FNS Supervisors are responsible for 24 hour a day/ 365 days a year oversight of operation assigned.   FNS Supervisors manage operations with aggregate budgetary responsibilities/expenditures of; - $1.5 to $3 million in annual revenue or more - Supervise staff producing 1000-1200 patients meals per day in a room service model - Directly supervise large numbers of employees (typically up to 30 hourly team members)   Responsibilities include (but are not limited to); - Direct in unit supervision of operations, Patient and Retail Services, on a continual basis. Assuring the highest standards of customer service, cleanliness, food quality and operatione xcellence - Developing schedules and work outlines for hourly staff.  Classifications of staff include:   Cooks, Cashiers, Baristas,  Food Service Workers, RSA, MSA, Call Center Communication Specialists [add as needed] - Interviewing and hiring new employees, training, disciplinary action as needed in accodance with institutional standards and collective bargaining agreement, organizing employees and assigning duties - Supervising meal periods, monitoring guest service levels.  Supervise all aspects of Patient Room Service Program and Retail locations. - Conducting employee evaluations - Monitoring Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidelines, ensuring compliance with county and state health department rules and regulations, enforcing and monitoring Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point food safety and sanitation program - Implementing  special projects and supporting planned events - Monitoring  departmental costs and taking corrective action when needed.  Developing new  business concepts (includes business planning, design, menu development)      

Hiring Bonus and Relocation Package Available   RN Care Managers assess each patient on admission for available family support, insurance resources, and potential discharge planning needs. They use established criteria to determine appropriateness of admission and continuing stay and work with insurance companies to assure on going authorization for continued stay and post hospital needs.  Daily care coordination rounds occur on each nursing unit Monday through Friday at which Case Managers meet various disciplines to discuss the plan for the day and the plan for the patients stay. They will also frequently lead and/or be involved in multidisciplinary care conferences with family involving complicated care situations.    RN Case Managers are responsible to be aware of and comply with regulatory requirements of DNV, Medicaid, Medicare and Oregon Nurse Practice Act.    The OHSU Clinical registered nurse (RN) provides compassionate, evidence-based, and efficient care to individuals, families, communities and patient populations. The Clinical RN's care delivery is consistent with the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics. The Clinical RN demonstrates the professional role obligations of scientist, leader, and knowledge transferor [Onsomble Model of the Professional Role™]. Professional accountability enriches the Clinical RN's engagement as a leader in promoting an inter-professional culture of collaborative decision-making, innovation, life-long learning, and teamwork. The Clinical RN exemplifies the principles of a Culture of Safety by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, a Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.

