EEG Technician

Role Overview

EEG Technician at NMC Royal Hospital.

Role Purpose

Perform high-quality electroencephalography and nerve-muscle testing, maintain specialized neurophysiological equipment, and support clinical operations in the neurology laboratory.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Recording and Testing

• Prepare patients and record high-quality EEG and Nerve-Muscle tracings.
• Detect and eliminate artifacts from recordings.
• Perform specialized EEG techniques including photic stimulation, hyperventilation, adult and pediatric EEG montages, electrode pasting for long-term Video EEG, ICU recordings, and pediatric EEGs.
• Prune EEG videos and identify important electrographic events.
• Conduct Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS) procedures including Repetitive Nerve Stimulation, comparative nerve studies, and special nerve studies such as Blink Reflex.
• Perform or learn Evoked Potentials testing.
• Perform Intra-operative peripheral or brain surface recordings.

Documentation and Records

• Enter and record data properly on Hospital Information System (Insta).
• Keep logbook records of EEG and EMG procedures.

Equipment Maintenance and Management

• Clean electrodes and machines and store them properly.
• Maintain apparatus and make minor adjustments when faults occur.
• Maintain stock of paper, electrodes, paste, jelly, and EMG needles.
• Ensure proper storage of all apparatus.

Collaboration

• Coordinate with colleagues to maintain smooth laboratory functioning and emergency services whenever required.

Qualifications & Experience

• DOH Licensed.
• Certificate, diploma, or bachelor degree in Neurotechnology.

Skills & Competencies

• Theoretical, technical, and practical knowledge of EEG special techniques.
• Proficiency with Hospital Information System (Insta).
• Ability to identify and troubleshoot equipment faults.
• Competency in patient preparation and positioning.
• Knowledge of pediatric and adult neurophysiological procedures.