Online Monitor Technician Certification
Accredited, self-paced, online course
- According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean annual salary for monitor technicians is $91,100 to as high as $154,810.
- This is a job skill enhancement course with no prerequisites
- 24/7 online access to course with computer or iPad
- Multiple choice certification examination
- Receive a free instant printable provider eCard
- If requested, we can send a hard-copy of certificate
- Access to experts for any questions
- These courses include everything you need to monitor the patient's EKG readings
What is a monitor technician?
A monitor technician observes the heartbeats and electrocardiograms (EKG) of patients in intensive care units or ICU. They typically work in hospitals and sit at computers outside of patients’ rooms to perform their job.
It can be confusing what a "monitor technician" is because hospitals will also use job titles such as EKG technician, cardiac monitor technician, 12-lead EKG technician, telemetry technician or cardiovascular technologist, and more.
We provide the skills you need in this online course to work in any of these roles and break the learning into two separate courses, titled arrhythmia interpretation and 12-lead ECG.
- Anatomy and physiology of the heart
- What is the ECG?
- Rhythms / sinus node
- Rhythms / atria
- Junctional arrhythmias / heart blocks
- Rhythms / ventricles
- Introduction to ECG
- Configuring the axis
- Lead placement
- Ischemia
- Heart injuries
- Infarctions
Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts (MyCAA) Program
Pacific Medical Training's stress test Holter monitor and monitor tech courses are approved to participate in the MyCAA Spouse Education program. Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts (MyCAA) Program is an employment assistance program that provides up to $4,000 of financial assistance to eligible military spouses who are pursuing a license, certification, or associate’s degree in a portable career field and occupation.
Our courses are accredited for Category 1 credit by the American Medical Association and the American Nurses Credentialing Center and accepted in all the 50 states of the US and across Canada. This is a completely online course designed to help you start your career as a monitor technician, EKG technician, cardiac monitor technician, 12-lead EKG technician, telemetry technician, or cardiovascular technologist. We provide the skills you need to work in any of these roles and break the learning into two separate courses, titled arrhythmia interpretation and 12-lead ECG. You can complete the course at your own pace and most people do the whole course in 2–4 weeks.
This online course is taken completely using your computer and can also be printed out. Together, both courses are roughly equivalent to one semester in community college. You can complete the online courses at your own pace and most people complete the whole course in 2–4 weeks. When you are done you will receive a certification from us which is accepted nationally in the US and Canada. Although optional, you are also welcome to sit for the Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) certified rhythm analysis technician (CRAT) examination.
What you will learn
In this online cardiac monitor technician certification, you will learn how to
- Test the rhythm of the heart and place electrode patches at the proper place on the patient's body
- Extract valuable data from EKG rhythm strips
- Use this data in diagnosing and monitoring the patients
- Measure basic vital signs and perform rapid response procedures
- Operate an EKG machine and interpretation of the output
- Prepare for, perform, and monitor EKG testing
What will you earn
According to indeed.com average salary of a monitor technician is $1,766 per week in the USA.
Full course can be printed out to study at home
The course is all inclusive with study materials, online examination, and certification accepted in all 50 states and across Canada.