Arm-Chair

Neurodiagnostic Technologists

Medical


  • Average Salary

    RM3000 - RM 6000

  • Career Trends

  • Compability

What is Neurodiagnostic Technologists?

Conduct electroneurodiagnostic (END) tests such as electroencephalograms, evoked potentials, polysomnograms, or electronystagmograms. May perform nerve conduction studies.

Minimum education level

 

PT3

SPM

STPM

Diploma

Degree

Average Salary

RM3000 - RM 6000

Example of a Job Position

Certified Neurodiagnostic Technologist
Clinical Supervisor
Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist
Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist Coordinator
Leader of Neurodiagnostic Technology Expert
Neurodiagnostic Laboratory Manager & Epilepsy Center (manager
Neurodiagnostic Lab & Epilepsy Center)
Neurodiagnostic Technologist
Registered Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist
Registered polysomnographic technologist
Senior Technologist

Task

? Conduct tests or studies such as electroencephalography (EEG), polysomnography (PSG), nerve conduction studies (NCS), electromyography (EMG), and intraoperative monitoring (IOM) ? Indicate artifacts or interferences derived from sources outside of the brain, such as poor electrode contact or patient movement, on electroneurodiagnostic recordings ? Explain testing procedures to patients, answering questions or reassuring patients as needed ? Monitor patients during tests or surgeries, using electroencephalographs (EEG), evoked potential (EP) instruments, or video recording equipment ? Attach electrodes to patients using adhesives

Knowledge

Administrative

Knowledge of administrative procedures and systems, such as managing words, managing documents and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

Customer and Personal Services

Knowledge of principles and processes to provide services for customers and personal. This includes assessing customer needs, meeting service quality standards, and evaluating customer satisfaction.

Computers and Electronics

Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

English

Knowledge of the structure and content of English, including the meaning and spelling of each word, composition rules, and grammar.

Medical Science and Dentistry

Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human wounds, diseases, and deformities. These include symptoms, alternative treatments, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health measures

Skills

Active Listening

Give full attention to the words of others, set aside time to understand the points presented, ask questions appropriately, and not interrupt at the wrong time

Monitor

Monitor / assess the performance of themselves, other individuals, and organizations to develop or take corrective actions.

Talking

Talk to others to convey information effectively

Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to the problems handled

Reading Understanding

Understand sentences and paragraphs written in work documents.

Capability

  • 1

    Information Arrangement - The ability to arrange various things and actions in a certain sequence or pattern according to the rules specified (for example: number patterns, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

  • 2

    Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas when speaking, so that others can understand what is being conveyed

  • 3

    Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to certain problems in order to produce reasonable answers.

  • 4

    Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules and conclusions (including finding relationships between seemingly unconnected events).

  • 5

    Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or maybe wrong. This does not involve solving the problem, only knowing if there is a problem.

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