Description
Perform and record 12-lead electrocardiograms, rhythm strips, and cardiac stress test tracings. Prepare and position patients, place electrodes, operate EKG and monitoring equipment, ensure quality tracings, monitor patient status, and route results for physician interpretation. Set up and process Holter and event monitors while maintaining equipment, documentation, and infection control.
Skills
Content
- • Reading Comprehension
- • Active Listening
- • Writing
- • Speaking
- • Science
Process
- • Critical Thinking
- • Active Learning
- • Monitoring
Social Skills
- • Social Perceptiveness
- • Coordination
- • Instructing
- • Service Orientation
Complex Problem Solving Skills
- • Complex Problem Solving
Technical Skills
- • Operations Monitoring
- • Operation and Control
Systems Skills
- • Judgment and Decision Making
Resource Management Skills
- • Time Management
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Written Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
- • Written Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Problem Sensitivity
- • Deductive Reasoning
- • Inductive Reasoning
- • Information Ordering
- • Category Flexibility
Perceptual Abilities
- • Speed of Closure
- • Flexibility of Closure
- • Perceptual Speed
Attentiveness
- • Selective Attention
- • Time Sharing
Fine Manipulative Abilities
- • Arm-Hand Steadiness
- • Manual Dexterity
- • Finger Dexterity
Control Movement Abilities
- • Control Precision
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Speech Recognition
- • Speech Clarity
Knowledge
Business and Management
- • Customer and Personal Service
Engineering and Technology
- • Computers and Electronics
Health Services
- • Medicine and Dentistry
Arts and Humanities
- • English Language
Related specializations
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Related Pathways
Healthcare & Human Services
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
