Surgical Neurophysiologist Training Program
- 📅
- 240000VX Requisition #
Passionate, driven people dedicated to making a difference in healthcare.
SpecialtyCare continues to grow and we’d like you to grow with us. We are the industry leader in intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) services in the US—monitoring over 60,000 cases annually, providing IONM services to over 450 hospitals nationwide, and supporting over 1,700 surgeons. With SpecialtyCare, you will be able to share your acquired expertise with your colleagues and customers, all while providing safer surgery and better outcomes for your patients.
The Surgical Neurophysiologist I is in training to acquire the knowledge base, clinical skill sets and experience needed to work as part of a team that provides intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) care for patients during surgical procedures where there is risk of neurologic injury. The goal of monitoring is to detect early signs of potential or evolving injury so that steps may be taken during surgery to reduce the risk of postoperative neurologic deficit. Provided services may include testing with evoked potentials, electromyography, electroencephalography, nerve conduction studies and/or other modalities.
- Explain test procedures to the patient and describe your role in the OR.
- Prepare the patient for neurophysiological monitoring by applying stimulating and recording electrodes.
- Advocate for the patient and monitor their nervous system by performing a variety of tests while the patient is undergoing surgery.
- Set up neuromonitoring equipment properly in the OR following biomedical safety standards.
- Calibrate, evaluate, and adjust equipment.
- Optimize recording and stimulation parameters to acquire salient data.
- Interact with the surgical team to provide timely information about the patient’s neurologic status.
- Understand the medical and pharmacologic/anesthetic conditions that influence the various IONM test modalities.
- Understand the clinical correlations between abnormal IONM recordings, various disease states and injury to the nervous system.
- Properly display recorded waveforms of nervous system activity.
- Mark, measure, and calculate information such as neural signal latencies, amplitudes, and conduction times following established guidelines and protocols.
- Save and upload copies of recorded information to SpecialtyCare’s computerized IONM medical record.
- Bachelors, masters, or doctorate degree. Life sciences (e.g. neuroscience, biology), bio-engineering or audiology is preferred.
- Prior IONM coursework and/or experience if applying for advanced standing in the training
- Program.
- Ability to work independently, be self-motivated & have a strong desire to learn.
- Ability to keep up with a fast-paced and independent learning environment.
- Ability to work flexible hours as scheduled, including weekends and holidays, and to be on-call as scheduled.
The successful candidate must bring a high level of ethical, intellectual, professional and personal values that complement the team and company vision. The following competencies are highly valued:
- Focused on clinical quality and delivering the absolute best results for patients.
- Excellent communication skills and basic computer skills are essential.
- Ability to adapt and thrive in a high stress environment necessary.
- Proven self-starter who works well independently and as a part of the OR team.
- Lives the SpecialtyCare Values – Integrity, Care, Urgency, and Improvement.
SpecialtyCare is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer
Employment with SpecialtyCare is at-will