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Career: Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists
Job Description
Conduct electroneurodiagnostic (END) tests such as electroencephalograms, evoked potentials, polysomnograms, or electronystagmograms. May perform nerve conduction studies.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Measure patients' body parts and mark locations where electrodes are to be placed. |
100
|
Conduct tests or studies such as electroencephalography (EEG), polysomnography (PSG), nerve conduction studies (NCS), electromyography (EMG), and intraoperative monitoring (IOM). |
100
|
Indicate artifacts or interferences derived from sources outside of the brain, such as poor electrode contact or patient movement, on electroneurodiagnostic recordings. |
100
|
Explain testing procedures to patients, answering questions or reassuring patients as needed. |
100
|
Calibrate, troubleshoot, or repair equipment and correct malfunctions as needed. |
100
|
Summarize technical data to assist physicians to diagnose brain, sleep, or nervous system disorders. |
100
|
Collect patients' medical information needed to customize tests. |
97
|
Attach electrodes to patients using adhesives. |
97
|
Submit reports to physicians summarizing test results. |
94
|
Assist in training technicians, medical students, residents or other staff members. |
94
|
Participate in research projects, conferences, or technical meetings. |
84
|
Set up, program, or record montages or electrical combinations when testing peripheral nerve, spinal cord, subcortical, or cortical responses. |
80
|
Adjust equipment to optimize viewing of the nervous system. |
77
|
Monitor patients during tests or surgeries, using electroencephalographs (EEG), evoked potential (EP) instruments, or video recording equipment. |
74
|
Measure visual, auditory, or somatosensory evoked potentials (EPs) to determine responses to stimuli. |
74
|
Conduct tests to determine cerebral death, the absence of brain activity, or the probability of recovery from a coma. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
73
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
70
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
66
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
65
|
Processing Information
|
64
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
63
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
62
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
61
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
60
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
59
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
59
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
58
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
58
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
57
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
57
|
Getting Information
|
57
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
56
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
55
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
54
|
Interacting With Computers
|
53
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
48
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
48
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
47
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
46
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
46
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
46
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
46
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
45
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
44
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
43
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
43
|
Thinking Creatively
|
43
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
42
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
41
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
40
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
35
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
31
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
31
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
19
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
12
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
7
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|