IOM Technologist

For over a decade, MPOWERHealth has supported the independent musculoskeletal physician with best-in-class clinical services, back-office solutions, and advanced technology. We pride ourselves on being a partner that offers foresight to customers. We simplify what’s complex, and we help them find a better way. Our best-in-class analytics coupled with industry-leading expertise make MPOWERHealth the company our customers can rely on no matter what lies ahead.

Benefits:

• Multiple medical plan options
• Health Savings Account with company contributions
• Dental & vision coverage for you and your dependents
• 401k with Company match
• Vacation, sick time & Company paid holidays
• Company wellbeing program with health insurance incentives

Responsibilities:

• Patient Consultation

• Explains test procedures so they are understandable to the patient and any family members that are present.
• Measures and accurately applies to recording electrodes in a timely manner, according to the international 10-20 Electrode Placement System.

• IOM Equipment Setup

• Calibrates, evaluates, and adjusts equipment, optimizing recording and stimulation parameters, to acquire salient data and information.
• Implements appropriate troubleshooting methods, such as adjusting stimulation, to assure accurate recording of information. • Keeps equipment clean and in proper working order, reporting technical malfunctions to supervisor and/or manufacturer.

• Intraoperative Monitoring

• During surgery, interacts with the surgical team and surgeons to provide interpretive data regarding the patient’s neurological status.
• Identifies and eliminates physiological and non-physiological artifacts.
• Recognizes normal patterns, normal variants, and abnormal patterns; understands the medical and pharmacological/anesthetic conditions that influence all recording IOM modalities (e.g., EP, BAER, MEP, Etc.); understands the clinical correlations between abnormal evoked potentials and various disease states.

• Documentation

• Displays, prints, and labels waveforms to hard copy for interpretation marking, measuring, and calculating information such as latencies, voltages, and conduction times following established National Neuromonitoring Services guidelines and protocols.
• Accurately documents significant events and stages of surgery in a timely manner complete all IOM logs, files, and work/technical sheet, including a technical description of the IOM modality recorded, with emphasis on the clinical observations in order to assist the neurologists and/or designated MD with the final interpretation.

• Additional Duties

• Following the completion of training, assists new IOM technologists
• If workload allows, attends scientific courses and seminars for continuing education.
• Performs additional duties as assigned by the Clinical Manager or Corporate staff.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, neuroanatomy, pathologic processes, and aseptic techniques.
• Knowledge of procedures followed in conducting electrophysiological tests and examinations on patients.
• Knowledge of electrophysiological equipment used in performing tests on patients.
• Ability to analyze various electronic and neurophysiologic waveforms.
• Interpersonal communication skills necessary to interact with medical staff, patients, visitors, and other hospital employees.
• Ability to stand, turn and stoop among several types of equipment in an operating room suite.
• Ability to apply different types of electrodes to a patient’s anatomy with precision and speed in preparation for monitoring a surgical procedure.
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time, while concentrating on monitoring computer screen images during a surgical procedure.

• Possible exposure to communicable diseases and hazardous materials with little likelihood of harm if established health precautions are followed.
• The use of protective clothing such as surgical clothing, gloves, glasses, and masks (PPE).
• Work requires lifting supplies, pushing, or carrying bulky pieces of equipment.
• Occasional/frequent travel by motor vehicle and/or air transportation to healthcare facilities located in both urban and rural areas.
• Variable work schedules that may change from week to week, depending on caseload, surgeon’s availability, creating situations that may require minimal notice to be available for a case.
• Will require cell phone availability for scheduled “on-call time” during weekends to cover add-on, elective, or emergency cases.
• Usually working independently of other Technologists.
• Physical demands would include lifting and transporting 40-45lbs of monitoring equipment to each facility utilizing proper lifting techniques.

• Receives general direction for case assignments and workweek scheduling from the Director of Operations and Operations Manager.
• If appropriate, provides mentoring and tutorial guidance to IOM Technologist Trainees.
• Does not supervise other IOM Technologists.

• Preferred Certification by ABRET i.e. CNIM, REEGT, or REPT or will train to become board eligible.
• Must hold a valid driver’s license.
• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree or higher (i.e. Masters, Ph.D., MD).
• Must have current AHA CPR certification.