Medical Electrophysiology Technologists
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Job description
These individuals use electronic devices (electroencephalograph, myograph, cardiograph, etc.) to record the bioelectrical activity of organs in the human body. They share data and images collected with physicians to enable them to diagnose certain diseases, lesions, or anomalies. They work in hospitals and medical clinics.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Hazardous chemical
- Biological agents
- Radiation
Main tasks
- Prepare people for medical exams.
- Install devices to measure electrical variations.
- Record, process, and analyze the bioelectric data collected.
- Continue the examination based on the recorded data.
- Use a variety of devices and make sure they work properly.
- Transmit test results to medical specialists.
- Ensure people’s safety at all times.
- Collaborate with medical specialists and technical staff.
- Train and supervise students and Technologists.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to supervisory positions.
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
College
DCS in techniques d'électrophysiologie médicale
Placement rate: 90.3%
6.5% of graduates pursue further studies
Also required
- Membership in the Ordre des technologues en imagerie médicale, en radio-oncologie et en électrophysiologie médicale du Québec (OTIMROEPMQ [Quebec Order of Medical Imaging, Radiation Oncology, and Medical Electrophysiology Technologists]).
Sometimes required
- Knowledge of the existing computerized system is often required or considered an asset.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Active listening
- Result evaluation
- Oral expression
- Critical thought
- Monitoring operations
- Information processing
- Reading comprehension
- Social perception
- Judgment and decision-making
- Service oriented
- Active learning
- Written expression
- Operations and control
- Solving complex problems
- Coordination
- Teaching
- Time management
- Science
Abilities
- Awareness of issues
- Oral comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Near vision
- Speech clarity
- Deductive reasoning
- Inductive reasoning
- Speech recognition
- Written comprehension
- Written expression
- Information organization
- Perception speed
- Processing flexibility
- Hand-arm stability
- Selective attention
- Digital dexterity
- Manual dexterity
- Control accuracy
- Classification
- Time sharing
- Information processing speed
Knowledge and attributes
- Critical thinking
- Autonomy
- Sense of responsibility
- Capacity to adapt
- Capacity to work in a team
- Rigour
- Sense of initiative
- Attention to detail
- Sense of observation
- Knowledge of medicine or dentistry
Interests
- Draft, communicate, and inform
- Conduct tests and trials, control processes
- Assist or care for people
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
Appellation d’emploi liée (à traduire)
Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists (CNP 32123)
Skill type
Health
Last update: January 29, 2026