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Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Certified Specialist Certifying Organization American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties http://www.abpts.org/home.aspx Certification Details ● Education and Training Required? Yes ● Work Experience Required? Yes ● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes ● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years ● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes ● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? Yes ● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? Yes Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Certified Specialist Website
Certification for Competency in Cardiac Electrophysiology for the Allied Professional Certifying Organization International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners http://www.ibhre.org/ Certification Details ● Education and Training Required? Yes ● Work Experience Required? Yes ● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes ● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years ● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes ● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes ● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? Yes ● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? Yes Certification for Competency in Cardiac Electrophysiology for the Allied Professional Website
Certification for Competency in Cardiac Rhythm Device Therapy for the Allied Professional Certifying Organization International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners http://www.ibhre.org/ Certification Details ● Education and Training Required? Yes ● Work Experience Required? Yes ● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes ● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years ● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes ● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes ● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? Yes ● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? Yes Certification for Competency in Cardiac Rhythm Device Therapy for the Allied Professional Website
Certification in Clinical Perfusion Certification Description Certification in cardiovascular perfusion is evidence that a perfusionist's qualifications for operation of extracorporeal equipment are recognized by his/her peers. It is not intended to define requirements for employment, to gain special recognition or privileges, to define the scope of extracorporeal circulation, or to state who may not engage in cardiovascular perfusion. Certification of a clinical perfusionist does not relieve an employer from determining the professional responsibilities of a cardiovascular perfusionist in his/her specific clinical setting. Certifying Organization American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion http://www.abcp.org/index.htm Certification Details ● Education and Training Required? Yes ● Work Experience Required? No ● Either training or work experience required, but not both? No ● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes ● Renewal Required? Every Year ● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes ● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? Yes Certification in Clinical Perfusion Website
Certified Cardiographic Technician Certifying Organization Cardiovascular Credentialing International http://www.cci-online.org Certification Details ● Either training or work experience required, but not both? Yes ● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes ● Renewal Required? Every 3 Years ● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes ● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No Certified Cardiographic Technician Website
Certified EKG Technician Certification Description A Certified EKG Technician (CET) produces recording or electromotive variations in a patient's heart muscle, using electrocardiograph machine, to provide data for the diagnosis of heart ailments. Certifying Organization National Healthcareer Association http://www.nhanow.com/home Certification Details ● Education and Training Required? Yes ● Work Experience Required? Yes ● Either training or work experience required, but not both? No ● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes ● Renewal Required? Every 2 Years ● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes ● Renew through Re-Examination? No ● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No ● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No Certified EKG Technician Website
Certified Rhythm Analysis Technician Certifying Organization Cardiovascular Credentialing International http://www.cci-online.org Certification Details ● Education and Training Required? No ● Work Experience Required? Yes ● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes ● Renewal Required? Every 3 Years ● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes ● Renew through Re-Examination? No ● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No ● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No Certified Rhythm Analysis Technician Website
ECG Technician Certification Description ECG (Electrocardiogram) Technicians perform ECG tests that record and monitor electrical impulses transmitted by the heart. The ECG Technician examination content areas include medical terminology, anatomy & physiology, rhythm, and basic interpretation. Certifying Organization National Center for Competency Testing https://www.ncctinc.com/default.aspx Certification Details ● Education and Training Required? No ● Work Experience Required? No ● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes ● Renewal Required? Every Year ● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes ● Renew through Re-Examination? No ● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No ● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No ECG Technician Website
EKG (Electrocardiography) Technician Certifying Organization American Society of Phlebotomy Technicians https://www.aspt.org/ Certification Details ● Either training or work experience required, but not both? Yes ● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes ● Renewal Required? Every Year ● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes ● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No EKG (Electrocardiography) Technician Website
EKG Technician Certification Description 1. Completion of an Approved EKG Program 2. Minimum of 60 Hours Lecture/Practicum or Clinical 3. High School Diploma or G.E.D 4. Successful Completion of Certification Exam Certifying Organization American Phlebotomy Association http://www.apa2.com/index.html Certification Details ● Education and Training Required? Yes ● Work Experience Required? No ● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes ● Renewal Required? Every 2 Years ● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes ● Renew through Re-Examination? No ● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No ● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No EKG Technician Website
Nuclear Cardiology Technologist Certification Description Professional certification is a vital component of a successful career. Achieving board certification in nuclear cardiology technology requires the successful completion of the certification process to confirm your competence in the specialty. The certification process includes meeting the eligibility requirements and then successfully completing the certification examination. Certifying Organization Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board http://www.nmtcb.org Certification Details ● Education and Training Required? No ● Work Experience Required? Yes ● Either training or work experience required, but not both? No ● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes Nuclear Cardiology Technologist Website
Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist Certifying Organization Cardiovascular Credentialing International http://www.cci-online.org Certification Details ● Education and Training Required? Yes ● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes ● Renewal Required? Every 3 Years ● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist Website
Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist Certifying Organization Cardiovascular Credentialing International http://www.cci-online.org Certification Details ● Either training or work experience required, but not both? Yes ● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes ● Renewal Required? Every 3 Years ● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes ● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist Website
Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist Certification Description The RPFT Certification exam is designed to objectively measure essential knowledge, skills and abilities required of an advanced pulmonary function technologist. Certifying Organization National Board for Respiratory Care http://www.nbrc.org/Pages/default.aspx Certification Details ● Education and Training Required? Yes ● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes ● Renewal Required? Every 5 Years ● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes ● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes ● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? Yes Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist Website
Registered Vascular Specialist Certifying Organization Cardiovascular Credentialing International http://www.cci-online.org Certification Details ● Either training or work experience required, but not both? Yes ● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes ● Renewal Required? Every 3 Years ● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes ● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No Registered Vascular Specialist Website
Vascular Access-Board Certified Certification Description The Vascular Access Certification Corporation (VACC) is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to the validation, through certification, of a specialized body of knowledge for all professionals working in the field of vascular access. The certification through VACC is multidisciplinary in scope and includes the broad range of health care professionals and clinicians actively engaged in the practice of vascular access. Certifying Organization Vascular Access Certification Corporation http://www.vacert.org/ Certification Details ● Education and Training Required? Yes ● Work Experience Required? Yes ● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes ● Renewal Required? Every 3 Years ● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes ● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes ● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? Yes Vascular Access-Board Certified Website

Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians

Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Certified Specialist

Certifying Organization
American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties
http://www.abpts.org/home.aspx

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? Yes

Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Certified Specialist Website

Certification for Competency in Cardiac Electrophysiology for the Allied Professional

Certifying Organization
International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners
http://www.ibhre.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? Yes

Certification for Competency in Cardiac Electrophysiology for the Allied Professional Website

Certification for Competency in Cardiac Rhythm Device Therapy for the Allied Professional

Certifying Organization
International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners
http://www.ibhre.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? Yes

Certification for Competency in Cardiac Rhythm Device Therapy for the Allied Professional Website

Certification in Clinical Perfusion

Certification Description
Certification in cardiovascular perfusion is evidence that a perfusionist's qualifications for operation of extracorporeal equipment are recognized by his/her peers. It is not intended to define requirements for employment, to gain special recognition or privileges, to define the scope of extracorporeal circulation, or to state who may not engage in cardiovascular perfusion. Certification of a clinical perfusionist does not relieve an employer from determining the professional responsibilities of a cardiovascular perfusionist in his/her specific clinical setting.

Certifying Organization
American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion
http://www.abcp.org/index.htm

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? No
● Either training or work experience required, but not both? No
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every Year
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? Yes

Certification in Clinical Perfusion Website

Certified Cardiographic Technician

Certifying Organization
Cardiovascular Credentialing International
http://www.cci-online.org

Certification Details
● Either training or work experience required, but not both? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 3 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Certified Cardiographic Technician Website

Certified EKG Technician

Certification Description
A Certified EKG Technician (CET) produces recording or electromotive variations in a patient's heart muscle, using electrocardiograph machine, to provide data for the diagnosis of heart ailments.

Certifying Organization
National Healthcareer Association
http://www.nhanow.com/home

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Either training or work experience required, but not both? No
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 2 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? No
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Certified EKG Technician Website

Certified Rhythm Analysis Technician

Certifying Organization
Cardiovascular Credentialing International
http://www.cci-online.org

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? No
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 3 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? No
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Certified Rhythm Analysis Technician Website

ECG Technician

Certification Description
ECG (Electrocardiogram) Technicians perform ECG tests that record and monitor electrical impulses transmitted by the heart. The ECG Technician examination content areas include medical terminology, anatomy & physiology, rhythm, and basic interpretation.

Certifying Organization
National Center for Competency Testing
https://www.ncctinc.com/default.aspx

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? No
● Work Experience Required? No
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every Year
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? No
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

ECG Technician Website

EKG (Electrocardiography) Technician

Certifying Organization
American Society of Phlebotomy Technicians
https://www.aspt.org/

Certification Details
● Either training or work experience required, but not both? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every Year
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

EKG (Electrocardiography) Technician Website

EKG Technician

Certification Description
1. Completion of an Approved EKG Program 2. Minimum of 60 Hours Lecture/Practicum or Clinical 3. High School Diploma or G.E.D 4. Successful Completion of Certification Exam

Certifying Organization
American Phlebotomy Association
http://www.apa2.com/index.html

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? No
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 2 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? No
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

EKG Technician Website

Nuclear Cardiology Technologist

Certification Description
Professional certification is a vital component of a successful career. Achieving board certification in nuclear cardiology technology requires the successful completion of the certification process to confirm your competence in the specialty. The certification process includes meeting the eligibility requirements and then successfully completing the certification examination.

Certifying Organization
Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board
http://www.nmtcb.org

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? No
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Either training or work experience required, but not both? No
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes

Nuclear Cardiology Technologist Website

Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist

Certifying Organization
Cardiovascular Credentialing International
http://www.cci-online.org

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 3 Years
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes

Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist Website

Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist

Certifying Organization
Cardiovascular Credentialing International
http://www.cci-online.org

Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist Website

Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist

Certification Description
The RPFT Certification exam is designed to objectively measure essential knowledge, skills and abilities required of an advanced pulmonary function technologist.

Certifying Organization
National Board for Respiratory Care
http://www.nbrc.org/Pages/default.aspx

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 5 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? Yes

Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist Website

Registered Vascular Specialist

Certifying Organization
Cardiovascular Credentialing International
http://www.cci-online.org

Registered Vascular Specialist Website

Vascular Access-Board Certified

Certification Description
The Vascular Access Certification Corporation (VACC) is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to the validation, through certification, of a specialized body of knowledge for all professionals working in the field of vascular access. The certification through VACC is multidisciplinary in scope and includes the broad range of health care professionals and clinicians actively engaged in the practice of vascular access.

Certifying Organization
Vascular Access Certification Corporation
http://www.vacert.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 3 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? Yes

Vascular Access-Board Certified Website

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