Hiring Bonus and Relocation Package Available   The OHSU Clinical registered nurse (RN) provides compassionate, evidence-based, and efficient care to individuals, families, communities and patient populations. The Clinical RN's care delivery is consistent with the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics. The Clinical RN demonstrates the professional role obligations of scientist, leader, and knowledge transferor [Onsomble Model of the Professional Role™]. Professional accountability enriches the Clinical RN's engagement as a leader in promoting an inter-professional culture of collaborative decision-making, innovation, life-long learning, and teamwork. The Clinical RN exemplifies the principles of a Culture of Safety by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, a Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.   Key Responsibilities & Performance Standards:   I. Scientist  A. Evaluates knowledge of self and others: 1. Evaluates own knowledge and nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and evidence-based knowledge in consultation with peers and colleagues. 2. Evaluates knowledge and nursing practice of peers in relation to professional practice standards and evidence-based knowledge and provides feedback that enhances their growth and development. B. Identifies complexities within OHSU systems and participates in resolving barriers to effective, efficient, and fiscally responsible care delivery. C. Evaluates patient outcomes against nurse-sensitive indicators and participates in raising the standard of nursing practice when results are below benchmark.   II. Leader A. Uses an evidence-based decision making process to determine the patient’s priority goals and care activities: 1. Gathers pertinent information from patient and others to establish relevant data base about the patient and the patient’s condition. 2. Determines changes in the patient’s condition and stability based on clinical parameters, population data, and nursing knowledge and evidence. 3. Uses a population and evidence based approach to determine the patient’s individualized priority goals and care activities in relation to: Nursing’s independent scope of practice (safety, comfort, hygiene, restorative measures, and health promotion); and in relation to the interdisciplinary plan of care 4. Evaluates the effectiveness of the plan of care by evaluating the patient’s response, outcomes, and changes in stability and makes recommendations for modifications to the plan of care. B. Speaks up immediately about concerns regarding assigned responsibilities and available resource.   III. Practitioner A. Develops a therapeutic relationship with patients and families. B. Implements direct and indirect nursing care consistent with evidence-based practices, hospital policies and procedures, scope and standards of practice, and Nursing’s Code of Ethics. C. Delegates and supervises tasks consistent with other caregivers’ scope of practice, adhering to standards, regulations, and role expectations including self-care and collaborative teamwork.   IV. Knowledge Transfer  A. Collaborates with the patient/family in developing a teaching plan to meet learning needs. Effectively transfers information about disease, health, treatment plan and recovery to patient, family and documents teaching and plan in the electronic record. B. Communicates evaluation of patient’s stability, progress, discharge plan and recommendation for continuity of the medical and nursing plan to other members of the health care team, including accurate and timely documentation in the patient’s electronic record. C. Effectively transfers knowledge to other members of the team to support the safety of their practice D. Engages in collaborative and effective decision-making with other members of the team while maintaining caring and compassionate relationships.

This position responsible for completing complex repair, specialized testing, and maintenance tasks associated with fire suppression systems (including but not limited to: wet systems, dry systems, preaction systems, hydrants, fire pumps, standpipes, hose connections, as well as all associated valves, piping, and components) troubleshooting equipment and/or system failures, coordinating the work of other technicians and vendors when necessary, and interfacing with customers. This position is expected to be the OHSU subject matter expert for all fire suppression systems.  

The Knight Clinical Research Management organization is hiring Clinical Research Manager to lead the breast cancer and gynecologic oncology teams.   Position Summary: The Clinical Research Manager is responsible for direct oversight of all clinical research activities within their designated OHSU Knight Cancer Institute clinical research disease program. The responsibilities for this role include personnel management for 8-20 employees in the clinical research organization, management of finances associated with clinical research accounts and overall organization budget, and disease group program development in collaboration with disease site leaders and investigators. In support of these activities, the Clinical Research Manager is involved in continual process improvement to further the efficiency and effectiveness of the clinical research organization.    The Clinical Research Manager is responsible for creating a caring and compassionate patient focused experience and serves as a liaison between investigators and industry partners as well as other stakeholders within the institution.   Key responsibilities:  Personnel Management - Identify, hire and on-board high quality candidates who are committed to furthering the mission of the Knight Cancer Institute clinical research organization. - Collaborate with the Knight Clinical Trials Office Trainer and assigned preceptor/mentor in training of new staff members and staff members who are undergoing re-training, as appropriate. - Assess for and provide individualized professional development opportunities as appropriate and available for staff members. - Assess equity and appropriateness of compensation as appropriate. - Provide performance feedback to staff members on a regular basis that is timely, clear and actionable with documentation of that feedback captured when necessary. - Evaluate workload allocation for staff members and groups and redistribute, as appropriate.  Provide back-up support for study management activities when necessary. Disease Group Program Development - Collaborate with key stakeholders in the development of structure and resource allocations for new programs. - Attend disease group team meetings on a regular basis. - Collaborate with disease group leader in defining strategy of disease group development through evaluation of study portfolio, projecting resourcing needs, providing appropriate information/metrics and other support as requested by the disease site leader. Hold regular meetings with the disease site leader for strategic discussions. - Communicate organizational information to the disease site leaders and team investigators in a timely manner. - Evaluate proposed studies to determine feasibility of conduct and ability to adequately resource in collaboration with disease site leader, study team and finance team. Continuous Process Improvement - Ongoing evaluation of processes and procedures for opportunities to improve through efficiency, quality checks or other improvement methods. Information that might be consider includes audit/monitor findings, observed process gaps and other mechanisms. - Effectively communicate process improvement opportunities, engage key stakeholders, and solicit feedback/engagement. - Ensure appropriate documentation of procedures and training of staff members to new/revised requirements. - Assess outcomes of process changes to ensure the highest quality deliverables and most efficient approach. Fiscal Management - Collaborate on the development of and oversight of the group operating budget. Manage expenditures and revenue to budget. Regularly review budget reports for variances. - Collaborate with the Knight Clinical Research Finance Group in the development of appropriate budgets, and assist with trouble-shooting pre-award and post-award activities (invoicing, payments, and any problem situations etc.), as appropriate. - Collaborate with disease groups, investigators and the Finance Team to create accurate and complete study billing schedules. Willingness to assume responsibility for tasks that may be outside of the formal job description, including those perceived as belonging to “lower pay grades” to get the job done. Completes other duties as assigned to fulfill the Knight mission.   Contributes to positive work environment and provides leadership in encouraging such an environment by personal example; maintains the highest ethical standards according to OHSU Policy, including the   Code of Conduct; maintains strict confidentiality of all sensitive, confidential, and/or proprietary documents and information.

