IONM Technologist

IONM TECHNOLOGIST

Company Overview

We are a patient-centric organization which prides itself on providing local, consistent clinical support to assist surgeons, protect patients, and form a trusted supply chain partner to hospitals. Through continuous innovation and performance improvement, we offer unparalleled customer service and superior monitoring service for any surgery where neural structures are at risk.

Position Summary

Intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) protects patients by continuously monitoring the central nervous system (the brain, spinal cord, and nerves) when it is at risk during surgery; therefore, the IONM Technologist is a valuable member of the operating room team. Our team provides SSEP, EMG, ABR, and other monitoring modalities for ENT, spine, and cardiovascular procedures. They collaborate closely with nurses, physicians, and other medical staff caring for the patient by regularly measuring and analyzing the patient's nervous system responses throughout the surgery. And by communicating significant changes in the patient's nervous system to guide the surgeon and reduce the risk of neurological deficits. As such, this role calls upon your ability to troubleshoot, communicate effectively, provide customer service, and think critically.

A typical day for our technologists includes the following duties:

• Preoperatively, our team will:
  • Review planned intraoperative procedures and orders for monitoring to determine the structures at risk relative to patient history/pre-existing conditions and monitoring requested
  • Make needed adjustments in monitoring by communicating with correct personnel while maintaining patient confidentiality according to facility policy and procedures
  • Communicate with needed departments to obtain access and scheduling of patient according to facility policy and procedures
  • Prepare equipment and supplies for required monitoring of patient according to facility policy and procedure
  • Identify the correct patient by name, ordering surgeon, and type of procedure to be performed and communicates the monitoring plan to the patient/caregivers/family in language consistent with their ability to understand
  • Measure and marks correct recording and stimulation sites and applies electrodes according to facility policy and procedures

Intraoperatively our team will:

• Position monitoring equipment in the operating room to ensure patient electrical safety
• Communicate with team members including anesthesia, surgeon, and nursing staff according to facility policy and procedures
• Communicate directly with anesthesia team and surgeon to enhance monitoring results
• Discuss with surgeon baseline recordings according to facility policy and procedures
• Make any needed adjustments in monitoring according to facility policy and procedures
• Monitor neurophysiologic central/peripheral functioning throughout the operative procedure communicating with surgeon, neurophysiologist, anesthesia team, and nursing staff as necessary according to facility policy and procedures
• Recognize clinically significant events and follows facility policy and procedures regarding critical test results 
• Document 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
• Discontinue monitoring and removes all monitoring and stimulation electrodes checking sites for pre-monitoring status according to facility policy and procedures.

Post-operatively, our team will:

•  Report findings, results, and a descriptive analysis according to facility policy and procedure
• Clean/disinfect electrodes and equipment according to facility policy and procedures
• Restock equipment and electrode supplies
• Print needed documents including waveforms, neuromonitoring specialist report, and surgery log to be dictated by interpreting personnel according to facility policy and procedures
• Submit charges and logs patient according to facility policy and procedures

Physical Requirements

• Frequent walking
• Sitting /standing
• Reaching including above/below shoulder-height
• Frequent kneeling/crawling
• Pulling and pushing > 50 pounds
• Carrying or pushing < 50 pounds
• Frequent bending /stooping/crouching/twisting and continuous repetitive movements
• Requires the ability to concentrate for long periods of time under stressful conditions and still perform properly and effectively.

Education and Certification

• Must fulfill at least one of the four pathways to becoming certified by ABRET. To check your education and/or experience meets those requirements visit https://abret.org/index.php?cID=684
• BLS Certification

SALARY

• $56,000-$100,000 (based on experience) 
• SIGN-ON BONUS!!
• $5,000 Relocation assistance!!
• On-call and bonus incentives
• Benefits
• Health insurance
• 401k
• Continuing education