Intraoperative Monitoring Technologist

Johnson City, NY

Shift: Monday-Friday, on-call Weekends/Nights
Hours per week: 40
Salary range: $32.60-$48.90/hour, depending on experience

United Health Services is seeking an Intraoperative Monitoring Technologist to join our Neuro Endovascular team in Johnson City, NY. This is a Benefits-Eligible position.

Intraoperative Monitoring Technologist Overview

Intraoperative Monitoring (IOM) Technologists perform neurophysiological monitoring in the operating room to assist with assessing the functional integrity of the peripheral and/or central nervous system during vascular, orthopedic, ENT, and neurosurgical operative procedures. Procedures recorded by the technologist include but are not limited to, electroencephalograms, evoked potentials, compressed spectral array, electrocorticography, and topographic brain mapping.

Essential Functions:
Essential functions are those tasks, duties, and responsibilities that are performed with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Reviews planned intraoperative procedures and orders for monitoring to determine the structures at risk relative to patient history/pre-existing conditions and monitoring requested.
• Makes needed adjustments in monitoring by communicating with the correct personnel
• Prepares equipment and supplies for required monitoring of patient
• Communicates the monitoring plan to the patient/caregivers/family in a language consistent with their ability to understand
• Measures and marks correct recording and stimulation sites and applies electrodes according to facility policy and procedures
• Positions monitoring equipment in the operating room to ensure patient electrical safety and communicates with team members including anesthesia, surgeon, and nursing staff
• Communicates directly with anesthesia team and surgeon to enhance monitoring results; discusses with surgeon baseline recordings according to facility policy and procedures; makes any needed adjustments in monitoring; monitors neurophysiologic central/peripheral functioning throughout the operative procedure communicating with the surgeon, neurophysiologist, anesthesia team, and nursing staff as necessary
• Recognizes clinically significant events and follows facility policy and procedures regarding critical test results.
• Documents in surgery log throughout the monitoring process all relative communications/responses, physiological status, anesthetic adjustments, and changes in verbal responses according to facility policy and procedures; discontinues monitoring and removes all monitoring and stimulation electrodes checking sites for pre-monitoring status according to facility policy and procedures.
• Provides findings, results, and a descriptive analysis according to facility policy and procedure; cleans/disinfects electrodes and equipment according to facility policy and procedures; restocks equipment and electrode supplies; prints needed documents including waveforms, neuromonitoring specialist report, and surgery log to be dictated by interpreting personnel according to facility policy and procedures; charges and logs patient

Education/Experience

Minimum Required:

• Associates Degree in Biological Science
• 2 years’ experience in healthcare diagnostic procedure setting

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Science

License/Certification

Minimum Required:

• CNIM certification within twelve (12) months of the start date

Preferred:

• CNIM certification upon start date; EEG Technologist

Employee Benefits at United Health Services

When you work at United Health Services, you become part of our family. We’re proud to offer competitive benefits and compensation to our employees who make an impact every day.

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Voluntary benefits, including cancer, pet, and life insurance
• 403(b) retirement plan with company match model
• Immediate accrual of paid time off
• Wellness program rewards and insurance discounts
• Employee Assistant Program (EAP) counseling and concierge services
• Free, extensive online training through HealthStream

About United Health Services

United Health Services is a not-for-profit healthcare system serving more than 500,000 people in Upstate New York’s Southern Tier region. We offer integrated healthcare services across 60 locations, including four hospitals, three walk-in centers, and 22 primary care offices, in addition to home care services and senior living facilities. The United Health Services system employs more than 6,300 people and comprises 600+ providers who are all committed to providing and supporting the delivery of exceptional patient care.

United Health Services employees and providers are “LOVED!” This means we’re Living Our Values Every Day. Here, you’ll join a team that is dedicated to values-based, coordinated patient care. Every day, we outwardly live our Values of Compassion, Trust, Respect, Teamwork, and Innovation.

About New York’s Southern Tier

As an employee of United Health Services, you’ll call the Southern Tier, or more specifically, the Greater Binghamton area, home. Known for entertainment and restaurants, craft brews, outdoor experiences, minor-league sports, family-friendly events, and a keenness for local history (like our connection to the Twilight Zone and our six antique carousels), Greater Binghamton offers something for everyone. We’re a short drive away from the Finger Lakes region in Central New York, three hours from New York City, and just shy of four hours from Niagara Falls, Canada.

United Health Services in an Equal Opportunity Employer.

United Health Services, Inc. and the members of the UHS System neither are affiliated with, sponsored, endorsed nor approved by, nor otherwise associated with, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS), UHS of Delaware, Inc. nor their affiliates, which can be found at www.uhsinc.com.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $32.60 - $48.90 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• On call
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Johnson City, NY: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Associate (Required)

Experience:

• healthcare diagnostic procedure: 2 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• CNIM Certification; EEG Technologist (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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