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POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Department of Neurophysiology at The Hospital for Sick Children is seeking a Permanent Full-time Registered Neurodiagnostic Technologist to join our team.

• The Neurophysiology Technologist provides/ensures the competent and compassionate care of children (and their families) while preforming one or more of the following procedures: Electroencephalography (EEG) and Evoked Potentials (EP) an Electromyography (EMG) and Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS) in the Neurophysiology Lab. Additional training duties may include the ability to perform all routine and advanced level neurophysiological testing without supervision in areas such as: epilepsy monitoring, invasive monitoring, cortical stimulation, functional mapping and Magnetoencephalography (MEG).
• This involves obtaining a current clinical neurological history of the patient, educating the patient/family about the procedure, preparing the patient for the procedure, performing the procedure utilizing specialized computer and/or video/digital equipment, producing a detailed technical report and consulting with other health care professionals.
• The Neurophysiology Technologist is also responsible for operating the machinery/equipment to aid in the patient’s responses, as well as maintaining the equipment in good working condition, which includes performing routine/emergency testing and troubleshooting.
• In addition, this position may require participating in teaching, training and other educational activities. This position may require working after hours, weekend and/or evening work on an on-call basis and the ability to work flexible hours.