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Job Description

Conduct tests on pulmonary or cardiovascular systems of patients for diagnostic purposes. May conduct or assist in electrocardiograms, cardiac catheterizations, pulmonary functions, lung capacity, and similar tests. Includes vascular technologists.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-2031.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 57,100.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 27.00
Currently, there are 53,760 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians”.

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Tasks for “ARRT Technologist (American Registry of Radiologic Technologists Technologist)”

Conduct electrocardiogram (EKG), phonocardiogram, echocardiogram, stress testing, or other cardiovascular tests to record patients' cardiac activity, using specialized electronic test equipment, recording devices, or laboratory instruments.
Monitor patients' comfort and safety during tests, alerting physicians to abnormalities or changes in patient responses.
Conduct tests of pulmonary system, using spirometer or other respiratory testing equipment.
Enter factors such as amount and quality of radiation beam, and filming sequence, into computer.
Adjust equipment and controls according to physicians' orders or established protocol.
Check, test, and maintain cardiology equipment, making minor repairs when necessary, to ensure proper operation.
Maintain a proper sterile field during surgical procedures.
Inject contrast medium into patients' blood vessels.
Compare measurements of heart wall thickness and chamber sizes to standard norms to identify abnormalities.
Observe gauges, recorder, and video screens of data analysis system during imaging of cardiovascular system.
Assist surgeons with vascular procedures, such as preparing balloons and stents.
Transcribe, type, and distribute reports of diagnostic procedures for interpretation by physician.
Operate diagnostic imaging equipment to produce contrast enhanced radiographs of heart and cardiovascular system.
Explain testing procedures to patients to obtain cooperation and reduce anxiety.
Activate fluoroscope and camera to produce images used to guide catheter through cardiovascular system.
Obtain and record patient identification, medical history, or test results.
Monitor patients' blood pressure and heart rate using electrocardiogram (EKG) equipment during diagnostic or therapeutic procedures to notify the physician if something appears wrong.
Prepare and position patients for testing.
Observe ultrasound display screen and listen to signals to record vascular information, such as blood pressure, limb volume changes, oxygen saturation, or cerebral circulation.
Supervise or train other cardiology technologists or students.
Attach electrodes to the patients' chests, arms, and legs, connect electrodes to leads from the electrocardiogram (EKG) machine, and operate the EKG machine to obtain a reading.
Set up 24-hour Holter and event monitors, scan and interpret tapes, and report results to physicians.
Perform general administrative tasks, such as scheduling appointments or ordering supplies or equipment.
Assess cardiac physiology and calculate valve areas from blood flow velocity measurements.
Assist physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac or peripheral vascular treatments, such as implanting pacemakers or assisting with balloon angioplasties to treat blood vessel blockages.

Related Technology & Tools

Intravenous IV tubing
Angiojets
Wave wires
Brachial artery needles
Blood collection syringes
Swan Ganz artery catheters
Film processing equipment
Defense digital imaging network-picture archiving and communications systems DIN-PACS
Pressure tubing
Portable electrocardiography EKG machines
Laboratory microscopes
Electrocardiography EKG units
Guidewires
Tourniquets
Scan converters
Radi pressure wires
Arterial line stop-cocks
Thermodilution cardiac output computers
Blood gas analyzers
Transseptal sheaths
Image storage systems
Rotoblators
Indeflators
Oximeters
Nitric oxide administration equipment
Ventricular demand pacemakers
Image capturing and transmission systems
Automated external defibrillators AED
Laser printers
Cardio-page writers
Coronary stents
Light and sound machines
Pacemaker analyzers
Heart probes
Intravenous IV locks
NIH catheters
Computerized lung analyzers
Surgical trays/tables
Therapeutic treadmill exercisers
Vector-cardiographs
Miller catheters
Mercury sphygmomanometers
Physiological monitoring and analysis systems
Grollmann catheters
Lead collars
Intra-aortic balloon pumps IABP
Oxygen therapy systems
Venipuncture needles
Heart catheters
X ray machines
C-clamps
Electrocardiography EKG tape reading scanners
Over-the-needle intravenous IV catheters
Medrad injectors
Electronic stethoscopes
Suture devices
Myocardial biopsy forceps
Pacemakers
Glucometers
Caval filters
Dual chamber pacemakers
Evacuated blood collection tubes
Sterile blood lancets
Coagulation testing equipment
Lasers
Tablet computers
Brockenbrough needles
Medical picture archiving computer systems PACS
Distal embolic protection devices
Electrocardiography EKG electrodes
Light meters
Radiofrequency ablation catheters
Mechanical stethoscopes
Contrast power injectors
Vena caval filters
Holter monitors
Notebook computers
Ultracentrifuges
Defibrillators
Cardiovascular catheter sheaths
Balloon catheters
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty PTCA equipment
Pacing generators
Lead aprons
Intravenous IV syringes
Transluminal extraction catheters
Pressure injectors
Spirometers
Silicone lead end caps
Central venous catheters
Chemical sterilizers
3, 4, and 5 stopcock manifolds
Thermal printers
Rheolytic thrombectomy systems
Automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator AICD implants
Digital Imaging Communications in Medicine DICOM system equipment
Hemodynamic monitors
Desktop computers
Fluoroscopes
Activated clotting time ACT lab equipment
Electronic blood pressure units
Microscopes
Personal computers
Plethysmography machines
Bird's nest inferior vena caval filters
Mechanical thrombolytic devices

Database software
Information systems integration software
Electronic medical record EMR software
Digital Imaging Communications in Medicine DICOM-compatible image acquisition and integration software products
Cardinal Health Pyxis CII Safe
Microsoft Word
Internet or intranet image distribution software
Diagnostic image review software
Structured data entry software
Practice management software PMS
JavaScript
Web browser software
Microsoft Office
Smart Digital Holter Monitor
Microsoft Excel
MEDITECH software