This career summary is for people who want to study this program, people who want to know more about this major to compare with others, people who already have an entry level job in the health care industry and want to be a professional technician working in hospital. I hope the public will know more about this industry, and I hope the information I provide will be useful to help others make choices.
To work as an Electrophysiology technician, it is like someone who is serious, sitting in the examination room all day, reading a screen with plenty of wave lines.
Electrophysiology technicians help cardiologists during cardiac procedures such as ablation, angiography, and angioplasty. They help patients in the hospital who are experiencing cardiac and cerebral issues. They give ECG exams to patients who have the following symptoms: heart pain, chest tightness, and give EEG to patients who have cerebral hemorrhage, stroke, coma, or epilepsy. Their responsibilities include maintaining catheter lab equipment and discussing the procedure with patients to answer any questions they may have. Some patients may be monitored for changes in their heart rhythms so that preventative measures can be taken. Electrophysiology technologists typically work a full-time schedule, but they may be on call for emergencies or may work evenings and weekends to accommodate the schedules of their patients.
First in the morning they need to check the patient’s reservation list, and prepare the examination room including materials and the equipment. Then, they follow the list of patients for the day and give each patient the examination their doctor prescribed. In the afternoon, they need to check patient’s file, and send reports and examination results to their doctor.
They work in hospitals, clinics, and private laboratories even in an equipment companies (sales, technical support, training)
In Quebec, you need to hold a diploma (DEC) of collegial studies in medical electrophysiology techniques from a school recognized by the competent ministry, and be a member of the Ordre des technologues en imagerie médicale, en radio-oncologie et en électrophysiologie médicale du Québec.
The average Electrophysiology technician salary in Canada is $81,531 per year or $41.81 per hour. Entry-level positions start at $68,472 per year, while most experienced workers make up to $94,791 per year. In Quebec the salary is lower than the average of Canada, with an average Salary of $22.36 to $33.95/hour, depending on experience.
Before starting to work in a hospital, you need to receive training from the hospital, understand the way the hospital works, communicate with other departments, and learn the hospital's internal software system. You need to learn how to work with other staff in an emergency situation. . If the technician wants more training, it is always possible to take courses such as learning techniques for brain wave detection during craniotomy.
There is a risk of bacterial infection while working in a hospital. Working with patients also means that you can sometimes be at the service of someone who is impatient and aggressive. Overall, it's not a very dangerous job.
In fact, there is hardly any risk. Because every patient is unique and needs a human being to treat them and diagnose them. Robots cannot immediately understand the emotional needs of each patient, they can't comfort, they can't give first aid, they can't give injections. The robots themselves use electricity, which interferes with the work of the examination devices.
The decision is in the hands of the technicians, who can retire at any time, but in reality, retirement is usually at the age of 60.
This is work that touches patients and requires compassion and discretion. The hours of work are mainly daytime Monday to Friday and there is rarely any need for overtime. The machines or substances examined are harmless. This is a great opportunity for people who want to work in the medical profession.
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