NHA | Certified EKG Technician
A Certified EKG Technician (CET) produces recording or electromotive variations in a patient's heart muscle, using electrocardiograph machine, to provide data for the diagnosis of heart ailments. The CET may perform some or all of the following duties. However, they are not limitied to just these responsibilities:
- Operate and maintain electrocardiograph machines
- Perform EKG's, stress testing and Holter monitoring
- Keys information into a machine or marks tracing to indicate positions of chest electrodes.
- Edits and forwards final test results to attending physician for analysis
- May schedule appointments and type doctor's interpretations
Source: NHA