Health - EKG Technician (FLEX)

Course description

An electrocardiograph technician, also known as an EKG technician, is a healthcare professional who uses specialized equipment to measure the heart’s electrical activity. Physicians and other medical professionals can use this information to diagnose and treat a patient's cardiac health. Taking an EKG on a patient includes attaching electrodes to a patient's chest, arms, and legs. EKG techs are responsible for explaining this process to patients, positioning patients appropriately for testing, and connecting the necessary electrodes. They then use the EKG machine to collect a result. EKG technicians can work in hospital settings, outpatient clinics, diagnostic testing centers, labs, nursing and long-term care homes, and private physicians’ practices.