Upfront Unpaid Training Period: ProStart candidates must complete the required training period and proficiency assessments, which includes 2 months of online learning and 1-month hands-on workshop in Boston (a $21,000 value.) While training in-person, the candidate will receive a weekly stipend.

Geography Placement Flexibility: Once the ProStart Candidate has completed the required training and successfully passed the assessments, they receive their placement assignment. Their first day “in the field” is when the candidate starts his/her job as a PrepMD Professionals Cardiac Device Specialist and the 2-year employment contract kicks-off. The base salary for this position is $60,000 per year and the candidate would also receive a $5,000 stipend for the month they are training on-site. Placement assignments locations vary in healthcare systems across the U.S. throughout the year as a cardiac device specialist. Geographic placement flexibility by the candidate is required.

Costs: ProStart is a scholarship-based opportunity whereby PrepMD Professionals sponsors the cost of the training for selected candidates. As a security to PrepMD, the Candidate is required to sign the Training Investment Agreement, which outlines financial consequences should the candidate breach the contract. Additionally, since the candidate is receiving the training ($21,000 value) for free, he/she does not receive compensation during the online training phase. During the in-person training, PrepMD covers the cost of accommodations, food, and provides a weekly stipend of $1,250 to the candidate. Upon successfully completing the training, passing the assessments, and receiving their assignment, the candidate starts work as a PrepMD Professionals Cardiac Device Specialist and starts receiving their full-time salary and benefits.

Professional Development: During the employment period, the employee maintains access to all online learning and certification test-taking resources for further career and professional development.

Cardiac Device Specialist

PrepMD Professionals, LLC

PrepMD was founded in 2009 as a cardiac device pacing school to serve the need of trained cardiac device specialists, but soon grew to include cardiac rhythm management (CRM), electrophysiology (EP), Structural Heart (SH) and Interventional Cardiology (IC) training, online learning, and staffing  services along with cardiac device remote monitoring services. Today, PrepMD is a well-recognized brand in the cardiac medical device industry. This ProStart opportunity is offered through PrepMD Professionals, LLC, our staffing services division.

Headquarters Location: 50 Braintree Hill Park Suite 102, Braintree, Massachusetts 02184, United States

Size: 50 – 100 employees

The ProStart Sponsorship Program:

The PrepMD Professionals ProStart Program provides an opportunity to enter the high-demand career space of cardiac medical devices. PrepMD Professionals invests in the learning and professional development of the candidate, providing access to cardiac medical device learning resources.

Required Training: ProStart candidates must complete the required online learning, in-person training, and proficiency assessments, which includes approximately 2 months of online learning and a 1-month hands-on workshop in Boston. This total training commitment is expected to take most candidates about 3 months to complete.

Placement Assignment: Once the ProStart Candidate has completed the required training and passed all assessments, they receive their placement assignment. This is when the candidate starts his/her job as a PrepMD Professionals Cardiac Device Specialist and the 2-year employment contract, salary and benefits begin. Placement assignment locations vary in healthcare systems across the U.S.

Professional Development: During the employment, period the employee maintains access to all online learning and certification test-taking resources for further career and professional development.

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