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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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