The Nerve Conduction Study (NCS) Technologist explains and performs Nerve Conduction Study (NCS) testing under the supervision of an electromyographer.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Explains and performs Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS) testing
Ensures that laboratory and testing site adheres to OSHA standards
Obtains patient history, demographics, reason for request and enters into study
Identifies and eliminates or reduces artifact
Evaluates diagnostic data recorded or displayed and reports suspected abnormal findings to physician as appropriate
Maintains equipment and supplies associated with diagnostic testing
Maintains an accurate archive and retrieval system for original EMG tracings
PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:
Sitting up to 4 hours per day in ½ hour increments. Standing up to 4 hours per day in 15-minute increments. Walking up to 2 hours per day in 15-minute increments. Continuous use of fingers/hands to apply electrodes, operate equipment and data entry on keyboard. Frequent use of upper extremities to reposition patients, transport patients and lift supplies up to 20 lbs. Occasionally pushes EEG equipment for portable studies, approximately 200+ lbs. Occasionally transfers patients up to 300 pounds. Frequent twisting and reaching forward to apply electrodes. Occasionally stoops and bends. Hearing as it relates to normal conversation. Seeing as it relates to general vision, near vision, far vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and visual monotony.
EDUCATION:
Associate's degree preferred, with a concentration in sciences preferred.
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
EMG-Graduate of an accredited/approved neurodiagnostic technology program, hospital based neurodiagnostic educations program, or one year experience as a neurodiagnostic technician preferred. Nerve Conduction specialist must obtain registration within 3-4 years of hire.
Please complete your application using your full legal name and current home address. Be sure to include employment history for the past seven (7) years, including your present employer. Additionally, you are encouraged to upload a current resume, including all work history, education, and/or certifications and licenses, if applicable. It is highly recommended that you create a profile at the conclusion of submitting your first application. Thank you for your interest in St. Luke's!!
Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 23,000 employees providing services at 16 campuses and 350+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue of $4 billion, the Network’s service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke’s hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital. Dedicated to advancing medical education, St. Luke’s is the preeminent teaching hospital in central-eastern Pennsylvania. In partnership with Temple University, the Network established the Lehigh Valley’s first and only four-year medical school campus. It also operates the nation’s longest continuously operating School of Nursing, established in 1884, and over 50 fully accredited graduate medical educational programs with more than 500 residents and fellows. In 2022, St. Luke’s, a member of the Children’s Hospital Association, opened the Lehigh Valley’s first and only free-standing facility dedicated entirely to kids. SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare’s five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital. The Network’s flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Premier 13 times total and eleven years in a row, including in 2023 when it was identified as THE #4 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY.
