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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 “Catheterization Laboratory Technician”

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

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