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Registered Neurodiagnostic Technologist - Neurological Testing Center, Full-time, Nights

Northwestern Medicine · Chicago, IL · Full time · Health Care Provider

Posted Sep 21, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 5, 2026

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About your past

Twelve hour nights with rotating weekends and holidays. How does that fit your life?

What they are checking: Honest fit with a schedule the posting sets out precisely.

How do you work with the rest of the testing centre staff overnight?

What they are checking: Whether they can work in a small team with nobody else to ask.

What made you go into neurodiagnostics?

What they are checking: Whether the choice was deliberate, which usually predicts how long they stay.

What would you do

You see activity during a recording that concerns you overnight. What do you do?

What they are checking: Escalation on a night shift, where they may be the only person watching.

How do you prepare a patient who is anxious about having electrodes placed?

What they are checking: The patient care half of a technical role.

How do you handle a recording on a patient who cannot cooperate?

What they are checking: Practical problem solving with a confused or unwell patient.

About the work

Which modalities are you registered and competent in: EEG, EMG, evoked potentials, electronystagmography?

What they are checking: The posting lists several, and few technologists cover all of them.

Walk me through setting up a standard EEG, including electrode placement.

What they are checking: The core skill, and whether the measurement system is second nature.

How do you tell an artifact from a genuine abnormality?

What they are checking: The judgment that decides whether a recording is worth reading.

What is different about a long-term or ambulatory recording compared with a standard study?

What they are checking: The posting names all three, and they are quite different to run.

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The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

• Hours: 36 Hours Per Week / Works 12 Hour Shifts • Nights Schedule: 6:30 PM - 7:00 AM (Works Rotating Weekends) (Works Holidays) • Location: Feinberg/Galter; FL 07 • Competitive Hourly Compensation + Shift Differential. The role is graded as a non-exempt position, meaning you are eligible for overtime. • Benefits Eligible Role: New employees are eligible for benefits to begin on the first of the month following their start date. The Registered Neurodiagnostic Technologist reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards. • This position provides neurological testing and/or monitoring in any or all of the following clinical areas and modalities: A. standard, long-term, or ambulatory Electroencephalography (EEG); B. Electromyography (EMG) and Nerve Conduction Studies. • This position may also provide neurological testing and/or monitoring in any or all of the following additional clinical areas and modalities: A. Visual, auditory, or somatosensory Evoked Potentials (EP) or Electronystagmography; C. Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM). • The Registered Neurodiagnostic Technologist works closely with other members of the Neurological Testing Center (NTC) staff, including physicians. Responsibilities: Essential Functions and How They Are Accomplished: • Complete all required paperwork before study is performed including relevant patient history. Clarify unclear or inappropriate orders. Complete billing information upon completion of procedure. • Independently prepare patient for test and/or monitoring by accurately placing recording electrodes and using established protocols required for the procedure. • Recognize technically inadequate signals and obtain troubleshooting assistance if necessary. • Recognize abnormalities/potential changes and respond appropriately by communicating to a Coordinator, or appropriate neurologist. • Maintain equipment in clean and organized condition, including stocking supplies as needed. • Record study and enter appropriate notations and clinical observations. • Encourage teamwork through interdepartmental communication and constructive problem resolution. • Provide training for new Neurodiagnostic Technicians and student preceptors. Patient Care/Age Specific Responsibilities and Qualifications: • Provide patient with procedure explanation, address questions, and reassure and relax patient (as appropriate), and prepares patients for their procedure. Provide assistance to older adults as necessary through assessment of impairments that affect testing procedures. • Provides basic personal hygiene assistance to any patients as necessary. • Primarily requires interaction with patients of adult and geriatric age. Interaction with neonates will be required for technicians performing EEG's. Additional Functions: • Provide technical or administrative coverage in other areas of NTC as necessary. • Participate in departmental in-services, monthly staff meetings, and continuing education. • Assist in report typing, distribution, filing and other storage duties as assigned. • Provide consistent feedback and suggestions for improvement to NTC Resource Coordinator and/or Manager. • Provide written and/or verbal feedback to NTC Resource Coordinator and/or Manager on Neurodiagnostic Technician and/or student preceptor's performance. Quality Management Responsibilities: • Participates in organizational and departmental quality improvement activities. • Communicates customer satisfaction issues to appropriate individuals. • Provides ideas and suggestions for process improvements within the department. Required Education/Experience and License/Certification : • High School diploma or equivalent • CPR certified in basic cardiac life support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA). • Registry in respective discipline (EEG, EMG) corresponding with the clinical area of work for the institution. • Registered Electroencephalographic Technologist (R.EEG.T) through the American Board of Registration of Electroencephalographic and Evoked Potential technologists (ABRET) for EEG • Registered Nerve Conduction Technologist (R. NCS T.) through the American Association of Electrodiagnostic Technologists (AAET) OR Certified Nerve Conduction Technologist (CNCT) through American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine (ABEM) for EMG • In lieu of registry, candidate may be considered who are board registry eligible, and complete registration within 12 months of hire date. Preferred License/Certification and Regulatory Agency : • In addition to EEG or EMG, registration in one or more of the following disciplines: EEG, EP, CLTM, CNIM • Registration through the American Board of Registration of Electroencephalographic and Evoked Potential technologists (ABRET) for EP, CLTM, CNIM • Prior experience in multiple ENDT modalities. #LI-JL1 Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status. Background Check Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Artificial Intelligence Disclosure Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person. Benefits We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Click on or copy and paste URL to your browser to view detailed benefits information NorthwesternMedicine Career Page https://jobs.nm.org/benefits Please refer to the Benefits Eligibility by Employment Classification to determine benefits eligibility for job postings. If sign-on bonus is included in a job posting eligibility is as followed: Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign-on bonus. Exception : New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position as a Registered Nurse at NM may be eligible.

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