Course Detail: EKG - Electrocardiograph (EKG/ECG) Technician

This 48-hour Hybrid (online and in-person) Electrocardiograph (EKG/ECG) Technician program will prepare participants to sit for the National EKG Technician Certification Exam.  

EKG Technician is responsible for performing diagnostic tests to access the heart rhythm and rate in patients. EKG's are typically performed during physical examinations especially before and after operations. They are also administered to monitor patients with a history of heart disease and to diagnose patients experiencing chest pains or whenever a physician deems an EKG necessary.

Class Schedule:

Please select:
M, W, Fri (online lecture) 9:00am - 1:00PM - 3 weeks
OR
M, W, Fri (online lecture) 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM - 3 weeks 
AND
Sat (In-person Clinical) 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM 
at AUMT 43300 Business Park Drive, Suite 201, Temecula CA 92590

National Exam Date: TBD by participant upon completion of the program

Externship: There is no externship required

NHA Certification Exam Fee: $125 (payable to NHA, not included in $1,495) 

Upon successful completion of the EKG Program, students will be able to:
  • Identify and describe the Anatomy, Physiology, and Medical Terminology of the major body systems with an emphasis on the Cardiovascular system
  • Describe and explain the Electrical Physiology of the Heart
  • Identify and discuss medications that are associated with the Cardiovascular system.
  • Understand and demonstrate the basic skills to accurately take a patient's vital signs including a Blood Pressure measurement.
  • Identify and Perform basic EKG Skills. This includes utilizing various EKG machines, such as the 3 lead, 5 lead, and 12 lead EKG machine.
  • Identify and discuss Waveforms, calculating heart rates, Determining Heart Rhythm, and Einthoven's Graphic Identification system. 
  • Develop the ability to recognize Artifacts on an EKG and understand the errors and prevent them.
  • Recognize arrhythmias.
  • Students will learn to describe Pacemakers, name the chambers of the heart that pacemaker may pace, explain the ways in which pacemakers can initiate impulses, and assess pacemaker function.
  • Students will learn about the Holter Monitor, it's monitoring and Placement on patients.

Available Sessions

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