Grossmont College
Grossmont College is located in east San Diego county. Grossmont is a comprehensive community college offering lower division courses and academic preparation which will permit you to transfer to any campus in the California State University and University of California systems, as well as to many private colleges and universities. The College also offers relevant and up-to-date vocational programs to enable students to prepare for employment in the private and public sectors.
Telemetry Technician/EKG Program
Telemetry (EKG) Technicians are allied health professionals who operate electrocardiograph machines to provide physicians with data for diagnosis and treatment of heart ailments. Telemetry Technicians are employed in hospitals, clinics, and private practice offices. The telemetry technician program offers a sequence of four courses which provide specific training in Electrocardiograph theory and techniques: EKG Theory, EKG Techniques, Advanced EKG Theory, Advanced Cardiac Monitoring. Students who successfully complete the Telemetry/EKG Technician program are eligible to take the national certification exam administered by the American Cardiology Technologists Association.
The beginning EKG Telemetry course trains students to record basic electrocardiograms and recognize abnormalities. Telemetry Technicians may also be required to perform pacemaker evaluation, cardiac stress-testing, Holter monitoring, and telemetry arrhythmia monitoring. The advanced Telemetry courses include the theory and techniques necessary to perform these duties. In addition to classroom and laboratory instruction, students may have the opportunity to visit a hospital to do job shadowing in an EKG department.
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Minimum training:High school diploma or equivalent; on-the-job training
Job description:An electrocardiograph technician (or EKG technician) operates EKG machines to detect and record the electronic impulses transmitted by the heart during and between heartbeats. More
