Surgical Neurophysiologist - CNIM / Corpus Christi, TX

Overview

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Compensation and Benefits at MPOWERHealth :

• Competitive salary dependent upon years of experience, education level, certifications, and skillset
• Comprehensive health benefits & wellbeing program with opportunity to earn 100% employer paid health insurance and $1,500 towards Health Savings Account company contributions annually
• Competitive 401(k) company match with immediate vesting
• IOM Technologists are eligible for a quarterly utilization incentive up to $2,000 per quarter
• Monetary travel incentive and travel perks available : earn between $150-250 per case day while traveling for case coverage
• On-call pay
• Advanced case training available
• Tuition reimbursement

Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the clinical manager, the IOM Technologist performs a preoperative assessment of the patient and conducts intraoperative sensory and motor tests using currently accepted electrophysiological techniques.

Data is compiled, interpreted, and communicated in real-time. The IOM Technologist completes post-operative reports and billing forms.

The purpose of this testing is to reduce the incidence of post-operative neurological deficits.

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.

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 (.

SSEPs, MEPs, BAERs, ; understands the clinical correlations between abnormal evoked potentials and various disease states.

Documentation :

• Displays and labels waveforms 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 modalities 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

• CNIM or CNIM-eligible required. *This is not a training position. To
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