Neurodiagnostic Technician I
UPMC Neurological Institute - Central PA
Join our growing Neurodiagnostics team and play a vital role in supporting accurate patient diagnosis through specialized nerve conduction studies. This position performs electrodiagnostic testing under the direction of a qualified physician and is responsible for obtaining high-quality, reproducible nerve conduction data to support patient care and clinical decision-making.
Location
This position supports multiple outpatient locations throughout Central Pennsylvania, including:
- Bloom Outpatient Center - Harrisburg
- Fredericksen Outpatient - Mechanicsburg
- Thistle Hill Neurology - Spring Grove
- Manheim Pike Neurology - Lancaster
- UPMC Outpatient - Annville
Schedule
- Daylight hours
- Variable 8-hour shifts between 7:00 AM and 4:00 PM
- No weekends
- No holidays
- No on-call requirements
Purpose
The Neurodiagnostic Technician I performs nerve conduction studies (NCS as part of electrodiagnostic testing under the supervision of a qualified physician. Responsibilities include collecting accurate and reproducible nerve conduction data, educating patients, documenting findings, and maintaining quality and safety standards throughout the testing process.
Responsibilities:
- Perform routine and advanced sensory and motor nerve conduction studies of the upper and lower extremities, including F-waves, H-reflexes, and comparison studies.
- Prepare and educate patients regarding testing procedures and obtain appropriate clinical history.
- Demonstrate knowledge of peripheral nerve anatomy, neurophysiology, electrode placement, stimulation techniques, and standard nerve conduction study protocols.
- Accurately measure stimulation and recording distances and identify latency, amplitude, and conduction velocity measurements.
- Monitor and maintain appropriate extremity temperature to ensure technically accurate results.
- Recognize artifacts, technical errors, abnormal responses, and studies requiring troubleshooting or repeat testing.
- Adjust equipment settings, stimulation intensity, sensitivity, sweep duration, and waveform markers as appropriate.
- Communicate relevant patient history and technical findings to the interpreting physician.
- Complete required documentation and maintain equipment, supplies, and testing rooms.
- Follow established safety, infection prevention, patient identification, and departmental quality standards.
- Operate computer equipment to record nervous system responses that provide quantitative and objective measures of the neuronal/sensory function.
- Collaborate with supervisor and medical personnel to resolve problems and to advise concerning laboratory procedures, techniques and equipment.
- Clean, adjust and perform routine maintenance and repair on neurodiagnostic equipment to ensure proper functioning. Troubleshoot routine equipment problems.
- Document pertinent medical history from the patient or family members.
- React in medical emergencies to ensure patient safety; know unit and hospital procedures for working with high acuity patients.
- Recognize changes in the clinical condition of the patient and correlate those changes with the EEG. Discriminate the changes requiring intervention such as seizures or cardiac arrhythmia.
- Schedule patients for neurodiagnostic procedures and obtain required medical information; explain procedures, alleviate fears, and elicit cooperation. Prepare patient for tests to include measuring and marking cranial area and fastening electrodes to specified positions on scalp and body.
- Perform procedures with appropriate documentation.
- Identify EEG waveforms/patterns during testing and communicate to medical personnel.
- HS diploma and 6 months of patient care
- OR an Assoc or Bachelor degree.
- *Procirca Employees Only: This position requires the successful completion of the END training program and obtaining the appropriate modality‑specific credential within two (2 years of the employee's hire date.
- Failure to meet credentialing requirements within this timeframe may impact continued employment in the role, per departmental standards.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
- Basic Life Support (BLS OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR
- Act 34
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran