How to hire health technologists and technicians, all other
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[Job title] at [Company name] [City, State] · [Full-time / Part-time] · [Pay range] About the role [Two or three sentences about your team, the work and why it matters.] What you will do • Collect patients' medical information needed to customize tests. • Conduct tests or studies such as electroencephalography (EEG), polysomnography (PSG), nerve conduction studies (NCS), electromyography (EMG), and intraoperative monitoring (IOM). • Conduct tests to determine cerebral death, the absence of brain activity, or the probability of recovery from a coma. • Explain testing procedures to patients, answering questions or reassuring patients, as needed. • Indicate artifacts or interferences derived from sources outside of the brain, such as poor electrode contact or patient movement, on electroneurodiagnostic recordings. • 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. • Summarize technical data to assist physicians to diagnose brain, sleep, or nervous system disorders. What you bring • [Required license, certification or years of experience, if any] • [Education, only if you truly need it. Typical to start in this job: Postsecondary nondegree award] • Strong active listening, speaking, reading comprehension, critical thinking, monitoring and writing skills • Working knowledge of customer and personal service, English Language, medicine and dentistry and psychology • [Anything else you would really turn someone away for] Pay and benefits [Pay range]. For reference, the U.S. median for this job is $24.18 an hour ($50,290 a year). [Benefits, schedule and anything else candidates should know.] How to apply [Apply on JAI Bot. Every applicant hears back.]
Interview questions for health technologists and technicians, all other
Ask every candidate the same questions, in the same order, and write down what they say. Questions about past work show what someone has actually done.
- Tell me about a time you had to collect patients' medical information needed to customize tests. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to conduct tests or studies such as electroencephalography (EEG), polysomnography (PSG), nerve conduction studies (NCS), electromyography (EMG), and intraoperative monitoring (IOM). What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to conduct tests to determine cerebral death, the absence of brain activity, or the probability of recovery from a coma. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to explain testing procedures to patients, answering questions or reassuring patients, as needed. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to understand a request or problem that was explained poorly. How did you make sure you got it right?
- Explain something technical from your last job as you would to a new coworker.
- Tell me about written instructions, a policy or a manual you had to follow closely. How did you make sure you followed it correctly?
- Why this job, and why now? What would make you stay here for the long term?
Good answers name a real situation, what the person did themselves and what happened. Avoid questions about age, family plans, religion, health, national origin or anything else unrelated to the job.
What health technologists and technicians, all other do
- Collect patients' medical information needed to customize tests.
- Conduct tests or studies such as electroencephalography (EEG), polysomnography (PSG), nerve conduction studies (NCS), electromyography (EMG), and intraoperative monitoring (IOM).
- Conduct tests to determine cerebral death, the absence of brain activity, or the probability of recovery from a coma.
- Explain testing procedures to patients, answering questions or reassuring patients, as needed.
- Indicate artifacts or interferences derived from sources outside of the brain, such as poor electrode contact or patient movement, on electroneurodiagnostic recordings.
- 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.
- Summarize technical data to assist physicians to diagnose brain, sleep, or nervous system disorders.
Skills that matter most
Education, experience and outlook for health technologists and technicians, all other
- Typical education to start: Postsecondary nondegree award (BLS)
- Job outlook: +5.9% over ten years, faster than average · about 12,400 openings a year (BLS)
What to pay health technologists and technicians, all other
Pay depends a lot on where the job is. Highest and lowest median yearly pay by state:
| State | Median yearly pay |
|---|---|
| Washington | $62,090 |
| Maine | $61,490 |
| Massachusetts | $60,500 |
| Oregon | $60,390 |
| California | $60,390 |
| Arkansas | $42,820 |
| Louisiana | $39,730 |
| Mississippi | $39,010 |
See health technologists and technicians, all other pay in every state
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