Supervisor Neurodiagnostic Tech, Inpatient EEG Neurodiagnostic Labs - Full Time, Days (08Hr)

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Day- 08 Hour (United States of America)

WHY Join NDL Leadership with Stanford Health Care? Our Neurodiagnostic Lab serves in areas including EEG, LTM, EMU, EMG, EP, IONM, Autonomics, TCD, and much more. The NDL Inpatient Supervisor role will oversee 10-15 direct reports. The Supervisor is responsible for providing supervision and management of the Neurodiagnostic Tech team members. This supervisor provides direction and education, works closely with operational leaders, and has oversight of hiring, termination, and professional growth and development of the Neurodiagnostic Tech team members. Supervisor performs many of the same clinical duties as subordinate employees.

Changing the Future of the Neurodiagnostic Lab Department: The Neurodiagnostic Lab provides a comprehensive battery of inpatient neurological testing procedures at Stanford Health Care.

o Our specialty-trained technologists and board-certified neurologists perform electroneurodiagnostic testing in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU), intensive care units (ICU), operating rooms, and other specialized locations in the hospital.

o We have a premier program in intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring (IONM), which was one of the first to obtain formal accreditation nationwide. The comprehensive clinical service is very active, led by a dedicated team of neurologists and technologists that assist in a wide diversity of surgeries for both pediatric and adult populations.

o In addition to EEG and IONM, our technologists perform inpatient EP, EMG, and Transcranial Doppler (TCD)

Be Part of a Tight Knit Team: Our NDL is tight knit, collaborative and supportive. Stanford is a level IV (highest level) epilepsy center, offering new methods of treating and diagnosing epilepsy. The mission is to deliver the best available care and beyond, while pushing the forefronts of epilepsy care beyond the ordinary.

Our specialty-trained technologists and board-certified neurologists perform Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) using a variety of neurophysiologic techniques, including EEG (electroencephalogram), SSEPs (somatosensory evoked potentials), EMG (electromyography), and transcranial motor evoked potentials (tcMEPs) testing.

The NDL department allows staff the ability to learn a wide variety of procedures and techniques including:

• EEG
• IONM
• EP
• TCD
• EMG

Opportunities to Grow: Allied Health professionals in our Neurodiagnostic Lab Department have access to:

o Physician Case reviews

o Weekly Neuroscience conferences

This is a Stanford Health Care job.

A Brief Overview

Under minimal supervision of the department manager and the Medical Director, the Neurodiagnostic Tech Supervisor is responsible for providing supervision and management of the Neurodiagnostic Tech team members, including the Patient Testing Tech. This supervisor provides direction and education, works closely with operational leaders, and has oversight of hiring, termination, and professional growth and development of the Neurodiagnostic Tech team members. Performs many of the same clinical duties as subordinate employees.

Locations

Stanford Health Care

What you will do

• Provides daily supervision and management of the Neurodiagnostic Tech team members. Meets with staff to implement, manage, and enforce clinical/practice protocol, procedures, changes, etc. and ensure compliance with new and existing policies and procedures.
• Supervises and aids in the educational development of any students, residents, and fellows present in the labs through inservice training and review of daily work.
• Responsible for establishing and maintaining laboratory procedures and protocols.
• Communicates to department manager progress, problems and trends in technical areas of electromyography/NCV, EMG, EEG, and EP. May include the following technical areas- EMU, IONM, and TCD.
• Maintains equipment in proper working condition; calibrates and adjusts equipment as needed; troubleshoots equipment problems and makes minor repairs or reports problems promptly to manager. Familiar with Cadwell equipment, Nihon Kohden equipment or similar.
• May perform Nerve Conduction Studies including Sensory and Motor conductions, F-Wave measurements, and H-Reflex studies. May perform EEG, cEEG, LTM, IONM, and TCD based on assigned department. May assist physicians in the performance of EMG testing.
• Utilize cutting edge information and keep abreast of developments in technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making in patient care.
• Coordinate the scheduling and assignment of technical staff to achieve optimum patient service, appropriate and equitable division of labor and efficient workflow.
• Works with staff to identify and resolve problems regarding technical areas of electromyography/NCV, EMG, EEG, and EP. This may include LTM, EMU, IONM and TCD based on assigned department.

Education Qualifications

• Graduate of an Electroneurodiagnostic technology program accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation and/or equivalent formal training approved by the Medical Director
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent

Experience Qualifications

• Three (3) years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to apply judgment and make informed decisions
• Ability to speak and write effectively at a level appropriate for the job
• Ability to direct, supervise, coach, mentor, train, and evaluate work results
• Ability to work independently, calmly, and effectively under stressful conditions
• Knowledge (extensive) of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology
• Knowledge and practice of electrical safety relevant to Neurodiagnostic equipment
• Customer service, clerical and computer skills (i.e. full competency in Microsoft Office to include Word, Excel, and Outlook)
• Knowledge of multiple electrode application techniques
• Skill: END pattern recognition to provide clinical descriptive information to epileptologist or surgeon
• Skill: Good technical aptitude
• Must be able to work On-Call shifts as needed

Licenses and Certifications

• required to have two (2) of the licenses / certifications listed below:
• Registered EEG Technologist- R. EEG T. (ABRET) required or
• Certification for Autonomic Professionals- CAP (ABRET) required or
• Registered Evoked Potential Technologist- R. EP T. (ABRET) required or
• Certification of Neurophysiologic Intraoperative Monitoring- CNIM (ABRET) required or
• Certified Nerve Conduction Technologist- CNCT (AANEM) required or
• Registered Nerve Conduction Study Technologist- R.NCS.T. (AAET) required . or
• Certification for Long Term Monitoring- CLTM (ABRET) required .

These principles apply to ALL employees:

SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience

Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford's patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health, healing and recovery.

You will do this by executing against our three experience pillars, from the patient and family's perspective:

• Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care
• Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better health
• Coordinate for Me: Own the complexity of my care through coordination

Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.

Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $66.52 - $88.14 per hour

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.