Description

The IONM Specialist is a Neuro-diagnostics advanced practitioner responsible for providing advanced, accurate, and high quality neuro-diagnostic testing. Responsible for performing all advanced aspects of Intra-Operative Neurophysiological Monitoring, including complex cases such as craniotomies and spinal cases, vascular cases, mapping cases (spine and/or awake) with a variety of multimodality approaches. This technologist does not only perform and provide advanced, high quality Intra-Operative Neurophysiological Monitoring data but is also skilled and knowledgeable to identify and provide an advanced technical description of IONM waveform responses, discusses with oversight physician and surgeon for proper preplanning/approach of cases and timely reporting of critical findings and interventions. Serves as a mentor and trainer to junior technologists and/or fellows. May be required to work extended hours as warranted by patient and surgical volumes. May be required to participate in on-call rotation. Engagement in collaborative research projects is strongly encouraged.