Join our team of Life Changers! UPMC is looking to hire **Full-Time, Neurodiagnostic Technician I** to join our training program. **Candidates need to have previous patient care experience and looking to take their career to the next level!** **This is a 6-month paid training program to learn how to perform EEG studies!** Schedule during training program will be Monday-Friday 7am-3:30pm Since this is a paid training program, you must agree to commitment to working for UPMC for no less than 36 months. **After successful completion of training program, you will be assigned to a schedule which could be day, night or off shift schedule which also includes holiday and weekend rotation.** **Manager will discuss further during interview.** This position **travels to all 7 hospitals** within the Central PA region and provides hands on care to **adults and pediatric patients** in **ICU, ER, traditional hospital units and outpatient offices.** Excellent benefits, a pleasant work environment, and friendly team are just a few of our perks. Apply today! **Responsibilities:** + Operate computer equipment to record nervous system responses that provide quantitative and objective measures of the neuronal/sensory function. + Collaborate with supervisor and medical personnel to resolve problems and to advise concerning laboratory procedures, techniques and equipment. + Clean, adjust and perform routine maintenance and repair on neurodiagnostic equipment to ensure proper functioning. + Troubleshoot routine equipment problems. + Document pertinent medical history from the patient or family members. + React in medical emergencies to ensure patient safety; know unit and hospital procedures for working with high acuity patients. + Recognize changes in the clinical condition of the patient and correlate those changes with the EEG. + Discriminate the changes requiring intervention such as seizures or cardiac arrhythmia. + Schedule patients for neurodiagnostic procedures and obtain required medical information; explain procedures, alleviate fears, and elicit cooperation. Prepare patient for tests to include measuring and marking cranial area and fastening electrodes to specified positions on scalp and body. + Perform procedures with appropriate documentation. + Identify EEG waveforms/patterns during testing and communicate to medical personnel. + HS diploma and 6 months of patient care + OR an Assoc or Bachelor degree. + *Procirca Employees Only: This position includes a Neuro Training Agreement, which comes with a 3-year commitment to UPMC. Failure to agree and sign the Neuro Training Agreement contract prior to your start date will preclude you from further consideration for this position. **Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:** CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire + Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) + Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal + Act 33 with renewal + Act 34 with renewal + Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal **UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran**