EKG Technician

The cost of the program is $882. Additional costs include an online background check ($40, payable by the student), drug screen ($40, payable by the student), textbooks, and supplies.

NHA Certified EKG Technician (CET) Printed Study Guide 2.0 + Online Practice Test 2.0, and Printed Study Guide 2.0

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EKG Technician PDF

ALL prerequisites MUST be completed ONE WEEK PRIOR to the start of class including online background check, complete Accuplacer Test, High School Diploma or GED, copy of Social Security Card AND a State-Issued ID or TDL (Names MUST match), and all immunization requirements.

• Online Background Investigation ($40, payable by the student) at https://portal.castlebranch.com/LK53. The results take 48-72 hours. For assistance, please see a registration clerk at the Center for Workforce Development.
• High School Diploma or GED
• Drug Screen ($40, payable by the student) at https://portal.castlebranch.com/LK53. The results take 48-72 hours. For assistance, please see a registration clerk at the Center for Workforce Development.
• Copy of Social Security Card AND a State-Issued ID or TDL (Names MUST match).
• All students are required to have the current immunizations listed below.

• Classroom: 64 hours
• Skills: 12 hours
• Professionalism in the Workplace: 7 hours
• AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers: 8 hours
• Total Hours: 91

To be eligible for clinicals at a facility, you will need to have ALL of your shots PRIOR to the start of class and you must bring PROOF of all shot and titer records to the Center for Workforce Development when registering.

• Hepatitis B — Series of Three doses are required or a Quantitative Titer will be accepted as long as the result shows positive immunity.
• MMR — Must have two doses of vaccination. Titer accepted.
• TB Skin Test (PPD) — Test must be negative and taken within 12 months of the end date of clinical rotations. If positive, chest X-ray with written results from a doctor showing no symptoms of TB accepted OR Chest X-ray with written results within 2 years of the start date of class OR Quan ti FERON® — TB Gold Blood Test.
• Tetanus, Diphtheria & Pertussis (TDaP) — Must be within 10 years of the end date of the class.
• Varicella — Must have two doses of vaccination or titer test with positive results.
• Flu Vaccine — annual — if clinical rotations are to be completed during flu season. (Oct.-March)