Hiring Bonus and Relocation Package Available. This position also comes with great benefits! Some highlights include: - Comprehensive health care plans  - $25K of term life insurance provided at no cost to the employee - Two separate above market pension plans to choose from - Vacation: 192 to 288 hours per year depending on length of service, prorated for part-time - Sick Leave: 96 hours per year for full time, prorated for part-time - 8 paid holidays per year - Substantial Tri-met and C-Tran discounts - Tuition Reimbursement program - Innovative Employee Assistance Program (EAP)   The PICU is a regional referral center for all critically ill and injured children that operates 24/7. We provide optimal state of the art critical care nursing to any infant, child or adolescent who presents with a serious injury and/or illness. Care is provided for patients from birth to 18 years of age. Older patients are cared for on a case-by-case basis.   The OHSU Clinical registered nurse (RN) provides compassionate, evidence-based, and efficient care to individuals, families, communities, and patient populations. The Clinical RN's care delivery is consistent with the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics. The Clinical RN demonstrates the professional role obligations of scientist, leader, practitioner, and knowledge transferor [Onsomble Model of Professional Role]. Professional accountability enriches the Clinical RN's engagement as leader in promoting an inter-professional culture of collaborative decision-making, innovation, life-long learning, and teamwork. The Clinical Nurse exemplifies the principles of a Culture of Safety by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture

