CLUSTERHealth Science Education

CONCENTRATIONECG Technician

WEVIS CODEHE 0810

National Consortium for Health Science Education Health Care Standards

National Healthcareer Association

American Society of Phlebotomy Technicians

Sample of reported job title upon completion of ECG Technician Specialization: ECG Technician

Sample of reported job title upon completion of additional education: Patient Care Technician, Echocardiographer, Cardiopulmonary Technician

INDUSTRY CREDENTIALS

Certified ECG Technician, Bloodborne Pathogens Training: Preventing Disease Transmission

RECOMMENDED PREREQUISITE

0714Introduction to Health Care

REQUIRED COURSE

0810ECG Technician

ELECTIVE COURSE

1060Essentials of Addiction and Prevention

SKILL SETS

Career Preparation Skills

Safety Practices

Leadership Development

Patient/Client Customer Service

Numeracy and Literacy

Academic Foundation/ECG Technician

Communications/ECG Technician

Legal Responsibilities/ECG Technician

Ethics/ECG Technician

Safety Practices/ECG Technician

Teamwork/ECG Technician

Technical Skills/ECG Technician

Information Technology Applications/ECG Technician

Clinical Application/ECG Technician

Skill sets for Career Preparation Skills, Safety, Leadership Development and Patient/Client Customer Service should be integrated throughout the concentration as remaining skill sets are delivered.

Skill Set / Career Preparation Skills
Knowledge Objectives
HE.1 / Students will demonstrate knowledge of
  • career paths.
  • goal development and achievement.
  • attitudes and work habits that support career retention and advancement.
  • personal qualities and abilities needed to be effective with children.
  • communication in varied contexts.

Performance Objectives
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HE.10 / Students will
  • relate skills and abilities to possible career pathways.
  • explain methods of goal development.
  • discuss methods of time management and task coordination.
  • practice professionalism in punctuality, appropriate dress, task completion, etc.
  • investigate methods of supervision such as giving and receiving feedback and instruction.
  • develop and present a statement of their personal work ethic beliefs.
  • prepare an application, cover letter, resume and thank you letter.
  • create a personal portfolio for use when applying for employment.
  • practice simulated job interviews.

Skill Set / Safety Practices
Knowledge Objectives
HE.11 / Students will demonstrate knowledge of
  • infection control.
  • controlling the growth and spread of microorganisms.

Performance Objectives
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HE.14 / Students will
  • explain principles of infection control.
  • perform hand washing according to Centers for Disease Control regulations.
  • don and remove non-sterile gloves.

Skill Set / Leadership Development
Knowledge Objectives
HE.15 / Students will demonstrate knowledge of
  • public speaking.
  • parliamentary law.
  • leadership concepts.
  • characteristics of effective teams and organizations.

Performance Objectives / Students will
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  • develop and deliver speeches.
  • participate in meetings using parliamentary procedure.
  • attend leadership conferences and training (local, state and/or national).
  • volunteer in community service opportunities.
  • participate in career development events.

Skill Set / Patient/Client Customer Service
Knowledge Objectives
HE.21 / Students will demonstrate knowledge of
  • customer service.
  • patient/client satisfaction.
  • patient/client needs assessment.
  • quality for services.

Performance Objectives
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  • demonstrate respectful and empathetic treatment of all patients/clients.
  • hear and work to resolve complaints from patients/clients or the public.
  • check completed work for spelling, punctuation and format.
  • greet visitors or callers and handle their inquiries or direct them to the appropriate persons according to their needs.
  • answer inquiries pertaining to patient/client care policies and services and work to resolve patient/client complaints.
  • measure and assess patient/client and employee satisfaction.
  • confer with patients/clients by telephone or in person to provide information about health care or services, take orders from superiors, obtain details of complaints and forward to instructor/supervisor.
  • keep records of patient/client interactions, recording details of inquiries, complaints or comments, as well as actions taken per health care institution guidelines.
  • check to ensure that appropriate changes were made to work toward resolving patient/client problems.
  • describe points of patient/client safety and respond to questions.
  • investigate and work to resolve complaints regarding food quality, service or patient/client care within your scope of practice.
  • identify the characteristics of each health care industry’s target market.

