According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Indicate artifacts or interferences derived from sources outside of the brain, such as poor electrode contact or patient movement, on electroneurodiagnostic recordings. | 99% |
| Conduct tests or studies such as electroencephalography (EEG), polysomnography (PSG), nerve conduction studies (NCS), electromyography (EMG), and intraoperative monitoring (IOM). | 98% |
| Monitor patients during tests or surgeries, using electroencephalographs (EEG), evoked potential (EP) instruments, or video recording equipment. | 98% |
| Collect patients' medical information needed to customize tests. | 96% |
| Explain testing procedures to patients, answering questions or reassuring patients, as needed. | 96% |
| Set up, program, or record montages or electrical combinations when testing peripheral nerve, spinal cord, subcortical, or cortical responses. | 96% |
| Summarize technical data to assist physicians to diagnose brain, sleep, or nervous system disorders. | 94% |
| Conduct tests to determine cerebral death, the absence of brain activity, or the probability of recovery from a coma. | 93% |
| Measure patients' body parts and mark locations where electrodes are to be placed. | 93% |
| Attach electrodes to patients, using adhesives. | 93% |
| Submit reports to physicians summarizing test results. | 91% |
| Calibrate, troubleshoot, or repair equipment and correct malfunctions, as needed. | 91% |
| Adjust equipment to optimize viewing of the nervous system. | 91% |
| Measure visual, auditory, or somatosensory evoked potentials (EPs) to determine responses to stimuli. | 90% |
| Assist in training technicians, medical students, residents, or other staff members. | 84% |
| Participate in research projects, conferences, or technical meetings. | 74% |
