Position Title:  Reading Physician

Department:  Operations

Reports To:  Chief Clinical Officer

FLSA:  Exempt

Position Summary:

The Reading Physician provides remote supervision, interprets clinical data, and offers interventional recommendations during intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM). This role requires focused attention on interpreting IONM data to ensure patient safety and the preservation of neural structures during surgery.

Job Responsibilities:

• Evaluate intraoperative neuromonitoring plans based on the surgical procedure, neural risks, clinical presentation, medical history, and radiologic findings.
• Recommend anesthetic regimens to enhance data quality.
• Guide neuromonitoring technologists in data acquisition, recording, and troubleshooting.
• Confirm baseline data quality and monitor changes in real-time.
• Interpret significant data changes and recommend interventions, including promptly communicating with the surgical team.
• Suggest modifications to anesthetic regimens and physiological measures as needed.
• Generate detailed reports of intraoperative sessions, documenting procedural details, monitoring modalities, and significant data changes.
• Contribute to quality assurance initiatives and outcome measure development.
• Mentor neuromonitoring technologists and facilitate professional development.
• Transfer supervisory responsibility as needed, ensuring the communication of essential information.