1. Every Knight Cancer employee is expected to embody our guiding principles: - We act BOLDLY—Breakthroughs require pushing the boundaries of science, exploring new frontiers, and thinking differently - We SUPPORT each other—Respect leads to trust, which leads to excellence - We work as a CONNECTED team — We must leverage our collective brain power to conquer cancer because no one individual can do it alone 2. Grant & Contract Coordination: Coordinates pre-award grant and contract activities within Knight Cancer Institute. Specific responsibilities include: - Utilizes subject matter expertise to work closely with Principal Investigators (PIs) to prepare and submit grant proposals to funding agencies. - Interprets sponsor guidelines and requirements and ensures applications meet both sponsors and OHSU requirements. - Prepares budgets based on information from multiple sources, including interpreting research protocols and pulling data from systems such as Cognos. - Prepares, formats, reviews, and maintains research administration documents such as face pages, biosketches, resources, checklists, and other support pages. Ensures documents include appropriate content and format as required by each sponsor. - Coordinates inter-departmental subprojects and incoming/outgoing subawards. - Tracks, assists in preparation, and helps submit progress reports to funding agencies. - Prepares both paper and electronic grant applications with utmost accuracy. Utilizes electronic grant submission systems such as InfoEd, ASSIST, eRA Commons, and Proposal Central to submit applications on behalf of PIs. - Collaborates with post-award team and various OHSU contracting units to ensure requirements are met for award acceptance and award is set up in a timely fashion. - Works with OHSU contracting offices such as OPAM and TTBD to review and prepare contract materials, facilitates contract execution and account setup. - Serves as a resource to PIs and department administrators for interpreting guidelines and RFPs. - Responds to correspondence in a timely manner. - Proactively suggests and helps implement strategies for improving program efficiency and excellent customer service. 3. Project coordination and assistance as assigned, including but not limited to: - Coordinates or contributes to projects on an ad hoc basis, such as analyzing and preparing data for Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG) progress reports and competitive renewals. - Supports internal funding mechanisms by helping review RFAs, creating and sending out award letters, tracking account setup, and helping track progress of awardees. - Creates and organizes team resources on Bridge and the X-Drive. - Develops and improves resources for investigators who receive support from KGM. - Supports the onboarding of new faculty and staff, including providing face-to-face meetings with researchers utilizing KGM services. 4. General - Always promote the mission of the Knight Cancer Institute through our Professional Standards of Customer Service, Reliability, Productivity, Professionalism, Accuracy, Timeliness, and Problem-Solving. - Responsible for communicating and meeting external, internal, and other required deadlines.   Applies and adheres to all institutional requirements and regulations regarding research administration, grants management, accounting standards, transfer of funds, etc. - Participates in ongoing professional development and competency assessment. Includes but is not limited to: attends educational classes appropriate to job development, communicates additional training needs to direct supervisor, attends staff meetings and orients new staff, cross-trains for position in assigned or other areas. - Maintains confidential electronic application information and files in the format defined by Knight Finance & Grants

The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) is part of the multi-disciplinary team providing care to OHSU patients. The CNA provides direct or general nursing care to patients from admission through discharge under the direction of a licensed Registered Nurse and within the scope of practice defined by the Oregon State Board of Nursing. They assist the patient, patient’s families and friends, nursing staff, and other OHSU personnel to assure the delivery of comprehensive quality care in a safe, confidential and comfortable environment.

To provide bedside respiratory care modalities in accordance with hospital and departmental guidelines as ordered by the physicians.  To provide pediatric respiratory care and supplement adult care when required.  To provide pediatric respiratory care during transport of patients from referring facilities to Doernbecher Children’s Hospital.

