- 12-week Course.
- Daytime, part-time.
- The Course is offered twice per year.
- High School Diploma or GED required in order to apply.
- Tuition, Fees, and Expenses
Special Bulletins
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Now Accepting Applications for Jan. 2011.
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Attend an Academic Planning & Information Session.
The Monitor Surveillance Technician Course began in 1987 to prepare qualified technicians to observe patient telemetry monitors and interpret basic cardiac rhythms and report findings to the nurse and/or physician.
Monitor Surveillance Technicians incorporate electrocardiographic (EKG) observation of clients, across the lifespan and with diverse cardiovascular healthcare needs. They observe patient telemetry monitors that graphically record the electrical activity of the hearts of selected cardiac patients. They must be able to interpret basic EKG rhythms and report the results to the physician and/or nurse. It is an essential discipline that collaborates with nurses and persons in other disciplines to promote preferred cardiac outcomes.
Your Exceptional Learning Experience
With 72 lecture, 90 skills lab, and 144 clinical hours you will be well prepared to be a competent, caring, self-directed member of the healthcare team.
Graduates of the Course receive a certificate of completion in Monitor Surveillance. Licensure or certification is not required to practice as a Monitor Surveillance Technician in Sentara facilities.