{"id":5873,"date":"2024-04-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/?page_id=5873"},"modified":"2026-06-27T19:07:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T02:07:04","slug":"electrocardiograph-technician-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/electrocardiograph-technician-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Electrocardiograph Technician 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Representative group<\/th>\nJob codes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
SEIU LOCAL 925 Healthcare Prof\/Lab Tech<\/td>\n18296 (NE S SEIU 925 HCP\/LT)
\n22553 (NE H NI SEIU 925 HCP\/LT)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WFSE HMC<\/td>\n18714 (NE S WFSE HMC)
\n22779 (NE H NI WFSE HMC)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SEIU 1199NW UWMC NORTHWEST PROFESSIONAL<\/td>\n21433 (NE H SEIU 1199NW UWMC Northwest Professional)
\n23050 (NE H NI SEIU 1199NW UWM Northwest Professional)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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

Perform all technical aspects of non-invasive diagnostic procedures provided by an ECG laboratory and operate and understand all ECG laboratory equipment.<\/p>\n

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

Operate complex cardiac diagnostic equipment such as ambulatory recorders, stress testing equipment, polarcardiograph, vector-cardiograph, and cardiocheck pacemaker. Train nursing and medical staff in the routine use of electrocardiographic equipment.<\/p>\n

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

Operate ECG machines such as single channel and 3-channel electrocardiogram, polarcardiograms, vectorcardiograms, and cardio-page writer; review recordings and adjust machine to obtain technically good tracing;<\/p>\n

Conduct special procedures involving dynamic electrocardiography, such as ambulatory recording and treadmill exercise testing; perform and\/or assist in cardiopulmonary resuscitation;<\/p>\n

Organize recordings for daily evaluation by medical students and attending staff cardiologists; search for and provide prior recordings for comparison;<\/p>\n

Review patient’s clinical record to obtain and record identifying information required for ECG records;<\/p>\n

Troubleshoot equipment malfunctions;report repair needs to laboratory leadership;<\/p>\n

Train student technologists, medical assistants, and other staff in the operation of electrocardiographic equipment; assist in research projects involving ECG laboratory;<\/p>\n

Perform the work of Electrocardiograph Technician I;<\/p>\n

May assist in intravenous setups and preparation of sterile trays;<\/p>\n

May assist physicians in the heart catheterization laboratory;<\/p>\n

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

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

High school graduation or equivalent AND one year of experience as an ECG Technician I AND certified in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation AND certified by the National Alliance of Cardiovascular Technologists OR certified within one year 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

10\/12\/1973: New Class
\n10\/21\/1985: Revise Class\/Title
\n07\/02\/1990: Revise MQ
\n09\/15\/1995: Revise Class\/Title\/MQ
\n06\/01\/2005: CSR Class Conversion
\n01\/01\/2020: SEIU 1199NW UWMC-NW job profiles added effective 01\/01\/2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP Representative group Job codes SEIU LOCAL 925 Healthcare Prof\/Lab Tech 18296 (NE S SEIU 925 HCP\/LT) 22553 (NE H NI SEIU 925 HCP\/LT) WFSE HMC 18714 (NE S WFSE HMC) 22779 (NE H NI WFSE HMC) SEIU 1199NW UWMC NORTHWEST PROFESSIONAL 21433 (NE H SEIU 1199NW UWMC Northwest Professional) 23050 (NE H NI SEIU 1199NW UWM Northwest Professional) BASIC FUNCTION Perform all technical aspects of non-invasive diagnostic procedures provided by an ECG laboratory and operate…<\/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":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-5873","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5873","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=5873"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5873\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10868,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5873\/revisions\/10868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}