INSTRUMENT PROCESSING: Performs testing in all sections of OHSU Community Oncology Laboratory with accuracy, speed and efficiency using Sysmex XT 4000, Sysmex 1000, Beckman Coulter AU480, Beckman Coulter Access, Abbott Piccolo Express, Microscope. Follows all written procedures, policies and guidelines.   SAMPLE PREPARATION: Prepares patient samples for testing. Determines acceptability of specimens and results.  Repeats specimen testing as necessary to insure accuracy. Reports results via computer and phone.   RESULT VALIDATION: Ensures all patient data, both internal and send out testing, is received and documented in the patient Electronic Medical Record (EMR). Recognizes Critical Value results and immediately responds by notifying the appropriate provider.   INSTRUMENT MAINTENANCE: Calibrates and performs routine maintenance on analytic analyzers. Uses problem solving skills to troubleshoot when indicated by patient or quality control results.   COMPUTER SKILLS: Performs required work using computer programs: EPIC, Word, Excel, Portal, E-chart and basic navigation of Community Hematology Oncology computer files.   QUALITY CONTROL: Performs all quality control (QC) and quality assurance (QA) tasks. This includes, but is not limited to: daily analyzer controls, instrument function checks, Proficiency Testing, documentation of QA issues involving both patients and/or instrument problems. Reports all QC and/or QA problems to the Laboratory Manager in a timely manner.   INVENTORY / SUPPLIES: Maintains adequate laboratory supplies by performing regular stock inventories and processing supply orders as needed. Maintains a clean environment within the laboratory.   OTHER RESPONSIBILITES: - Completes competency training and annual review of policies and procedure manuals in a timely manner.  Complies with Safety policies/processes and HIPAA regulations. - Attends and participates in staff meetings, site meetings, and training sessions.  Maintains and documents personal continuing education.  Keeps abreast of work unit issues and activities. - Assists with miscellaneous technical administrative functions to support daily laboratory activities.  When delegated, performs training of new employees and mentors less experienced employees. - Observes and reports changes in patient’s condition.  - Multitasks effectively, accesses appropriate staff resources when needed.  Willingly cross trains and/or participates in projects.  - Carries out job responsibilities ethically, professionally and with personal integrity; functions as a part of the team by exhibiting excellent communications, teamwork and customer service skills. - Demonstrates positive, respectful and honest verbal, written and listening skills in all interactions.  Willingly gives and accepts honest, constructive criticism, and communicates effectively with all our customers (patients, coworkers, providers, and caregivers, etc.). - Understands and complies with Code of Conduct, OHSU and departmental policies/procedures and other applicable procedures, rules and regulations. - Follows infection control policies, maintains knowledge of personal safety, patient safety, fire and electrical safety and disaster plan. - Other job duties as assigned.

The purpose of this job/position is to function as a member of the Rehabilitation Services patient care team by providing occupational therapy OR physical therapy services such as ADL training, energy conservation, splint fabrication, exercise, sensory integration and perceptual/cognitive training to assist patients in improving their function in work, leisure and self-care.  Therapists evaluate each patient referred, establish treatment goals and objectives, develop and implement the treatment plan, and assist in the process of obtaining DME, assistive devices and post-therapy follow-up.  Therapists are expected to supervise therapy interns and to assist with other educational and research activities conducted by the department or the hospital. Therapists provide care in multiple outpatient locations.

The purpose of this job/position is to function as a member of the Rehabilitation Services patient care team by providing occupational therapy OR physical therapy services such as ADL training, energy conservation, splint fabrication, exercise, sensory integration and perceptual/cognitive training to assist patients in improving their function in work, leisure and self-care.  Therapists evaluate each patient referred, establish treatment goals and objectives, develop and implement the treatment plan, and assist in the process of obtaining DME, assistive devices and post-therapy follow-up.  Therapists are expected to supervise therapy interns and to assist with other educational and research activities conducted by the department or the hospital and meet hospital standards regarding documentation and productivity. Therapists provide care in multiple outpatient locations.

The purpose of this job/position is to function as a member of the Rehabilitation Services patient care team by providing occupational therapy OR physical therapy services such as ADL training, energy conservation, splint fabrication, exercise, sensory integration and perceptual/cognitive training to assist patients in improving their function in work, leisure and self-care.  Therapists evaluate each patient referred, establish treatment goals and objectives, develop and implement the treatment plan, and assist in the process of obtaining DME, assistive devices and post-therapy follow-up.  Therapists are expected to supervise therapy interns and to assist with other educational and research activities conducted by the department or the hospital and meet hospital standards regarding documentation and productivity. Therapists provide care in multiple outpatient locations.

