Electroneurophysiology Technologist P1

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $36.69/Hr. - CAD $45.81/Hr.

Summary

Providence Health Care is now accepting applications for our Electroneurophysiology Technologist P1 positions, including this temporary full-time line until October 2025 or the return of the incumbent. You will be based at St. Paul's and Mount St. Joseph's Hospitals. Shifts are 07:30-15:30 with weekends and stats off.

Reporting to the Patient Care Manager, Ambulatory Care and receiving work direction from the Physician Head, Neurology, the Electroneurophysiology Technologist performs technical functions related to Diagnostic Neurophysiology. Duties include conducting various tests such as Electroencephalography (E.E.G.), Evoked Potentials (EP) and components of Electromyography (EMG) such as Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS), recording measurements and formulating technical reports for interpretation by medical staff.

Your duties will include:

• Diagnostic Testing: Conducts EEG, EMG (NCS), and Evoked Potential (EP) tests, preparing patients, recording measurements, and adjusting equipment to ensure accurate results.
• Documentation and Reporting: Records findings from EEG, EMG, and EP tests, noting normal and abnormal clinical manifestations, and prepares technical reports for interpretation by medical staff.
• Patient Interaction: Explains procedures, prepares patients for testing, and administers sedation when necessary, ensuring patient comfort and safety throughout the process.
• Equipment Management and Training: Troubleshoots and maintains diagnostic equipment, and provides instruction and guidance to Electroneurophysiology students and residents during clinical practicums.

What You Bring

Education

• Completion of a recognized Electroneurophysiology Technology program plus two years' recent related experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Certification with the Canadian Board of Registration of Electroencephalographic Technologists (CBRET).
• Certification with the Board of Registration of Electromyography Technologists of Canada (BRETC) and/or the American Association of Electrodiagnostic Technologists (AAET) to be attained within first three (3) years of hire.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal with others effectively.
• Ability to demonstrate procedures.
• Ability to establish good rapport with patients, public, and staff.
• Ability to adapt to patient's needs.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
• Ability to organize work.
• Ability to operate related equipment.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary: $36.69 - $45.81 CAD per hour, depending on experience
• Comprehensive benefits: Eligible employees receive a robust medical and dental benefits package, including unlimited physiotherapy and massage, as well as paid vacation.
• Unionized Stability: Enjoy the consistency and security offered by a unionized role.
• Pension plan: Work towards a comfortable retirement through employer-matched contributions to one of Canada's strongest pension plans!
• Meaningful impact: Your dedication and expertise will directly impact the lives of patients, including many from marginalized communities.
• Growth opportunities: We welcome individuals at all stages of their career, offering opportunities for professional development and growth.
• State-of-the-art facilities: The new St. Paul’s Hospital and health campus will be the most innovative approach to the delivery of integrated care in B.C. and Canada, designed to appropriately address the future health needs of patients, families and our communities.
• Inclusive culture: We respect the diversity, dignity and interdependence of all persons. We value the cultural richness that our diverse workforce brings to the care of our equally diverse population of patients and residents.

Who we are:

Providence is a non-profit healthcare provider with over fifteen sites, including a large tertiary hospital in the heart of Vancouver’s beautiful and vibrant Downtown, a smaller community hospital in the idyllic Mount Pleasant neighborhood, one of the largest referral centres for rehabilitation in British Columbia, and five long-term care facilities, as well as other clinics.

As a leading teaching and research organization, and the provincial referral center for Cardiac, HIV/AIDS, and Renal Care, we provide services ranging from acute and long-term care to leading substance use and addiction treatment supporting some of BC’s most marginalized communities. Guided by the motto “how you want to be treated”, delivering exceptional patient and family-centered care is our mission.

Your Day to Day:

• Explains EEG, EMG (NCS), and EP diagnostic procedures to patients, records clinical history, and prepares patients for testing by measuring head size, preparing skin and applying electrodes with appropriate impedances. Administers sedation when necessary.
• Conducts standard EMG (NCS), EEG recordings, and EP testing throughout the hospital, including ICU, Special Care Nursery, and acute care wards. Identifies and mitigates physiological and non-physiological artifacts during testing.
• Conducts Evoked Potential Tests (visual, brainstem, somato-sensory) using various equipment, stimulating nerves, applying recording electrodes, assessing responses, and adjusting equipment as needed for comprehensive studies.
• Documents EEG testing findings, including normal and abnormal clinical manifestations like seizures. Performs activation procedures (e.g., hyperventilation, photic stimulation, sleep) and monitors additional variables (EMG, ECG, EOG, respiration).
• Documents EP testing parameters and identifies significant waveforms on test printouts, noting latency and amplitude for neurologist interpretation.
• Performs EMG (NCS) on clients, operating equipment, adjusting settings, observing monitors, measuring data, and entering results into the computer for abnormalities assessment.
• Ensures high-quality recordings for neurologist interpretation and provides detailed technical impressions to physicians as needed.
• Removes electrodes, prepares patients for discharge, and sanitizes recording equipment and supplies for subsequent patients.
• Instructs Electroneurophysiology students and residents during clinical practicums, providing guidance and demonstrating procedures at St. Paul's Hospital.
• Conducts basic equipment troubleshooting and notifies supervisors of EMG(NCS)/EEG/EP equipment failures or supply needs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

We acknowledge that Providence Health Care and the new St. Paul’s Hospital site is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.