Job Summary
Registered Electroencephalographic Technologist – Madison, WI. The technologist performs diagnostic neurodiagnostic procedures, including electroencephalograms (EEG), evoked potentials, nerve conduction studies, long-term epilepsy monitoring, and intensive care unit continuous EEG monitoring. The role supports patients across inpatient, outpatient, emergency, operating room, intensive care, monitoring-unit, and bedside settings while ensuring accurate and clinically interpretable recordings.
Job Details
- Schedule: Day and evening shifts consisting of one 4-hour shift and three 12-hour shifts, totaling 40 hours per week; no call. The scheduled shifts are Friday from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, Saturday and Sunday from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM, and Monday from 6:00 AM to 6:30 PM.
- Required Qualifications:
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA).
- Three years of combined training and experience as a practicing clinical electroneurodiagnostic technologist.
- Registered Electroencephalographic Technologist (R.EEGT) certification for applicable assignments. Candidates without this certification may be considered for day shifts with at least three recent years of experience in a Level I trauma, teaching, or similarly sized facility and experience with stereo-electroencephalography (SEEG) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in an epilepsy monitoring unit within the past two years.
- Proficiency with electrode placement, seizure studies, sleep-deprived electroencephalograms, portable recordings, and long-term video monitoring.
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Pediatric experience.
- Experience with evening, night, or weekend coverage.
- Experience with adult intensive care, adult inpatient and outpatient services, neonatal intensive care, pediatric intensive care, emergency department procedures, brain-death evaluations, and epilepsy monitoring.
- Additional Information:
- Performs electroencephalography and related diagnostic procedures under the supervision of senior clinical staff and a physician.
- Reviews recordings during procedures to verify data quality and interpretability.
- Obtains relevant patient history and applies clinical neurology knowledge to guide testing.
- May perform studies in outpatient laboratories, emergency departments, operating rooms, intensive care units, specialized monitoring units, or at the patient’s bedside.
- Uses specialized electroencephalography equipment, including digital recording systems, rapid-read electroencephalography equipment, and magnetic resonance imaging/computed tomography-compatible leads.
- A pre-start telemetry examination is required, with passing criteria for adult and pediatric rhythm recognition.
Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
