Autonomic Lab Neurodiagnostic Technologist, Neurology - Portsmouth at Partner's Healthcare in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Job Description:

Site: Wentworth-Douglass Physician Corporation


At Mass General Brigham, we know it takes a surprising range of talented professionals to advance our mission-from doctors, nurses, business people and tech experts, to dedicated researchers and systems analysts. As a not-for-profit organization, Mass General Brigham is committed to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community. We place great value on being a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization as we aim to reflect the diversity of the patients we serve.


At Mass General Brigham, we believe a diverse set of backgrounds and lived experiences makes us stronger by challenging our assumptions with new perspectives that can drive revolutionary discoveries in medical innovations in research and patient care. Therefore, we invite and welcome applicants from traditionally underrepresented groups in healthcare - people of color, people with disabilities, LGBTQ community, and/or gender expansive, first and second-generation immigrants, veterans, and people from different socioeconomic backgrounds - to apply.


The Mass General Brigham Medical Group is a system-led operating entity formed by Mass General Brigham to deliver high quality, low cost, innovative community-based ambulatory care. This work stems from Mass General Brigham's unified system strategy to bring health care closer to patients while lowering total health care costs. The Medical Group provides a wide range of offerings, including primary care, specialty care, behavioral and mental health, and urgent care, both digitally as well as at physical locations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. The group also offers outpatient surgery and endoscopy, imaging, cardiac testing, and infusion. We share the commitment to delivering a coordinated and comprehensive experience across all locations, ensuring the appropriate level of care is available to every patient across our care delivery sites.



Job Summary
Our practices are located at 10 Members Way in Dover, NH, and 121 Corporate Drive, Portsmouth, NH. This position will support our expert providers treating adult patients, as well as pediatric patients. Our services include diagnosis and treatment options for headaches, migraines, epilepsy, stroke, neuromuscular disease, sleep disorders and more.


Are you ready to bring your talent to this team and join us in moving health care forward?


We are seeking a full-time, 40-hour Autonomic Lab Neurodiagnostic Technologist to join our Neurology team in Portsmouth! The operating hours are Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm, so schedules will be staggered accordingly.


The technologist will measure the heart rate and blood pressure of the patient who will be exposed to a variety of stimuli that are controlled by the technologist such as deep breathing, active standing, and passive head-up tilting on a tilt-table. In addition, the technologist will perform a sympathetic skin response test that will evaluate and record the galvanic response from the skin. The technician will be responsible preparing the patient for all autonomic testing in the lab as well as providing explanations of what to expect. When the exams are complete, the technologist organizes the data into a report.



Qualifications


Responsibilities:
- Correctly places EKG leads and electrodes to acquire a diagnostically accurate EKG
- Prepares a patient for testing
- Explains each autonomic test component to the patient and assures they understand what to expect, how to communicate during the test and why the test has been ordered
- Sets up the patient room with all necessary equipment before the patient's test time
- Performs each autonomic test and records observations in real time
- Helps to maintain proper scheduling in conjunction with the scheduling department.
- Provides patients with pre-appointment paperwork and answers any patient questions prior to appointment date
- Maintains proper supply levels and orders additional testing supplies as needed
- Enters test result data



Additional Job Details (if applicable)


Qualifications

• ABRET preferred. Must obtain with 1 year of hire


• Prior experience preferred


• Associate's Degree preferred


• Can perform accurate EKG tracings


• Excellent patient interactive skills


• Can recognize life threatening arrhythmias


• Can recognize EKG artifact


• Can enter data quickly and accurately


• Can measure blood pressure

Remote Type


Onsite



Work Location


10 Members Way



Scheduled Weekly Hours


40



Employee Type


Regular



Work Shift


Day (United States of America)



EEO Statement:


Wentworth-Douglass Physician Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.




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