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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”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Echocardiographer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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