Associate Technician Job at MPOWERHealth

MPOWERHealth Dallas, TX 75201

Overview:

For over a decade, MPOWERHealth has supported the independent musculoskeletal physician with best-in-class clinical services, back-office solutions, and advanced technology. We pride ourselves on being a partner that offers foresight to customers. We simplify what’s complex, and we help them find a better way. Our best-in-class analytics coupled with industry-leading expertise make MPOWERHealth the company our customers can rely on no matter what lies ahead.


This is a talent pool and is not an active opening. If a position becomes open, applicants will be be contacted.


Benefits:

  • Multiple medical plan options
  • Health Savings Account with company contributions
  • Dental & vision coverage for you and your dependents
  • 401k with Company match
  • Vacation, sick time & Company paid holidays
  • Company wellbeing program with health insurance incentives

*Full COVID-19 vaccination required*
Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of the clinical manager, performs the preoperative assessment of the patient, conducts intraoperative sensory and motor tests using currently accepted electrophysiological techniques. Compiles real-time collection and interpretation of data and completes post-operative reports and billing forms. The purpose of this testing is to reduce the incidence of stroke, paresthesia, impotence, incontinence, and paralysis as a post-operative surgical outcome.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Patient Consultation
  • Explains test procedures so they are understandable to the patient and any family members that are present.
  • Measures and accurately applies to recording electrodes in a timely manner, according to the international 10-20 Electrode Placement System.
IOM Equipment Setup
  • Calibrates, evaluates, and adjusts equipment, optimizing recording and stimulation parameters, to acquire salient data and information.
  • Implements appropriate troubleshooting methods, such as adjusting stimulation, to assure accurate recording of information.
  • Keeps equipment clean and in proper working order, reporting technical malfunctions to supervisor and/or manufacturer.
Intraoperative Monitoring
  • During surgery, interacts with surgical team and surgeons to provide interpretive data regarding the patient’s neurological status.
  • Identifies and eliminates physiological and non-physiological artifacts.
  • Recognizes normal patterns, normal variants, and abnormal patterns; understands the medical and pharmacological/anesthetic conditions that influence all recording IOM modalities (e.g., EP, BAER, MEP, etc.); understands the clinical correlations between abnormal evoked potentials and various disease states.
Documentation
  • Displays, prints, and labels waveforms to hard copy for interpretation marking, measuring, and calculating information such as latencies, voltages, and conduction times following established MPOWERHealth IOM Clinical Protocols and Guidelines.
  • Accurately documents significant events and stages of surgery in a timely manner complete all IOM logs, files, and work/technical sheet, including a technical description of the IOM modality recorded, with emphasis on the clinical observations in order to assist the neurologists and/or designated MD with the final interpretation.
Additional Duties
  • If workload allows, attend scientific courses and seminars for continuing education.
  • Performs additional duties as assigned by the Clinical Manager or Corporate staff.
Qualifications:

  • Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, neuroanatomy, pathologic processes, and aseptic techniques.
  • Knowledge of procedures followed in conducting electrophysiological tests and examinations on patients.
  • Knowledge of electrophysiological equipment used in performing tests on patients.
  • Ability to analyze various electronic and neurophysiologic waveforms.
  • Interpersonal communication skills necessary to interact with medical staff, patients, visitors, and other hospital employees.
  • Ability to stand, turn and stoop among several types of equipment in an operating room suite.
  • Ability to apply different types of electrodes to a patient’s anatomy with precision and speed in preparation for monitoring a surgical procedure.
  • Ability to sit for extended periods of time, while concentrating on monitoring computer screen images during a surgical procedure.



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