Skill Set / Literacy and Numeracy
Knowledge objectives
HE.34 / Students will demonstrate knowledge of
  • literacy and numeracy skills required to solve complex.
  • real-world problems associated with their career/technical content area.
  • improve their thinking and reasoning skills.

Performance Objectives
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HE.38 / Students will
  • utilize a variety of technical sources (e.g., Internet, manuals, journals, directions, reports, etc.) to complete career/technical assignments and projects.
  • demonstrate writing skills required to complete career/technical assignments and projects.
  • demonstrate accuracy in calculating and measuring graphical work required to complete career/technical assignments and projects.
  • analyze tables, charts, graphs and multiple data sources to complete career/technical assignments and projects.

Electrocardiograph TechnicianWVEIS 0810

Skill Set / Academic Foundation/ECG Technician
Knowledge Objectives
0810.1 / Students will demonstrate knowledge of
  • cardiovascular system.
  • diseases and disorders.
  • medical mathematics.
  • describe cardiovascular drugs, their actions, use and adverse effects.

Performance Objectives
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  • locate the heart and surrounding structures.
  • diagram and label the parts of the heart and list the functions of each labeled part.
  • trace the flow of blood through the cardiopulmonary system.
  • identify and describe the electrical conduction system.
  • identify common diseases and disorders of the cardiovascular system.
  • describe mechanisms by which cardiovascular drugs work.
  • list common cardiovascular drugs.
  • identify response to cardiac emergency.
  • state actions and adverse effects of commonly used cardiovascular drugs.
  • differentiate between normal and abnormal ECG changes due to drugs.
  • apply mathematical computations related to healthcare procedures (metric and household, conversions and measurements).
  • analyze diagrams, charts, graphs and tables to interpret healthcare results.
  • analyze ECG tracing to interpret patient/client results.

Skill Set / Communications/ ECG Technician
Knowledge Objectives
0810.15 / Students will demonstrate knowledge of
  • concepts of effective communication.
  • medical terminology.
  • discuss electrocardiograph technician in relation to the health care setting.

Performance Objectives
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0810.20 / Students will
  • report subjective and objective information.
  • use roots, prefixes and suffixes to communicate information.
  • use medical abbreviations to communicate information.
  • list, classify and discuss various departments and services within the health care setting in which the ECG technician must interact in order to obtain laboratory specimens from patients/clients.
  • identify the major departments/sections within the acute care setting and the major types of procedures run in each department/section.

Skill Set / Legal Responsibilities/ ECG Technician
Knowledge Objectives
0810.21 / Students will demonstrate knowledge of
  • legal practices.
  • ethical responsibilities of an ECG technician.

Performance Objectives
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0810.29 / Students will
  • recognize and practice legal and ethical responsibilities as they relate to an ECG technician.
  • maintain a safe and efficient work environment.
  • maintain ECG equipment so that it will be safe and accurate.
  • implement appropriate JCAHO patient/client safety goals.
  • apply procedures for accurate documentation and record keeping.
  • apply standards for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
  • summarize the Patient Bill of Rights.
  • describe and demonstrate an understanding of informed consent.

Skill Set / Ethics/ ECG Technician
Knowledge Objectives
0810.30 / Students will demonstrate knowledge of
  • ethical boundaries.
  • ethical practice.
  • cultural, social and ethnic diversity.

Performance Objectives
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0810.35 / Students will
  • differentiate between ethical and legal issues impacting healthcare.
  • recognize ethical issues and their implications related to healthcare.
  • apply procedures for reporting activities and behaviors that affect the health, safety and welfare of others.
  • understand religious and cultural values as they impact healthcare.
  • demonstrate respectful and empathetic treatment of ALL patients/clients (customer service).

