This 48-hour combination online/hand-on in person EKG Technician Program will allow students to obtain employment as an Electrocardiograph (EKG/ECG) Technician. The EKG Technician is responsible for performing diagnostic tests to access the heart rhythm and rate in patients. EKG's are also performed before and after operations, during physicals examinations of patients, for patients with a history of heart disease, when patients are experiencing chest pains and when the ordering physician deems it necessary. This course includes 36 hours of online didactic lectures and 12 hours of hands-on classroom training at Las Positas College. An externship is not required. This course prepares you to take the National Certification Exam. Looking for more information about the program? View information slides here.
Industry Outlook : According to The Bureau of Labor Statistics, job growth for a Certified EKG Technician is expected to increase by 10% between 2020 and 2030. Currently, the average salary for an EKG Technician in San Francisco is $62,146*
Program Prerequisites: Applicants must be 18 years or older.
EKG Program Roadmap:
- Complete 48 hours of online didactic and hands-on training
- Opportunity to take NHA exam
Upon successful completion of the EKG Program, students will be able to:
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Identify and describe the Anatomy, Physiology, and Medical Terminology of the major body systems with an emphasis on the Cardiovascular system
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Describe and explain the Electrical Physiology of the Heart
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Identify and discuss medications that are associated with the Cardiovascular system.
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Understand and demonstrate the basic skills to accurately take a patient’s vital signs including a Blood Pressure measurement.
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Identify and Perform basic EKG Skills. This includes utilizing various EKG machines, such as the 3 lead, 5 lead, and 12 lead EKG machine.
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Identify and discuss Waveforms, calculating heart rates, Determining Heart Rhythm, and Einthoven’s Graphic Identification system.
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Develop the ability to recognize Artifacts on an EKG and understand the errors and prevent them.
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Recognize arrhythmias.
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Students will learn to describe Pacemakers, name the chambers of the heart that the pacemaker may pace, explain the ways in which pacemakers can initiate impulses, and assess pacemaker function.
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Students will learn about the Holter Monitor, its monitoring, and placement on patients.
Tuition and Payment Information:
- Tuition: $1249.00 (Information on how to pay is below. An initial $245 is required to secure your space in the course.)
- Materials fee: $194.00
- $125 of the $194 materials fee is for the Nation Exam fee, paid at the time of exam. $69 of the $194 materials fee is for your course book, which you will purchase via a link sent out by the instructors.
- Scrub uniforms: cost varies- example pair of scrubs you can purchase.
- Closed-toed shoes
How to Pay for Tuition:
Once registered with Community Education at Las Positas College, please make your $245 pre-registration payment here. This initial payment goes towards the tuition and is not a separate fee: https://psa-aumt.com/onlinePayment.php
Important: Students who have registered with Community Education at Las Positas College but have not submitted their pre-registration payment will not be admitted to the class. Submit your pre-registration payment no later than 3 business days prior to the first day of class.
You can start your class with the minimum payment of $245. Payment plans are available for the remainder of your tuition.
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Refund Policy:
For this course, you are subject to the refund policy of AUMT and not Community Education.
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