Neurodiagnostic (EEG/EMG) Technologist I

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $36.69 - $45.81 / hour
Job Summary

Join our collegial-spirited team at  Burnaby Hospital   as we build for the future of health care in Burnaby.

The Burnaby Hospital redevelopment project is a multi-phase project that will transform the hospital into a modernized medical and surgical health care campus. Phase one is slated to open in spring 2025 and phase two in 2030.

Highlights of the two-phase redevelopment project include:
Expanded Emergency Department with additional treatment spaces
New health care pavilion with 83 beds to support maternity, neonatal intensive care, medicine and mental health patients
New operating rooms, procedure rooms and recovery spaces
New acute care tower with 160 beds
New medical imaging department
New integrated BC Cancer Centre

Burnaby Hospital plays an essential role to those living in the community by delivering a variety health care services. Services and specialties include emergency medicine, intermediate-level critical care, medical imaging, internal medicine, hospitalist medicine, geriatric medicine, neurology, gastroenterology, palliative, psychiatry, oncology, outpatient clinics, and an extensive surgery program with anesthesia, orthopedics, general surgery, ENT, ophthalmology, obstetrics and gynecology, urology and plastics specialties.

We are committed to staff wellness and planetary health and have active working groups to support these initiatives. In addition, we value career advancement and offer professional development and education opportunities.

Fraser Health is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations, and is home to six Métis Chartered Communities.

We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work. We are committed to planetary health, we value diversity in the work force and seek to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust.   Learn more .

Come work with us

Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields, career growth and advancement, a competitive compensation package (including four weeks of vacation to start, comprehensive health benefits, and pension plan), and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care.

Fraser Health values diversity in the work force and strives to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable, and culturally safe manner.

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Detailed Overview

Under the direction of the Technical Lead, performs duties related to diagnostic neurophysiology (EEG/EMG) in the operation of the Neurodiagnostic Services Department. Duties include preparing and interviewing patients for tests, explaining procedures, conducting tests such as Electroencephalography (EEG), Evoked Potentials, Nerve Conduction studies and Electromyography (EMG), calibrating and adjusting equipment, recording measurements, and formulating technical reports for interpretation by medical staff in clinical diagnosis.

Responsibilities

Conducts and records EEG, Nerve Conduction Tests and EMG, on patients by performing duties such as operating a variety of equipment, calibrating and adjusting equipment during test processes, taking appropriate measurements from test data produced, and entering calculated results into computer in order to demonstrate whether abnormalities exist.
Conducts Evoked Potential Tests such as visual, brainstem and somato-sensory evoked responses using a variety of equipment by performing duties such as locating and stimulating nerves, applying recording electrodes to patient, assessing patient’s responses and making necessary adjustments to equipment to ensure a complete study is conducted.
Formulates technical preliminary reports by performing duties such as analyzing recordings, measuring numerical data, describing abnormal manifestations and forwarding calculations to physician for use in clinical diagnosis.
Receives and prepares patients for tests by performing duties such as receiving requisitions from physicians, reviewing case history and medical chart to be alert for certain symptoms during the test, e.g. epilepsy and assessing the nature of the problems to determine process and direct test accordingly. Prepares patients for tests by receiving and interviewing patient or family, explaining procedures, attaching electrodes and/or electromyographic equipment to appropriate areas and monitoring patient's comfort to ensure patient is at ease while obtaining required results.
Participates in departmental infection control program by performing duties such as assessing infection control in equipment, handling/storing/disposing of needle electrodes and other supplies, and disinfecting and sterilizing equipment to safety standards in accordance with quality assurance program.
Performs preventative maintenance on equipment by performing duties such as calibrating and cleaning equipment to ensure equipment is producing accurate records; maintains service and equipment performance records by completing log book and arranging repairs to ensure equipment is working.
Maintains neurodiagnostic procedure records by storing and retrieving from digital archives for future reference. Stores and retrieves hardcopy archives if requested.
Guides the clinical experience of assigned new staff and students; provides input to the Technical Lead as requested on progress in achieving established clinical practice guidelines and standards of practice. Demonstrates procedures and usage of equipment to staff including medical residents and students.
Assists with setting measurable goals and objectives within a team or individual environment, incorporating the organization's vision and values, goals and corporate plan, through methods such as maintaining and updating own knowledge of clinical and professional development within area of practice, and developing plan in collaboration with supervisor for professional development; reviews progress to ensure that goals are achieved within established time frames.
Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education, Training & Experience
Graduation from an accredited Diploma program in Electroneurophysiology (i.e. Diploma of Technology), plus one year's recent, related experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Current registration with the Canadian Board of Registration of Electroencephalographic Technologists (CBRET) and the Board of Registration of Electromyography Technologists of Canada (BRETC).

Current membership with the British Columbia Society of Electroneurophysiology Technologists (BCSET) and/or the Association of Electromyography Technologists of Canada (AETC).

Skills and Abilities
Comprehensive knowledge of evidence-based Electroneurophysiology practice related to conducting various diagnostic tests including EEG, Evoked Potentials, Nerve Conduction studies and EMG.
Broad knowledge of Electroneurophysiology theory and practice within a client and family-centred model of care.
Broad knowledge and practice of safe work procedures with Electroneurophysiology equipment.
Broad knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role in client care.
Demonstrated ability to teach/demonstrate.
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with co-workers, physicians, other health care staff, clients and their families, both one-on-one and in groups.
Demonstrated ability to work independently and in collaboration with others.
Demonstrated ability to establish workload priorities and organize work in collaboration with others.
Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
Skill in the use of equipment, and in techniques appropriate to the assessment of clients.
Computer literacy with word processing, spreadsheet and database skills.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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