Operational Leadership  - Communicates regularly with the Manager of AODs, Nursing Division Directors, Nurse Managers and professional and support services leadership for the purpose of mutual information sharing, planning and problem solving.   - Submits daily AOD report to hospital administration, summarizing hospital operations for previous 24 hours. Communicates any necessary follow-up needs with oncoming AOD. Utilizes chain of resolution including engaging the Healthcare Administrator on Call (HAOC) when necessary.  - Works closely with the Physician on Duty, Patient Placement Office, Emergency Communications Center, charge nurses, nursing and non-nursing leadership and referring and accepting physicians to facilitate patient placement in all inpatient care areas and maintain access to the hospital for Oregonians and others in and beyond our region  - Minimizes divert protocols while ensuring safe and optimal utilization of healthcare resources.  - Activates the Healthcare Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and serves as the initial Incident Commander in the event of a disaster until leadership relief is designated in the EOC. Collaborates with the HAOC and key stakeholders to coordinate an appropriate scalable response to disasters, threats, or other emergencies that could impact healthcare operations.  - Collaborates with Facilities Management to ensure timely/safe infrastructure repairs to maintain patient care operations.  - Collaborates and communicates with university stakeholders when Modified Operations may be indicated. Collaborates with appropriate missions and departments to implement the Modified Operations Plan.  - Collaborates with Department of Public Safety to ensure safety to institution, patients, visitors, and employees.   - Monitors for situations that may pose a risk to the organizations physical and financial resources and communicates with hospital Risk Management.  - Serves as a liaison between media relations, patients and hospital staff.  - Initiates and participates in debriefing support as appropriate.  Human Resources   - Acts as a trained evaluator for drug and alcohol use of employees at work and initiates appropriate intervention with an employee suspected of violating hospital policy or professional responsibilities.   - Maintains understanding of current bargaining agreements as pertain to possible impairment in the workplace, intervening as needed to ensure safety and respect for persons  - Actively seeks resolution to interdepartmental problems utilizing principles of conflict management and the chain of resolution.  - Identifies and communicates educational opportunities of other team members to appropriate leadership.  - Facilitates understanding of how the AOD role coordinates and collaborates with other key roles in the organization (e.g. shadowing opportunities, attending committee or team meetings).    Nursing/Clinical Practice  - Serves as a trained organ/eye/tissue requestor, coordinates, facilitates, and participates in donation discussions with next of kin, and collaborates with external donation agencies.  - Collaborates with the Decedent Affairs Coordinator to ensure completion of all required end of life documentation and activities, discussing and consenting for OHSU autopsies, referring appropriate cases to the medical examiner, coordinating post-mortem procedures, communicating with funeral homes, and supporting research initiatives related to the Decedent Affairs Program.  - Provides Patient Advocate services in crisis situations in collaboration with Patient Relations, social work and the medical team, and serves as a liaison to other managers regarding these issues  Strategic Plan  - Collaborates in the setting of annual department goals to align with nursing, healthcare and university strategic initiatives.  - Participates in the implementation of interventions to meet annual goals  Financial Management  - Assists staff in adhering to the daily staffing plan, makes appropriate and fiscally responsible changes, and works closely with the Centralized Staffing Office to communicate staffing needs for current and upcoming shifts.  - Escalates capacity, flow, and pertinent patient care issues through the tiered huddle structure or Mission Control leadership team.  - Monitors for inappropriate inter-hospital transfer requests and collaborates with key stakeholders, including the POD and Case Management.  - Identifies and communicates trends or system barriers to expediting flow and resource utilization to meet patient needs.  Performance Improvement  - Identifies areas of safety and quality risk, offers recommendations to reduce risk and improve outcomes.  - Uses current research findings and other evidence to expand clinical knowledge, enhance role performance, and increase knowledge of profession issues.  - In collaboration with appropriate leadership, trends and investigates safety and quality concerns to understand and address the root cause of errors or adverse events.  - Communicates learning to disseminate best practices.  - Supports a workflow process that builds a culture of safety.  Professionalism  - Evaluates practice in relation to professional practice standards and existing evidence.  - Promotes translation of theory, scope & standards into practice to exercise autonomy and decision-making authority.  - Advances practice excellence by communicating a clear and consistent message about the ownership of role and standards-based professional practice.  - Engages in informal and formal processes of giving and seeking feedback regarding role performance from individuals, professional colleagues, representatives, administrators, and others.   - Mentors and supports others to access resources for their professional development. 

