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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 “Cardiograph Operator”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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