Scott Thurston

Experience

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  Minnesota Epilepsy Group, P.A.

  Sept 2002 - Aug 2004

  EEG Tech Level 5

  Long Term Epilepsy Monitoring (LTME), assigned staff for shift, surgical electrocorticography, motor strip mapping, intraoperative EP and EMG, assisted in staff training. Union Steward for SEIU, participated in contract talks.

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  Allina Health

  Aug 2004 - Oct 2010

  Lead EEG Technolgist

  Intraoperative monitoring, QA/QC, interviewed job candidates, assisted physicians with NCS/EMG.

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  Minneapolis Community and Technical College

  Feb 2008 - May 2009

  Adjunct Faculty

  Curriculum and course lecture development, taught Electroneurodiagnostic Fundamentals, Evoked Potentials, and Intraoperative Monitoring.

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  AllinaHealth

  Oct 2010 - Jan 2015

  Lead IOM Technologist

  Performed EEG, EP and intraoperative monitoring on all patient ages including ABR, SSEP, MEP, BCR and cranial nerve monitoring.

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  Neurological Monitoring Associates, LLC

  Jan 2015 - Aug 2016

  Intraoperative monitoring, evaluate Neurophysiologists performance, evaluate and ensure ANS performance and competencies, perform periodic maintenance and safety checks on monitoring equipment. Technical training on equipment and procedures for new employees. Intraoperative Monitoring on all patient ages in a variety of area hospitals.Primarily orthopedic and spine cases, with occasional craniotomies and Carotid endarterectomies.

  • Supervisor of Advanced Neurodiagnostic Specialists and Technology

    Feb 2016 - Aug 2016

  • Advanced Neurodiagnostic Specialist

    Jan 2015 - Jan 2016
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  PEAK NEUROMONITORING ASSOCIATES

  Aug 2016 - May 2019

  IOM Technologist

  Monitoring for spinal surgeries, especially minimally invase laser spine procedures.

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  Unemployed

  May 2019 - Sept 2019

  None
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  St Luke's Hospital

  Sept 2019 - May 2021

  EEG Tech
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  CentraCare

  May 2021 - now

  EEG Tech