What You'll Do

  • Attach electrodes to patients, using adhesives.
  • Summarize technical data to assist physicians to diagnose brain, sleep, or nervous system disorders.
  • Conduct tests or studies such as electroencephalography (EEG), polysomnography (PSG), nerve conduction studies (NCS), electromyography (EMG), and intraoperative monitoring (IOM).
  • Calibrate, troubleshoot, or repair equipment and correct malfunctions, as needed.
  • Conduct tests to determine cerebral death, the absence of brain activity, or the probability of recovery from a coma.
  • Measure visual, auditory, or somatosensory evoked potentials (EPs) to determine responses to stimuli.
  • Indicate artifacts or interferences derived from sources outside of the brain, such as poor electrode contact or patient movement, on electroneurodiagnostic recordings.
  • Measure patients' body parts and mark locations where electrodes are to be placed.
  • Monitor patients during tests or surgeries, using electroencephalographs (EEG), evoked potential (EP) instruments, or video recording equipment.
  • Set up, program, or record montages or electrical combinations when testing peripheral nerve, spinal cord, subcortical, or cortical responses.

Essential Skills

Active Listening 4.0/5
Speaking 3.88/5
Reading Comprehension 3.75/5
Critical Thinking 3.75/5
Monitoring 3.62/5
Writing 3.38/5
Social Perceptiveness 3.25/5
Active Learning 3.12/5
Learning Strategies 3.12/5
Instructing 3.12/5
Service Orientation 3.12/5
Complex Problem Solving 3.12/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.
  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.

Common styles

Dependability, Attention to Detail, Concern for Others, Integrity, Cooperation

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Oral Expression 4.0/5
Problem Sensitivity 4.0/5
Oral Comprehension 3.88/5
Written Comprehension 3.88/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.88/5
Inductive Reasoning 3.88/5
Information Ordering 3.88/5
Near Vision 3.62/5

Technologies & Tools

BESA EEGFocus Cadwell Laboratories Easy Database software EEG Portaview FileMaker Pro JavaScript MEDITECH software Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Windows Microsoft Word Natus NeuroWorks Neurofax SpikeDetector Neurotronics Polysmith Scheduling software Sleep analysis software Web browser software Word processing software

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Dependability (High importance: 4.87/5)
  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.77/5)
  • Concern for Others (High importance: 4.74/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 4.74/5)
  • Cooperation (High importance: 4.68/5)

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How to Become One

This career typically requires vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some specialized training or certification may also be required.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Certified Intraoperative Neurophysiology Technologist (Certified Intraoperative Neurophysiology Tech) Certified Neurodiagnostic Technologist EEG Tech (Electroencephalogram Technician) EEG Technologist (Electroencephalograph Technologist) Electroencephalogram Technologist (EEG Technologist) Electroencephalograph Technician (EEG Tech) Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist (END Technologist) Electrophysiology Technician EP Technologist (Electrophysiology Technologist) Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Technologist (IONM Tech) Laboratory Technologist (Lab Technologist) Medical Technologist Neurodiagnostic Technician Neurodiagnostic Technologist (Neurodiagnostic Tech) Neurodiagnostic Technologists Neurophysiology Technical Specialist Neurophysiology Technologist Polysomnographer Polysomnographic Tech (Polysomnographic Technician) Polysomnographic Technologist Polysomnography Technician Polysomnography Technologist R. EEG. T (Registered Electroencephalograph Technologist) Registered EEG Tech (Registered Electroencephalogram Technician) Registered Electroencephalogram Technologist (Registered EEG Tech) Registered Electroencephalography Technologist (R. EEG. T) Registered Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist (Registered END Tech) Registered Polysomnographer Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) Travel EEG Tech (Travel Electroencephalogram Technician)