Certified Intra-Operating Monitoring Technologist

Overview

: The University of Utah is a Level 1 Trauma Center and is nationally ranked and recognized for our academic research, quality standards and overall patient experience. Our five hospitals and eleven clinics provide excellence in our comprehensive services, medical advancement, and overall patient outcomes. Responsibilities

• Communicates with surgical staff to establish correct site, type of surgery, and placement of equipment in room.
• Recognizes desired waveforms or activity as well as artifact.
• Troubleshoots equipment malfunctions.
• Works closely with the department manager, medical director, and IONM in daily functions and operations of department.
• Applies knowledge of neuron anatomy and normal physiological function.
• Reports all observed patient concerns and changes in condition.
• Ensures patient safety relative to history and contraindications for specific stimulation or monitoring techniques.
• Removes electrodes and cleans up patients post monitoring period.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Demonstrated human relations and effective communication skills.
• Ability to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the principles of life span growth and development and the ability to assess data regarding the patient's status and provide care as described in the department's policies and procedures manual.
• Knowledge of the accepted guidelines and criteria for sterile procedures and infection control and of alternate montages, protocols, alternate equipment settings and their effects.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Required

One of the following:

• Bachelor's degree in a healthcare discipline.
• Completion of T, T, or T course and maintenance of subsequent registration.
• Four (4) years of hands-on patient care experience.
• CNIM registry eligibility within 12 months of hire.

Licenses Required

• Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system. The eCredential is to be obtained within 30 days of hire.

Qualifications (Preferred)

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation.

• This position involves intermediate working conditions in a healthcare setting that may exert up to 50 pounds and may consistently require lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or otherwise moving patients or objects, such as medical equipment, while providing patient care.

Physical Requirements Carrying, Climbing, Crawling, Lifting, Listening, Pulling and/or Pushing, Reaching, Sitting, Speaking, Standing, Stooping and Crouching, Walking

Multi-lingual Candidates Welcomed

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