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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 “Echocardiographer”

Obtain and record patient identification, medical history, or test results.
Explain testing procedures to patients to obtain cooperation and reduce anxiety.
Maintain a proper sterile field during surgical procedures.
Prepare and position patients for testing.
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.
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.
Transcribe, type, and distribute reports of diagnostic procedures for interpretation by physician.
Inject contrast medium into patients' blood vessels.
Perform general administrative tasks, such as scheduling appointments or ordering supplies or equipment.
Set up 24-hour Holter and event monitors, scan and interpret tapes, and report results to physicians.
Supervise or train other cardiology technologists or students.
Compare measurements of heart wall thickness and chamber sizes to standard norms to identify abnormalities.
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.
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.
Adjust equipment and controls according to physicians' orders or established protocol.
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.
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.
Assist surgeons with vascular procedures, such as preparing balloons and stents.
Operate diagnostic imaging equipment to produce contrast enhanced radiographs of heart and cardiovascular system.
Activate fluoroscope and camera to produce images used to guide catheter through cardiovascular system.
Assess cardiac physiology and calculate valve areas from blood flow velocity measurements.
Conduct tests of pulmonary system, using spirometer or other respiratory testing equipment.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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