EKG Technician

This program provides education for individuals seeking a career in the laboratory as a Certified Electrocardiogram (EKG) Technician. Individuals who successfully complete the EKG Technician program will receive a certificate of completion from GAHS allowing students to sit for the National and State certification examinations.  As an EKG Technician, you’ll operate machines that record the electrical activity of a patient’s heart. EKG rhythms provide important data for the diagnosis of heart conditions. This program prepares students to operate an EKG machine and work as technicians in non-invasive cardiac diagnostic laboratory units in hospitals, diagnostic laboratories, medical clinics, and facilities. Students will learn how to prepare patients for EKG mountings, operate a 12 lead EKG machine, and interpret EKG readings including identification of signs of advanced heart diseases and interpretation of advanced arrhythmias, hypertrophies, and myocardial infarction. Benefits to obtaining an EKG Technician Certification may include: more job opportunities, an increased pay scale, job security, and increased subject matter expertise. As an EKG Technician, students may perform some or all of the following tasks:

· Set up and administer EKGs, stress tests 

· Prepare patients for Holter, or ambulatory monitoring

· Edit and deliver final test results to physicians for analysis 

· Schedule appointments 

· Transcribe physicians' interpretations

Upon completion of this course students will have necessary real-world skills to practice confidently as an EKG Technician. The academic courses of the program are demanding and require a high level of commitment. The decision to enter a rigorous program like this should be well thought out with all outside responsibilities considered. All courses must be completed to receive a Certificate of Completion making the graduate eligible to sit for National and State certification examinations.

SALARY

The average EKG Technician salary in the United States is $39,400 as of June 28, 2021, but the range typically falls between $35,000 and $45,600. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession.