| Job Title |
Electroencephalographic Technologist |
| Job Description |
Measures Electrical Activity Of Brain Waves, Using
Electroencephalograph (eeg) Instrument, And Conducts Evoked
Potential Response Tests For Use In Diagnosis Of Brain And
Nervous System Disorders: Measures Patient's Head And Other
Body Parts, Using Tape Measure, And Marks Points Where
Electrodes Are To Be Placed. Attaches Electrodes To
Predetermined Locations, And Verifies Functioning Of Electrodes
And Recording Instrument. Operates Recording Instruments (eeg
And Evoked Potentials) And Supplemental Equipment And Chooses
Settings For Optimal Viewing Of Nervous System. Records Montage
(electrode Combination) And Instrument Settings, And Observes
And Notes Patient's Behavior During Test. Conducts Visual,
Auditory, And Somatosensory Evoked Potential Response Tests To
Measure Latency Of Response To Stimuli. Writes Technical
Reports Summarizing Test Results To Assist Physician In
Diagnosis Of Brain Disorders. May Perform Other Physiological
Tests, Such As Electrocardiogram, Electrooculogram, And
Ambulatory Electroencephalogram. May Perform Video Monitoring
Of Patient's Actions During Test. May Monitor Patient During
Surgery, Using Eeg Or Evoked Potential Instrument. May
Supervise Other Technologists And Be Known As Chief
Electroencephalographic Technologist (medical Ser.).
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