Neuromonitoring Technicians

Sanford Federal, Inc. (SANFORD) headquartered in Stafford, VA., is a premier, Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned federal professional services company, primarily engaged in providing advanced information technology, cybersecurity, management systems supported as well as business and infrastructure management services. We are among the most innovative, respected, and ethical providers of technology solutions to the United States government. Our mission is to provide superior quality, innovative, information technology solutions that help federal agencies best aid, serve, and protect the American people.

1. Job title: Neuromonitoring Technicians

1. Job type: Part-time
2. Working hours: Flexible
3. Place of Performance: employee shall furnish services at Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, 1481 West 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202.

QUALIFICATION:

1.1. Staff/Facility: The 0.28 FTE Neuromonitoring Technicians should be consisting of neuromonitoring techs certified by the American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring or the American Society of Electro neurodiagnostic Technologists.

1.2. License: All licenses held by the personnel working on this contract shall be full and unrestricted license to the services covered by this contract issued in any State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia. Contract personnel shall submit evidence of current, full, and unrestricted licenses, registration, certification, and/or other relevant credentials for verification prior to appointment and throughout the employment process, as requested by the project manager. employee is responsible for keeping the project
manager informed of anything that would adversely affect or otherwise limit their clinical privileges. Failure to meet this requirement may result in termination of the contract.

1.3. Technical: Provide a trained technician, equipment and all necessary accessories and supplies to include gowns for requested surgical procedures in the operating room. Perform all aspects of IONM as needed, including but not limited to the following modalities: somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEP), motor evoked potentials (MEP), electromyography (EMG), electroencephalography (EEG), Cortical mapping, brain stem recordings, etc. Communicate results of monitoring in real time to operating surgeons, anesthesiologists, and other appropriate members of the surgical team in the operating room. Apply electrodes to the patient as needed for monitoring requested modalities and remove electrodes at the end of the procedure.

If applicable, assist the surgical team in explaining IONM to the patient pre-operatively. Participate in Indianapolis VAMC's quality assurance program as required.

1.4. Credentialing and Privileging: Contract Neuromonitoring Technologist fulfilling the conditions of the contract shall be subject to all bylaws, rules, and regulations of the VAMC. Each Neuromonitoring Technologist shall be credentialed and privileged prior to providing services and must be found acceptable by the Medical Executive committee and Governing Body. Credentialing and privileging are to be completed in accordance with VHA Handbook 1100.19 referenced above. The ability for an individual Neuromonitoring Technologist to continue to render services under the contract shall be dependent upon demonstration of clinical competence. Clinical competency shall be assessed on an ongoing basis, is true for all Neuromonitoring Technologist, and to the reported as provider specific.

practice information at the time or an accreditation body with equal or better standards Joint Commission.

1.4.1. If a contract personnel (s) is not credentialed and privileged or has credentials/privileges suspended or revoked, the employee shall furnish an acceptable substitute without any additional cost to the government.

1.5. Technical Proficiency: employee's personnel (s) shall be technically proficient in the skills necessary to fulfill the government's requirements, including the ability to speak, understand, read and write English fluently. employees shall provide documents upon request of the project manager to verify current and ongoing competency, skills, certification and/or licensure related to the provision of care, treatment and/or services performed. employees shall provide verifiable evidence of all educational and training experiences including any gaps in educational history for all contract personnel(s) and contract personnel (s) shall be responsible for abiding by the Facility's Medical Staff By-Laws, rules, and regulations (referenced herein) that govern medical staff behavior.

1.6. Training (BLS and VA Mandatory): employees shall meet all VA educational requirements and mandatory course requirements defined herein; all training must be completed by the employee's technicians(s) as required by the VA.

1. Standard Personnel Testing (PPD, etc.): employee shall provide proof of the following tests for personnel prior to the first duty shift. Tests shall be current within the past year.

2. Tuberculosis Testing: employee shall provide proof of a negative reaction to PPD testing for all contract personnel(s). A negative chest radiographic report for active tuberculosis shall be provided in cases of positive PPD results. The PPD test shall be repeated annually

3. Rubella Testing: employee shall provide proof of immunization for all contract personnel (s) for measles, mumps, rubella, or a rubella titer of 1.8 or greater. If the titer is less than 1.8, a rubella immunization shall be administered with follow-up documentation to the project manager.

4. COVID-19: employees shall comply with VHA Supplemental Contract Requirements for Combatting COVID-19 {This is applicable to all health care workers}.

5. Hepatitis B vaccination series.

6. Annual TB skin Test and recent chest X-Ray if there is a history of positive TB skin test.

7. Evidence of Hepatitis B immunity (hepatitis immune titer, if the individual has had the series of shots; if no immunity, evidence that the individual has started the Hepatitis B vaccination series

8. Evidence of a Hepatitis C titer

9. Varicella titer if contracted employee has not had chicken pox.

v Task and Duties:

1.the employee shall provide IONM Services toat the request of the Attending Surgeon or other appropriate members of the surgical team.

The request shall be pursuant to the written order of the Attending Surgeon. The Monitoring Services shall include neurophysiologic monitoring of the patient during the surgical procedure (Technical Services) by a qualified technician. employee shall coordinate provision of services with the Attending Surgeon or designee. employee is responsible for provision of all supplies in support of the services it provides. employee will complete all administrative tasks and required documentation immediately following procedure.

2. VA HOURS OF OPERATION/SCHEDULING:

2.1. VA Operating Room Hours: 07:00 - 16:00 (EST) Monday - Friday

Scheduling: RLR VAMC will make every reasonable effort to communicate need for service to the employee at least 48 hours prior to a procedure. employee shall be expected to provide services when medical care necessity requires notice of less than 48 hours, such as emergent cases. Cases may be scheduled by RLR VAMC in a variety of ways, including by phone, e-mail or fax.

2.2. Off-hours Coverage: None