About
This is a comprehensive and essential course, that teaches you necessary information for performing an EKG on a patient. Certified EKG Technician can often be found at hospitals, clinics, or private practices. EKG Tech’s general responsibilities are to perform electrocardiograms on patients who may experience chest pains or other signs of cardiac problems or may be asked to help diagnose and monitor cardiac problems in patients. Companies that provide pre-employment physicals or insurance physicals may also hire EKG Technicians to determine pre-existing cardiac problems.
Home care givers may also find this course useful if there is a need to care for at-home patients with ECG monitors. EKG Technicians are not only meant for individuals who would like to obtain a position as EKG Technicians, many such as nurses, EMTs, paramedics or other healthcare professionals also take this course to enhance their knowledge in EKG and to perform full 12-lead EKG examinations.
Organization
Providence Training Institute
Pti Health College is a healthcare training institution in Glendale, Arizona. Its occupational fields include Caregiver, Certified Nursing Assistant, Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), Medical Billing and Coding, Network Administration, Patient Care Technician, and Phlebotomy. The institution also identifies clinical medical assisting and veterinary assisting among its areas of preparation. Instruction combines classroom learning with laboratory work for veterinary assisting, including medical terminology, office procedures, radiology, pharmacology, and medication administration under veterinary direction. Flexible schedules are available for students balancing school, employment, or family responsibilities. Several courses conclude with a state board certification examination, and the school describes its classes as smaller settings intended to provide individual attention. Providence Training Institute also offers an in-house financing program and serves students preparing for healthcare-related careers.