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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 “Cath Lab Radiological Technologist (Catheterization Laboratory Radiological Technologist)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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