The purpose of this job/position is to function as a member of the Rehabilitation Services patient care team by providing physical therapy services such as therapeutic exercise, gait training, manual therapy, patient/family education,  and various other physical modalities to assist patients in improving strength, endurance, mobility, and flexibility and to decrease pain.  This position evaluates and treats a diverse specialties population with a concentration in specialty care (complex medical).  Therapists are expected to supervise therapy interns and to assist with other educational and research activities conducted by the department or the hospital and meet hospital standards regarding documentation and productivity. 

The purpose of this job/position is to function as a member of the Rehabilitation Services patient care team by providing physical therapy services such as therapeutic exercise, gait training, patient/family education, and various other physical modalities to assist patients in improving strength, endurance, mobility, and flexibility and to decrease pain.  This position primarily evaluates and treats a sports & orthopaedic population.  The therapist will also assist in evaluating and treating patients in our overnight care unit (OCU), including immediate postop orthopedic patients, total joints, and postop oncology patients.  Therapists are expected to supervise therapy interns and to assist with other educational and research activities conducted by the department or the hospital and meet hospital standards regarding documentation and productivity. 

***New Hires eligible for $1,000 hiring bonus*** - Patient Preparation. Documents a comprehensive patient history including neurological symptoms and medications. Measures and accurately applies electrodes in a timely manner and with appropriate impedance and may use multiple electrode application techniques. Observes, records and attempts to eliminate outside disturbances that may create artifact. - EEG, EP, and IOM Examinations. Reviews planned intraoperative procedure and orders for monitoring to determine the structures at risk relative to patient history/pre-existing conditions and monitoring requested; positions monitoring equipment in the operating room to ensure patient electrical safety and communicates with team members including anesthesia, surgeon, and nursing staff according to facility policy and procedures; provides findings, results, and a descriptive analysis according to facility policy and procedure; cleans/disinfects electrodes and equipment according to facility policy and procedures; restocks equipment and electrode supplies; prints needed documents including waveforms, neuromonitoring specialist report, and surgery log to be dictated by interpreting personnel according to facility policy and procedures; charges and logs patient according to facility policy and procedures. - Equipment Maintenance. Maintains clean testing equipment, maintains proper sanitization of supplies and surrounding area, and reports equipment malfunctions in writing to the engineer. - Miscellaneous. Communicates with Lead technologist and/or with IOM Manager on a daily basis regarding problems with equipment and general workflow related to patient care and service excellence. Provides communication to surgeon’s, anesthesiologists and other operating room personnel/new clinicians, students, fellows and trainees. - Customer Satisfaction. Follows AIDET customer service philosophy. Understands AIDET and how to correct the most common customer service complaints. Follows Press Ganey scores and helps the department to achieve the highest level scores possible by working to become a leader in customer service.

