Cardiac Tech (EKG)

Minimal Acceptable Job Qualifications

Licensure:  N/A

Experience:  No experience required.

Education:   Minimum of a high school diploma or its equivalent; coursework or training in the healthcare field.  Completion of hospital basic EKG course or equivalent within six months of employment in position.

Registration/Certification:  None required.

Job Knowledge & Skills:  

Demonstrates working knowledge of the English language, verbal and written.

Demonstrates basic knowledge of anatomy and the technique for drawing and identifying blood specimens.

Requires mathematical skills necessary for compilation of test results.

Requires a basic understanding of the related behaviors, needs and comfort appropriate to the age (including neonate, child, adolescent, aging adult) and diagnosis of patients served in order to support the provision of an individualized multidisciplinary plan of care.

Requires writing skills necessary to accurately and legibly record information related to patient medical history and testing process.

Demonstrates well developed interpersonal and communication skills necessary to interact effectively with all internal and external unit customers, as needed.