurodiagnostic Lab and the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit. Performs all relevant duties of a Neurodiagnostic Technologist II or higher. Assists the Director in
providing quality services in an efficient manner by providing appropriate staffing, assisting in the development and implementation of new programs, policies, procedures and protocols, coordinates missiondriven quality practices,
manages expenses and productivity, ensures function and integration of neurodiagnostic equipment with organizational IT services, and coordinates the departmental education program.

 Position Responsibilities:

• Performs all Functions of a Neurotechnologist
• Responsible for the daily supervision, coordination, safety, technical, and quality aspects of the Neurodiagnostic Laband the Epilepsy Monitoring Uni
• Acts as a resource in coordinating clinical and technical operations in the Neurodiagnostic Lab and the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit in accordance with institutional, and state and federal standards.
• Assists in reviewing and revising department policies and procedures to ensure continuity in compliance accreditation and regulatory requirements
• Works with department leadership to achieve department goals and objectives including budget and other operational priorities
• Promotes teamwork
• Supervises, performs and/or Assists with the performance of Neurodiagnostic and Epilepsy Monitoring procedures, the processing and quality control of reports, transportation and coordination of patients and related duties of technologists and ancillary personnel.
• Coordinates the training of employees and students
• Work closely with the Health Systems Information Management team to ensure timely and complete capture of all neurophysiologic testing as well as network transmission of data • Provides findings, results, and a descriptive analysis according to facility policy and procedures. Strong well developed communication skills are essential for this position
•  Performs standard and complex electroencephalograms (EEG), evoked potentials (EP), and nerve conduction studies (NCS) at the patient’s bedside in the operating room and in the laboratory. Other monitoring procedures will include Long Term Monitoring (LTM), the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU), and intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring
  (IONM)
• Participates in organizational leadership meetings and initiatives as assigned

Minimum Requirements:

Education and Licensure:

• Related Associate’s Degree Required: Associate’s Degree of  Applied Science or equivalent 
• Minimum of one of the following ABRET  registries/certifications   CLTM, CNIM, R.EEG.T, R.EP.T, R.ED.T 
• BLS/CPR required  

Minimum Experience:

• 3 years of experience in an acute neurodiagnostic setting 
• 2 years Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring Unit Experience 
• Experience with integration of Neurodiagnostic Technology  and Electronic Medical Record Systems 
• Experience with coordination of staff scheduling and patient  scheduling
• Experience with orienting and precepting students and new staff