**** New-hires are eligible for a $5,000 hiring bonus*****   Patient Preparation. Tech documents a comprehensive patient history including   neurological symptoms and medications.  For EEG: this tech measures and accurately applies electrodes in less than 30mins and with appropriate impedance of <5kohms. The Tech 2 is able to use multiple electrode application techniques; observes, records, and attempts to eliminate artifact and body movements that can affect recording of cerebral activity, and prepares a technical report. Learns and applies basic EEG waveform recognition, relevant medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, infection control, current HIPPA practices, and contraindications for activation procedures.  For NCV: this tech accurately applies electrodes and enters data into the computer to determine nerve conduction velocity. Assists, teaches and mentors- physicians, residents, fellows and new employees in NCV/EMG procedures. For the NCV Tech only- this class may also perform intermittent lead tech duties.   EEG, EP, NCV, AT Examinations. This tech performs at least one modality and in accordance with the standards and protocols of the department. Implements alternative methods or adjusts controls to obtain optimal recordings. Observes and records conditions and reactions of patients during exam; notes extraneous conditions which may affect recording; operates equipment; notes body movements for benefit of interpretation by neurologist. For EEG the Tech 2 is able to perform more advanced ICU, EMU, WADA studies as well as routine inpatient and outpatient studies. For NCV the tech is able to perform more advanced studies such as blink reflexes and H-reflexes. Equipment Maintenance. Maintains clean testing equipment, maintains proper sanitization of supplies and surrounding area, and reports equipment malfunctions in writing to the engineer. Miscellaneous. Performs advanced test; prepares reports of recordings for interpretation by physician; edits, types, archives and stores files in accordance to lab policy. The Tech 2 communicates appropriately and effectively with the patient to convey the purpose of the EEG/EP/NCV, and answer questions surrounding the test as well as with higher level personnel. Understands why and how to troubleshoot common EEG/EP/NCV/ artifacts and protocols with a conscious effort to maintain safety standards.    Customer Satisfaction. Follows AIDET customer service philosophy. Understands AIDET and how to correct the most common customer service complaints. Follows Press Ganey scores and helps the department to achieve the highest level scores possible by working to become a leader in customer service.

**** New-hires are eligible for a $5,000 hiring bonus*****   Patient Preparation. Tech documents a comprehensive patient history including   neurological symptoms and medications.  For EEG: this tech measures and accurately applies electrodes in less than 30mins and with appropriate impedance of <5kohms. The Tech 2 is able to use multiple electrode application techniques; observes, records, and attempts to eliminate artifact and body movements that can affect recording of cerebral activity, and prepares a technical report. Learns and applies basic EEG waveform recognition, relevant medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, infection control, current HIPPA practices, and contraindications for activation procedures.  For NCV: this tech accurately applies electrodes and enters data into the computer to determine nerve conduction velocity. Assists, teaches and mentors- physicians, residents, fellows and new employees in NCV/EMG procedures. For the NCV Tech only- this class may also perform intermittent lead tech duties.   EEG, EP, NCV, AT Examinations. This tech performs at least one modality and in accordance with the standards and protocols of the department. Implements alternative methods or adjusts controls to obtain optimal recordings. Observes and records conditions and reactions of patients during exam; notes extraneous conditions which may affect recording; operates equipment; notes body movements for benefit of interpretation by neurologist. For EEG the Tech 2 is able to perform more advanced ICU, EMU, WADA studies as well as routine inpatient and outpatient studies. For NCV the tech is able to perform more advanced studies such as blink reflexes and H-reflexes. Equipment Maintenance. Maintains clean testing equipment, maintains proper sanitization of supplies and surrounding area, and reports equipment malfunctions in writing to the engineer. Miscellaneous. Performs advanced test; prepares reports of recordings for interpretation by physician; edits, types, archives and stores files in accordance to lab policy. The Tech 2 communicates appropriately and effectively with the patient to convey the purpose of the EEG/EP/NCV, and answer questions surrounding the test as well as with higher level personnel. Understands why and how to troubleshoot common EEG/EP/NCV/ artifacts and protocols with a conscious effort to maintain safety standards.    Customer Satisfaction. Follows AIDET customer service philosophy. Understands AIDET and how to correct the most common customer service complaints. Follows Press Ganey scores and helps the department to achieve the highest level scores possible by working to become a leader in customer service.

The purpose of this job/position is to function as a member of the Rehabilitation Services patient care team by providing physical therapy services such as exercise, gait training, patient/family education, and various other physical modalities to assist patients in improving strength, endurance, mobility, and flexibility and to decrease pain. Therapists evaluate each patient referred, establish treatment goals and objectives, and to develop and implement the physical therapy treatment plan. Therapists are expected to supervise therapy interns, assist with other educational research activities conducted by the department or the hospital and meet hospital standards regarding documentation and productivity.