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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”

Prepare and position patients for testing.
Enter factors such as amount and quality of radiation beam, and filming sequence, into computer.
Monitor patients' comfort and safety during tests, alerting physicians to abnormalities or changes in patient responses.
Maintain a proper sterile field during surgical procedures.
Compare measurements of heart wall thickness and chamber sizes to standard norms to identify abnormalities.
Supervise or train other cardiology technologists or students.
Transcribe, type, and distribute reports of diagnostic procedures for interpretation by physician.
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.
Perform general administrative tasks, such as scheduling appointments or ordering supplies or equipment.
Observe gauges, recorder, and video screens of data analysis system during imaging of 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.
Operate diagnostic imaging equipment to produce contrast enhanced radiographs of heart and cardiovascular system.
Check, test, and maintain cardiology equipment, making minor repairs when necessary, to ensure proper operation.
Set up 24-hour Holter and event monitors, scan and interpret tapes, and report results to physicians.
Assess cardiac physiology and calculate valve areas from blood flow velocity measurements.
Inject contrast medium into patients' blood vessels.
Assist surgeons with vascular procedures, such as preparing balloons and stents.
Conduct tests of pulmonary system, using spirometer or other respiratory testing equipment.
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.
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.
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.
Activate fluoroscope and camera to produce images used to guide catheter through cardiovascular system.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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