Detecting heart disease and other heart conditions is an important area of medicine – and it involves a team of health care professionals. The Cardiovascular Technician is one of them.
As a trained Cardiovascular Technician, you can perform noninvasive cardiovascular tests such as echocardiography that assist physicians in diagnosing patients’ medical conditions. This is a comprehensive hands-on program that includes essential clinical experience. Learn to perform exams such as the EKG, telemetry and echocardiography -- procedures that can increase your attractiveness as a job candidate.*
The goal of this program is for you to become capable, competent, and confident so that you can work in a professional capacity as a core member of a patient’s health care team in positions such as Echocardiography Technician, Stress Echo Technologist and Cardiovascular Technician.
*Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09 Edition, Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos100.htm (visited January 07, 2008).
