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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 “Cardiovascular Radiologic Technologist”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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