{"id":5869,"date":"2024-04-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/?page_id=5869"},"modified":"2026-06-27T19:05:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T02:05:42","slug":"electrocardiograph-technician-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/electrocardiograph-technician-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Electrocardiograph Technician 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n
Representative group<\/th>\nJob codes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
SEIU LOCAL 925 Healthcare Prof\/Lab Tech<\/td>\n18295 (NE S SEIU 925 HCP\/LT)
\n22552 (NE H NI SEIU 925 HCP\/LT)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WFSE HMC<\/td>\n18713 (NE S WFSE HMC)
\n22778 (NE H NI WFSE HMC)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

CLASS SERIES CONCEPT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Perform non-invasive cardiac diagnostic procedures and prepare related documentation.<\/p>\n

BASIC FUNCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prepare patients for and conduct resting electrocardiograph examinations; prepare recordings for diagnostic analysis; clean and maintain recording and associated laboratory equipment.<\/p>\n

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Under general supervision, conduct routine resting electrocardiograph examinations.<\/p>\n

TYPICAL WORK<\/strong><\/p>\n

Operate electrocardiograph equipment to obtain diagnostic readings on resting electrocardiograms;<\/p>\n

Prepare and instruct pediatric and adult patients for test procedures in ambulatory, intensive care, and nursing units;<\/p>\n

Recognize typical cardiac rhythms and dysrhythmias; notify appropriate medical staff person;<\/p>\n

Recognize patient or electrical artifact; determine source and attempt to eliminate interference;<\/p>\n

Cut and mount paper recordings selecting portions of the record with the least technical artifacts or errors, yet preserving clinically relevant information, such as premature beats, for diagnostic analysis; measure necessary ECG intervals;<\/p>\n

Maintain patient documentation file for all recordings;<\/p>\n

Complete patient charge slips for completed electrocardiograph procedures;<\/p>\n

Clean and maintain laboratory supplies and equipment;<\/p>\n

Maintain sterile techniques;<\/p>\n

Contact patients to test pacemaker functioning;<\/p>\n

May prepare and apply holter recorder;<\/p>\n

Perform and\/or assist in cardiopulmonary resuscitation;<\/p>\n

Perform related duties as required.<\/p>\n

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

High school graduation or equivalent AND certified in Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation OR completion of training and certified in CPR within 4 months from date of hire.<\/p>\n

Equivalent education and\/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and\/or registration.<\/p>\n

CLASSIFICATION HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n

01\/03\/1973: New Class
\n10\/12\/1973: Revise Title and Class
\n10\/21\/1985: Revise Class\/Title
\n09\/15\/1995: Revise Class\/Title\/MQ
\n06\/01\/2005: CSR Class Conversion
\n01\/01\/2020: SEIU 1199NW UWMC-NW job profiles added effective 1\/1\/2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP Representative group Job codes SEIU LOCAL 925 Healthcare Prof\/Lab Tech 18295 (NE S SEIU 925 HCP\/LT) 22552 (NE H NI SEIU 925 HCP\/LT) WFSE HMC 18713 (NE S WFSE HMC) 22778 (NE H NI WFSE HMC) CLASS SERIES CONCEPT Perform non-invasive cardiac diagnostic procedures and prepare related documentation. BASIC FUNCTION Prepare patients for and conduct resting electrocardiograph examinations; prepare recordings for diagnostic analysis; clean and maintain recording and associated laboratory equipment. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS Under general…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5869","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5869"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5869\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10867,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5869\/revisions\/10867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}