Job Summary:

An employee at this level collects and analyzes, or oversees the collection and analysis of multiple types of recordings and measurements of the electrical activity of the central and/or peripheral nervous system. The employee provides clinical and research support to the IOM service. The employee assists, learns, performs, investigates, develops, researches, and implements technologies and procedures to meet the monitoring requirements of surgical patients and to maintain an ongoing state of readiness for all accrediting and regulatory bodies.

Key Responsibilities:

1. stimulates, acquires, analyzes and records multiple types of electrophysiological activity from the central and/or peripheral nervous system.
2. trains support staff.
3. collects, records, and reports IOM cases for monthly statistics.
4. establishes the correct location/site, type of surgery and placement of equipment in the operating room based on surgical staff and physical room requirements.
5. monitors neurophysiologic central/peripheral nervous system function throughout the operative procedure, as well as communicating with the surgeon(s), overseeing neurophysiologist(s), training specialist(s), the anesthesia team, and nursing staff, as necessary.
6. creates and/or modifies monitoring protocols pre-surgery and/or intra-operatively using their own discretion and judgment based upon the needs of the surgeon(s) and/or the needs of the intra-operative specialist and/or the overseeing neurophysiologist to maximize patient safety.
7. assists higher-level personnel with data archiving.
8. assists in the evaluation of vendor performance.
9. performs other related duties as assigned.
10. performs duties at lower level of this series, as required.

Minimum Qualifications: 

1. Bachelor's degree in a Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related discipline (i.e. Mathematics, Computer Science, Biology, Physics)
2. Three (3) years (36 months) experience in the performance of Intra-Operative studies such as auditory, visual and somatosensory evoked potentials, spontaneous and evoked electromyography, electroencephalography, and/or motor evoked potentials within a health care facility

**Note: A Master's Degree in a closely related field may be substituted for one (1) year (12 months) of experience. A Certification in Neurophysiologic Intra-operative Monitoring (CNIM) may be substituted for two (2) years (24 months) of experience.
 

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All civil service positions require an exam.  The exam for this position is a Credentials Assessment.  You will not be required to report in person for this exam.

Credential Assessment Exam Scoring Information:

You will not be required to report in person for this exam. The updated online application and all uploaded, relevant documents, such as a resume, college transcript, certifications and licensures will be used in the calculation of the exam score. These documents should be uploaded prior to the position close date.

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For additional information regarding this position please contact mvalde5@uic.edu

If an application is not fully completed and submitted by the close date, the applicant/employee will not be considered for this position.

For fullest consideration, the above mentioned requirements must be submitted no later than 6/29/22.

We appreciate your interest in employment at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

This position requires Illinois residency within 180 days of the hire date.

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