EEG Technician I

Johns Hopkins is a world-renowned leader in patient care, serving the greater Baltimore community and patients from all across the globe. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff teams provide support throughout our many specialty departments and centers, from primary visits to emergency care.

What Awaits You?

• Career growth and development
• Tuition Assistance
• Diverse and collaborative working environment
• Affordable and comprehensive benefits package

The EMU/EEG Technician I for the Inpatient, Outpatient, and Epilepsy Monitoring Unit:

• Provides care to patients with intractable seizure disorder problems.
• Monitors and reports seizures.
• Operates epilepsy monitoring and computer equipment.
• Performs special treatments associated with the care of acutely ill patients with seizures.

Minimum Requirements:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent required.
• Graduation from a Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) accredited Electroneurodiagnostic (END) program or an Associate’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university strongly preferred.
• If a CAAHEP or ABHES accredited END program was not completed, a minimum of One (1) year of work experience as an EEG Technician is required.
• BLS certification

Knowledge/Skills Required:

• Knowledge of electrographic seizures or interictal seizure discharges, as well as the ability to identify brainwaves and artifacts as acquired through three to six months in-house training.
• Requires ability to operate computer and video equipment, and to set-up and maintain surface or implanted electrodes.
• Analytic ability is required for analyzing patient history to determine proper testing procedures, for calibrating equipment, troubleshooting malfunctions, eliminating recording artifacts, calculating test results, and composing preliminary reports.
• Ability to recognize and respond appropriately to acute medical situations, i.e., convulsive seizures.

Hours:

• Full-time, 40 hours per week
• Rotating 10-hour shifts
• Weekend work required.

Salary Range: Minimum 26.58/hour - Maximum 43.58/hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility. In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.

The Hospital reserves the right to modify employee schedules as needed.

We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.