Skills Checklist

EEG Technician Checklist

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GENERAL SKILLS EXPERIENCE:

Rank each of the following sections on a scale of 1 to 3: 1) Limited or no experience 2) Experienced, but may need review or supervision 3) Able to function independently *

Advanced directives
National Patient Safety Goals/Core Measures
Awareness of HCAHPS
Accurate Patient Identification
Maintain Sterile Field
Use proper body mechanics
Use of transfer/lifting Devices
Infection Control
Universal Precautions
Isolation Precautions
Minimize fall risks
Crash Cart
Defibrillator
Care of patient in Restraints
Obtain Vital Signs
Patient/Family education
Electronic Documentation
Ensures HIPAA compliance

BASIC SKILLS:

Rank each of the following sections on a scale of 1 to 3: 1) Limited or no experience 2) Experienced, but may need review or supervision 3) Able to function independently *

Ordering supplies
Following facility policy for sedation monitoring
Adjusting electrode placement for anatomical defects or anomalies
10-20 Electrode Placement
Portable Recording in Adult ICU
Portable Recording in Pediatric ICU
Portable Recording in NICU
EMG
ECI-Brain Death Recording
Sleep EEG
Sleep-Deprived EEG
Ambulatory EEG
Identify abnormal awake and asleep patterns for each age range
Photic Stimulation

EVOKED POTENTIALS:

Rank each of the following sections on a scale of 1 to 3: 1) Limited or no experience 2) Experienced, but may need review or supervision 3) Able to function independently *

Motor Evoked Potential
Auditory Evoked Potential
Visual Evoked Potential
Somatosensory Evoked Potential
SSEP in OR
Electromyography in OR
Assist with Nerve Conduction Studies/ EMG

EQUIPMENT:

Rank each of the following sections on a scale of 1 to 3: 1) Limited or no experience 2) Experienced, but may need review or supervision 3) Able to function independently *

Precautions to ensure electrical safety
Calibrating and maintaining testing equipment
Monitoring and recording significant events during the study for physician review.
Maintain instrument/equipment in working order
Cadwell
Nicolet
Digital Machine Experience
Paper Machine Experience
Grass-Telefactor
Nihon Kohden
XL-Tek
Biologic

DOCUMENTATION:

Rank each of the following sections on a scale of 1 to 3: 1) Limited or no experience 2) Experienced, but may need review or supervision 3) Able to function independently *

Obtain Patient History
Monitor Changes in Patient Status
Stimulation
Hyperventilation
Post hyperventilation
Interpreting EEG patterns
Document unusual or inappropriate behavior suggestive of seizure of psychogenic nonepileptic event

WORK SETTING:

Rank each of the following sections on a scale of 1 to 3: 1) Limited or no experience 2) Experienced, but may need review or supervision 3) Able to function independently *

Acute Hospital Setting
Sleep Lab
Research Facility
Large/Regional Teaching Facility
Outpatient Clinic
Epilepsy Monitoring Unit

AGE-SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE:

Rank each of the following sections on a scale of 1 to 3: 1) Limited or no experience 2) Experienced, but may need review or supervision 3) Able to function independently *

Newborn / neonate (birth-30 days)
Infant (31 days-1 year)
Toddler (ages 2-3 years)
Preschool (ages 4-5 years)
School age (ages 6-12 years)
Adolescent (ages 13-21 years)
Young adult (ages 22-39 years)
Adult (ages 40-64 years)
Older adult (ages 65-79 years)
Elderly (ages 80+ years)