The Neurodiagnostic Assistant is a support position in the neurodiagnostic department, designed to be flexible to meet the specific needs of the department. The Neurodiagnostic Assistant assists the technologist by facilitating the workflow of the department. The Neurodiagnostic assistant trains under direct technical supervision. Once training is complete and all required institution competencies have been achieved, the Neurodiagnostic Assistant works under indirect technical supervision.
Statement Of Employment Philosophy
Being a part of Tanner Health System is more than a job, it is a promise we make to treat every patient with exceptional service every time they walk through our doors. Service excellence is the foundation of our organizational culture and the expectations we all set for each other, our patients, physicians and our community. All employees agree to abide by a set of service standards. These standards are the promise we make to provide the best care possible, and represent our beliefs, values and who we strive to become. We each commit to making Tanner Health System a great place for our employees to work, for patients to receive care and for physicians to practice medicine.
Functions
Area of Responsibilities
- Provides exceptional customer service to patients, visitors, physicians, and other employees. Through the established systems and protocols used to evaluate staff for excellent customer service employee will achieve the set goals.
- Participates in performance improvement activities by helping to identify, monitor and achieve improvement goals established by the department.
- Knowledgeable of department policies and procedures and standards of care/practice
- Maintains cleanliness and orderliness of department and equipment
- Demonstrates behaviors necessary for age-specific care and knowledge of decision making process for all ages of the population(s) served. Demonstrates ability to communicate appropriately with various ages. Demonstrates ability to adapt technique/treatment to age of the patient served. As appropriate involves family/significant other in the treatment process.
- Accurately evaluates self and meets pre-established professional goals
- Maintain current CPR or BLS certification
- Communicates effectively and therapeutically in health care setting
- Participates in multi disciplinary patient care conferences.
- Evaluate neurodiagnostic related equipment and inventory
- Perform patient education and instruction appropriate for given procedure
- Demonstrate adherence to cleaning and disinfection procedures for portable monitoring devices
- The Neurodiagnostic Assistant will perform duties that assist the Neurodiagnostic Technologist and department. These duties may include but are not limited to: maintaining and stocking supplies and equipment
- Scheduling and confirming patient appointments.
- Unhook Equipment from and clean patient following testing.
- Assisting tech with both clinical and nonclinical duties as needed.
- The Neurodiagnostic Assistant may be required to become familiar with facility policy and procedures for charging procedures and entering patient data into files and computer system
Compliance Statement
Employee performs within the prescribed limits of Tanner Health System's Ethics and Compliance program. Is responsible to detect, observe, and report compliance variances to their immediate supervisor, the Compliance Officer, or the Hotline.
Required Knowledge & Skills
Education: High School Diploma or GED
Experience: No prior work experience required
Licenses and Certifications
- HEALTHCARE PROVIDER (CPR)
Supervision
Qualifications
- Must be currently enrolled in a an accredited Neurodiagnostic program or become enrolled within 180 days of hire.
- Prior experience with EEG preferred but not required
Definitions
The Neurodiagnostic Assistant is a support position in the neurodiagnostic department, designed to be flexible to meet the specific needs of the department. The Neurodiagnostic Assistant assists the technologist by facilitating the workflow of the department. The Neurodiagnostic assistant trains under direct technical supervision. Once training is complete and all required institution competencies have been achieved, the Neurodiagnostic Assistant works under indirect technical supervision.
Position Responsibilities
Contact with Others: Requires frequent contact with many persons at different levels inside and outside of the organization to carry out organization policies and programs and obtain willing acceptance, consent, or action.
Effect of Error: Probable error usually detected in succeeding operations and generally confined to a single department or phase of organization activities. Practically all work is subject to verification or check. Occasional work with some confidential data where the effect of any disclosure would be negligible or where the full import is not apparent in the routines performed.
People Management Responsibilities
Supervisory Responsibility: Exercises no supervision, work direction, or instruction of other employees or students
Work Environment/Physical Effort
Mental Demands: Routine duties using one or more of several established procedures within a prescribed practice under general supervision. Involves minor decisions many of which are repetitive.
Working Conditions: Moderate - (About 50% of the day) Involved in exposure to dirt, odors, noise, or some work is performed with exposure to temperature/weather extremes/occupational risk. Limited probability of coming into contact with blood borne pathogens, other potentially infectious diseases, or biomedical/bio-hazardous materials.
Working Conditions Aspects for Immunizations
Performs tasks involving contact with blood, blood-contaminated body fluids, other body fluids, or sharps (needles): Yes
Directly works with Patients less than 12 months of age: Yes
Physical Effort: Moderate physical effort - Lifts, carries, or handles lightweight (1 to 25 lbs.) materials or equipment for about half of the day. Very occasional physical effort with medium weight objects (25- 60 lbs.). Office or laboratory work requires close visual effort and concentration more than half of day. Works in reaching or strained positions for less than half of day.
Physical Aspects
Bending: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.
Typing: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time
Manual Dexterity - picking, pinching with fingers etc.: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.
Feeling (Touch) - determining temperature, texture, by touching: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.
Hearing: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.
Reaching - above shoulder: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.
Reaching - below shoulder: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.
Visual: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.
Color Vision: Not required
Speaking: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.
Standing: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.
Balancing: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time
Walking: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.
Crawling: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time
Running - in response to an emergency: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time
Lifting up to 25 lbs.: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time
Lifting 25 to 60 lbs.: Not required
Lifting over 60 lbs.: Not required
Handling - seizing, holding, grasping: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.
Carrying: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.
Climbing: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time
Kneeling: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time
Squatting: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time
Tasting: Not required
Smelling: Not required
Driving - Utility vehicles such as golf carts, Gators, ATV, riding lawnmowers, skid steer, aerial lift: Not required
Driving - Class C vehicles: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time
Driving - CDL class vehicles: Not required
N95 Respirator usage (PPE): Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time
Hazmat suit usage (PPE): Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time
Pushing/Pulling - up to 25 lbs.: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.
Pushing/Pulling - 25 to 60 lbs.: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time
Pushing/Pulling - over 60 lbs. : Not required
