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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 “Echo Technician”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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