Skill Set / Safety Practices/ ECG Technician
Knowledge Objectives
0810.36 / Students will demonstrate knowledge of
  • infection control.
  • personal safety.
  • environmental safety.
  • common safety hazards.
  • emergency procedures and protocols.

Performance Objectives
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0810.44 / Students will
  • apply personal safety procedures based on Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) regulations.
  • apply skills to obtain training or certification in Bloodborne Pathogens: Preventing Disease Transmission (American Red Cross).
  • apply principles of body mechanics.
  • apply safety techniques in the work environment.
  • comply with safety signs, symbols and labels.
  • identify hazardous materials.
  • practice fire safety in a healthcare setting.
  • practice quality assurance and safety as it relates to electrocardiography.

Skill Set / Teamwork/ ECG Technician
Knowledge Objectives
0810.45 / Students will demonstrate knowledge of
  • health care teams.
  • team member participation.

Performance Objectives
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  • demonstrate understanding of roles and responsibilities of team members.
  • apply effective techniques for managing team conflict.

Skill Set / Technical Skills/ ECG Technician
Knowledge Objectives
0810.48 / Students will demonstrate knowledge of
  • patient medical instrumentation modalities.
  • cardiovascular diagnostic modalities.
  • /client care techniques in the health care facility.

Performance Objectives
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0810.66 / Students will
  • demonstrate skills and knowledge necessary to perform electrocardiography.
  • calibrate and standardize the cardiograph instrument.
  • identify three types of lead systems.
  • state Einthoven's triangle.
  • demonstrate proper lead placement including lead placement for patient/clients with special needs.
  • identify artifacts and mechanical problems.
  • perform a 12 lead ECG.
  • recognize normal sinus rhythm.
  • report any rhythm that is not normal sinus rhythm.
  • recognize a cardiac emergency as seen on the ECG.
  • describe the physical and mental preparation of the patient/client for ECG testing.
  • identify patient/client and verify the requisition order.
  • prepare patient/client for ECG testing.
  • measure and record patient’s/client's vital signs and recognize and report abnormalities.
  • perform patient/client care techniques in the health care facility.
  • state precautions required when performing an ECG.
  • describe the Holter monitoring and scanning exercise treatment.
  • describe other modalities of cardiovascular diagnosis and interpretation.

Skill Set / Information Technology Applications/ ECG Technician
Knowledge Objectives
0810.67 / Students will demonstrate knowledge of
  • computer usage as it relates to electrocardiograph technician.
  • normal and abnormal monitoring and testing results.

Performance Objectives
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0810.84 / Students will
  • utilize current computer hardware and software.
  • identify records, files and technology applications common to healthcare.
  • maintain security and confidentiality of electronic patient/client information adhering to workplace policies.
  • measure waves, segments, complexes, rates and intervals.
  • identify electrical axis.
  • list purposes for pacemakers and indications for insertion.
  • recognize normal and deviations from normal sinus rhythms.
  • recognize normal and deviations from normal atrial rhythms.
  • recognize normal and deviations from normal atrio-ventricular rhythms.
  • recognize normal and deviations from normal ventricular rhythms.
  • recognize normal and deviations from normal types of heart blocks.
  • recognize normal and deviations from normal pacemaker rhythms.
  • recognize normal and deviations from normal types of myocardial ischemia and infarction.
  • recognize normal and deviations from normal atrial and ventricular hypertrophies.
  • recognize normal and deviations from normal extrasystole and other rare phenomena.
  • recognize normal and deviations from normal 12 lead ECG results.
  • recognize and describe AV block.

Skill Set / Clinical Application/ECG Technician
Knowledge Objectives
0810.85 / Students will demonstrate knowledge of
  • Electrocardiograph Technician certification requirements.
  • workplace skills.

Performance Objectives
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0810.90 / Students will
  • perform skills listed and obtained through mastery of theory content.
  • prior to clinical assignment demonstrate minimum competence in performing electrocardiography procedures in a laboratory setting.
  • perfect individual competency in performing ECG tracings.
  • assist in a department that performs ECG tracings.
  • perform electrocardiograph technician skills in a healthcare facility.